Blind transmission of content to and storage in mobile device

• US 20050113075A1
• Filed: 11/01/2004
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Drive-By Wifi, LLC
• Original Assignee: Drive-By Wifi, LLC
• Inventors: Tillman, Chad D., Haberman, William E., MacDonald, Brian D., Ivsan, John V.
• Application Number:
  US10/979,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20050113075A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A method for practice in a system for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device includes the steps of transmitting, with a wireless transmitter, a transmission containing a broadcast without regard to whether a mobile device actually is within a transmission range, wherein the broadcast includes informational content for presentation to a person; receiving, with a mobile device, the transmission when the mobile device is within the transmission range; and storing, within the mobile device, the informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device.

Claims

1. An invention comprising a system for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device, the system comprising:

(a) a wireless transmitter that transmits a transmission containing a broadcast without regard to whether the presence of a mobile device has been detected within the transmission range of the transmitter; and

(b) a mobile device configured to receive the transmission from the wireless transmitter when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the transmitter;

(c) wherein,

(i) the broadcast contained within the transmission comprises informational content for presentation to a person, and

(ii) the mobile device is configured to store therein the informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device.

2. In a system for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device, an invention comprising a method, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) transmitting, with a wireless transmitter, a transmission containing a broadcast without regard to whether a mobile device actually is within a transmission range, the broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person;

(b) receiving, with a mobile device, the transmission when the mobile device is within the transmission range; and

(c) storing, within the mobile device, the informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device.

3. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content of a transmitted broadcast continues to be stored within the mobile device following presentation of the informational content to a person using the mobile device.

4. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content of a transmitted broadcast is not stored within the mobile device following presentation of the informational content to a person using the mobile device.

5. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content of a broadcast is encrypted, and wherein the method further comprises the step of decrypting the informational content.

6. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content pertains to a service.

7. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content pertains to a good.

8. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content pertains to a company.

9. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises audio, video, audiovisual, text, or images for presentation to a person using the mobile device.

10. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises music.

11. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises an audiovisual presentation.

12. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises statistical information pertaining to a sports event.

13. The invention of claim 12, wherein the sports event is located within the transmission range of the wireless transmitter.

14. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content pertaining to a specific traffic situation.

15. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content pertaining to road hazard information.

16. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content pertaining to information about a traffic accident.

17. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content pertaining to financial rates.

18. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content pertaining to current financial markets.

19. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content comprises a news report.

20. The invention of claim 2, wherein the informational content comprises informational content pertaining to a particular location.

21. The invention of claim 20, wherein the transmission range covers the particular location to which the informational content pertains.

22. The invention of claim 20, wherein the particular location to which the informational content pertains comprises a store.

23. The invention of claim 20, wherein the particular location to which the informational content pertains comprises a shopping center.

24. The invention of claim 20, wherein the particular location to which the informational content pertains comprises a restaurant.

25. The invention of claim 20, wherein the particular location to which the informational content pertains comprises a hotel.

26. The invention of claim 20, wherein the particular location to which the informational content pertains comprises a public facility.

27. The invention of claim 20, wherein the particular location to which the informational content pertains comprises a historical landmark.

28. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises an address of the particular location.

29. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises an identification of the owner of the particular location.

30. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises a description of a product for sale at the particular location.

31. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content further comprises pricing information for the product.

32. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises a coupon for a product for sale at the particular location.

33. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises a description of an available service offered at the particular location.

34. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content further comprises pricing information for the service.

35. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises a coupon for a service offered at the particular location.

36. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises hours of operation for a business operating at the particular location.

37. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises contact information for a business operating at the particular location.

38. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises an estimated wait time for obtaining service from a service provider operating at the particular location.

39. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises an indication of whether a business is currently open at the particular location.

40. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises parking information for the particular location.

41. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises employment information for a business operating at the particular location.

42. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises information descriptive of an individual present at the particular location.

43. The invention of claim 20, wherein the informational content pertaining to the particular location comprises information descriptive of a service sought by an entity at the particular location.

44. The invention of claim 43, wherein the service sought is a service provided by a taxi.

45. In a system for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device, an invention comprising a method, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) transmitting, with a wireless transmitter, a transmission containing a broadcast without regard to whether a mobile device actually is within a transmission range, the broadcast comprising informational content pertaining to a particular location for presentation to a person;

(b) receiving, with a mobile device, the transmission when the mobile device is within the transmission range;

(c) storing, within the mobile device, the informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device; and

(d) continuing to store the informational content within the mobile device following presentation of the informational content for subsequent presentation to a person using the mobile device.