Presenting broadcast received by mobile device based on proximity and content
First Claim
1. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of one or more selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of each wireless transmitter and that has stored therein a preferences profile indicating at least one type of informational content, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving with the mobile device broadcasts from the wireless transmitters, each broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person;
(b) selecting a particular broadcast, including the steps of, (i) determining a proximity indicator for a wireless transmitter from which a broadcast is received; and
(ii) determining whether the type of the informational content of a received broadcast is presentable according to the preferences profile; and
(c) using the mobile device, presenting to the person the informational content of the selected particular broadcast.
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Abstract
A method for practice in a system in which broadcasts are transmitted from wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device broadcasts from the wireless transmitters, wherein each broadcast includes informational content for presentation to a person; selecting a particular broadcast, which includes the steps of determining a proximity indicator for a wireless transmitter from which a broadcast is received, and determining whether the type of the informational content of a received broadcast is presentable according to the preferences profile; and, using the mobile device, presenting to the person the informational content of the selected particular broadcast. Determining a proximity indicator may include: measuring a signal strength; or comparing GPS data related to the position of the mobile device to positional data from the wireless transmitter. In this regard, the positional data may include GPS data related to the position of the wireless transmitter.
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14 Claims
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1. In a system in which broadcasts are transmitted from wireless transmitters, an invention comprising a method for presenting informational content of one or more selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of each wireless transmitter and that has stored therein a preferences profile indicating at least one type of informational content, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving with the mobile device broadcasts from the wireless transmitters, each broadcast comprising informational content for presentation to a person;
(b) selecting a particular broadcast, including the steps of, (i) determining a proximity indicator for a wireless transmitter from which a broadcast is received; and
(ii) determining whether the type of the informational content of a received broadcast is presentable according to the preferences profile; and
(c) using the mobile device, presenting to the person the informational content of the selected particular broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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