System and method for media distribution in a physical area

• US 20050283480A1
• Filed: 06/30/2003
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Irestig, Magnus, Bang, Magnus, Berglund, Erik
• Application Number:
  US10/520,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20050283480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The present patent application relates to a system and method for media distribution in a physical area (1). The system comprises at least one uniquely identifiable first type tag (2), which can be carried around said physical area (1) by a user being visitor thereto and at least one uniquely identifiable second type tag (3), identifying a media access point in said physical area (1). Further comprised in the system is an administrative system (4) and communication means (5, 7, 8). At least one of said first and second type tags (2, 3) has means (6) for identifying combinations of first and second type tags brought into close proximity of each other and communicate information relating to these tags to the administrative system (4). The administrative system (4) is arranged to respond to this information through distributing to communication means (7, 8) associated with either of these tags media determined by the received information.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A system for media distribution in a physical area comprising,

at least one uniquely identifiable tangible first type tag, which can be carried around said physical area by a user being visitor thereto;

at least one uniquely identifiable tangible second type tag, identifying a media access point in said physical area;

an administrative system;

communication means; and

wherein, at least one of said tangible first and second type tags has means for identifying combinations of tangible first and second type tags brought into close proximity of each other and communicate information relating to these tangible tags to the administrative system;

said administrative system being arranged to respond to this information through distributing to communication means associated with either of these tangible tags media determined by the received information.

12. A system according to claim 11, further comprising an event manager associated with said administrative system, wherein;

computer-readable events are embedded in the information identifying the tangible tags brought into close proximity of each other and communicated to the administrative system.

13. A system according to claim 11, wherein said administrative system is integrated in a communication means associated with a tangible first type tag.

14. A system according to claim 11, wherein said tangible first type tag comprises means for determining the identity of the user.

15. A system according to claim 11, wherein said administrative system comprises means for collecting and compiling statistics of a user session.

16. A method for media distribution in a physical area comprising the steps of:

providing at least one uniquely identifiable tangible first type tag, which can be carried around said physical area by a user being visitor thereto;

providing at least one uniquely identifiable tangible second type tag, identifying a media access point in said physical area;

providing an administrative system;

providing communication means;

providing at least one of said tangible first and second type tags with means for identifying combinations of tangible first and second type tags brought into close proximity of each other and means for communicating information relating to these tangible tags to the administrative system; and

arranging said administrative system to respond to this information through distributing to communication means associated with either of these tangible tags media determined by the received information.

17. A method according to claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

associating an event manager with said administrative system;

embedding computer-readable events in the information identifying the tangible tags brought into close proximity of each other and communicated to the administrative system.

18. A method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of:

integrating said administrative system in a communication means associated with a tangible first type tag.

19. A method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of:

providing said tangible first type tag with means for determining the identity of the user.

20. A method according to claim 16, further comprising the step of:

providing said administrative system with means for collecting and compiling statistics of a user session.