Group interaction modes for mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method for automatically providing group interaction modes in a local area network (LAN) for attendees of an event having mobile devices capable of communicating with the LAN, the method comprising:
- providing a shared data pool on the LAN with data created by a provider of the event prior to the event; and
providing the LAN with a group mode that includes functions for, enabling attendees to create user data pools on the LAN from their mobile devices during the event, enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to upload digital image data captured during the event to the LAN for storage in the corresponding user data pools, and enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to download the data stored in both the shared data pool and other attendee'"'"'s user data pools for storage, such that one attendee receives the digital image data submitted by the other attendees.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for automatically providing group interaction modes in a local area network (LAN) for attendees of an event having mobile devices capable of communicating with the local area network. One aspect of the present invention includes providing a shared data pool on the LAN with data created by a provider of the event prior to the event; and providing the LAN with a group mode. The group mode includes functions for enabling attendees to create user data pools on the LAN from their mobile devices during the event; enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to upload digital image data captured during the event to the LAN for storage in the corresponding user data pools; and enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to download the data stored in both the shared data pool and other attendee'"'"'s user data pools for storage, such that one attendee receives the digital image data submitted by the other attendees. A further aspect of the present invention includes providing the LAN with a guest services mode that includes functions for providing each of the mobile devices having an established relationship with a home network pass-through access to the home network via an Internet connection, and for selectively forwarding to each mobile device'"'"'s home network the data in the shared data pool.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for automatically providing group interaction modes in a local area network (LAN) for attendees of an event having mobile devices capable of communicating with the LAN, the method comprising:
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providing a shared data pool on the LAN with data created by a provider of the event prior to the event; and
providing the LAN with a group mode that includes functions for, enabling attendees to create user data pools on the LAN from their mobile devices during the event, enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to upload digital image data captured during the event to the LAN for storage in the corresponding user data pools, and enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to download the data stored in both the shared data pool and other attendee'"'"'s user data pools for storage, such that one attendee receives the digital image data submitted by the other attendees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a LAN comprising a server and a shared data pool;
a plurality of mobile devices in communication with the LAN;
a shared data pool on the LAN containing data created by a provider of the event prior to the event; and
a group interaction server application executing on the server for providing the LAN with a group mode that includes functions for, enabling attendees to create user data pools on the LAN from their mobile devices during the event, enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to upload digital image data captured during the event to the LAN for storage in the corresponding user data pools, and enabling at least a portion of the mobile devices to download the data stored in both the shared data pool and other attendee'"'"'s user data pools for storage, such that one attendee receives the digital image data submitted by the other attendees. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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