System And Method For Dynamically Generating Content On A Portable Computing Device

• US 20060271562A1
• Filed: 08/04/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qwikker, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qwikker, Inc.
• Inventors: Kato, Saul
• Granted Patent: US 7,680,802 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A method of operating a portable computing device comprises receiving broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information. Creation of a search query is facilitated, and a search result is retrieved from the data repository based upon the search query. The search result is transformed in accordance with the formatting information to produce formatted content.

Claims

1. An information distributor, comprising:

a processor;

a network receiver connected to said processor;

a transceiver system connected to said processor; and

a memory connected to said processor, wherein said memory includes;

network receiver communication stacks configured to direct said network receiver to receive information from a structuring system via a system communication network; and

transceiver protocol stacks configured to direct said transceiver system to wirelessly transmit said information received from the structuring system on demand to a portable computing device located within transmission range of said transceiver system, wherein said transceiver protocol stacks include;

a first module configured to direct said transceiver system to generate a beacon;

a second module configured to direct said transceiver system to detect an acknowledgement signal generated, in response to said beacon, by said portable computing device; and

a third module configured to direct said transceiver system to generate, in response to said acknowledgement signal, a broadcast incorporating said information received from the structuring system.

2. The information distributor of claim 1, further comprising:

a battery connected to said processor.

3. The information distributor of claim 1, wherein said system communication network is a paging network, and wherein said network receiver includes a radio frequency communication device configured to receive paging transmissions.

4. The information distributor of claim 1, wherein said first module has:

a fourth module configured to direct said transceiver system to generate said beacon by boosting a base signal power level to increase transmission range of said beacon.

5. The information distributor of claim 1, wherein said second module has:

a fifth module configured to direct said transceiver system to detect an amplitude-shift-keying modulated acknowledgement signal.

6. The information distributor of claim 1, wherein said third module has:

a sixth module configured to direct said transceiver system to generate said broadcast by boosting a base signal power level to increase transmission range of said broadcast.

7. The information distributor of claim 1, wherein said beacon, said acknowledgement signal, and said broadcast are infrared signals, and wherein said transceiver system includes an infrared communication device.

8. The information distributor of claim 7, wherein said transceiver system includes:

an infrared transceiver configured to generate said beacon and said broadcast; and

an infrared receiver configured to detect said acknowledgement signal.

9. A method of operating an information distributor, the method comprising:

receiving information from a structuring system via a system communication network; and

wirelessly transmitting said information received from the structuring system on demand to a portable computing device located within transmission range of said information distributor, wherein wirelessly transmitting said information includes;

generating a beacon;

detecting an acknowledgement signal generated, in response to said beacon, by said portable computing device; and

generating, in response to said acknowledgement signal, a broadcast incorporating said information received from the structuring system.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving said information includes receiving a scheduled transmission from a system communication network, wherein said scheduled transmission incorporates said information.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein generating said beacon includes boosting a base signal power level to increase transmission range of said beacon.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said acknowledgement signal is an amplitude-shift-keying modulated signal.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein generating said broadcast includes boosting a base signal power level to increase transmission range of said broadcast.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein said beacon, said acknowledgement signal, and said broadcast include infrared signals.

15. A computer-readable medium for operating an information distributor, the computer readable medium comprising:

a first module for receiving information from a structuring system via a system communication network; and

a second module for wirelessly transmitting the information received from the structuring system on demand to a portable computing device located within transmission range of the information distributor, wherein the second module is adapted to;

generate a beacon;

detect an acknowledgement signal generated, in response to the beacon, by the portable computing device; and

generate, in response to the acknowledgement signal, a broadcast incorporating the information received from the structuring system.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first module is adapted to receive a scheduled transmission incorporating the information from the structuring system via the system communication network.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second module is adapted to boost a base signal power level to increase transmission range of the beacon.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the acknowledgement signal is an amplitude-shift-keying modulated signal.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second module is adapted to boost a base signal power level to increase transmission range of the broadcast.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the beacon, the acknowledgement signal, and the broadcast include infrared signals.