Presenting broadcast received by mobile device based on proximity
First Claim
1. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted in transmissions from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, each transmission including a broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person;
(b) determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; and
(c) using the mobile device, presenting the informational content to the person for the respective broadcast that is transmitted from a transmitter determined to be within a predetermined proximity to the mobile device at the time of presentation.
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Abstract
A method for presenting informational content of selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, wherein each transmission includes a broadcast including informational content for presentation to a person; determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; and, using the mobile device, presenting the informational content to the person for the respective broadcast that is transmitted from a transmitter determined to be within a predetermined proximity to the mobile device at the time of presentation.
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30 Claims
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1. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted in transmissions from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, each transmission including a broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person;
(b) determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; and
(c) using the mobile device, presenting the informational content to the person for the respective broadcast that is transmitted from a transmitter determined to be within a predetermined proximity to the mobile device at the time of presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted in transmissions from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, each transmission including a broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person;
(b) determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; and
(c) using the mobile device, presenting the informational content to the person for the respective broadcast that is transmitted from a transmitter determined to be nearest to the mobile device at the time of presentation.
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