System and method for selectively delivering content to a user having one or more accessible devices
First Claim
1. A method for selectively delivering content to a user having one or more accessible devices, the method comprising:
- scanning a proximate area for other devices capable of delivering content to a user including at least a first device and a second device;
comparing the rendering characteristics of the devices within the proximate area;
detecting content to be delivered to the user by the one or more devices; and
assigning the content for delivery to the user to at least one of the one or more devices, based at least in part upon the comparison of the rendering characteristics of the one or more devices.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for delivering content to a user including one or more devices within an area proximate to a user. Each device has one or more output producing elements, and a set of rendering characteristics for each type of content to be delivered to a user via each of the one or more output producing elements. The system selectively activates one or more output producing elements, based upon a comparison of the rendering characteristics of the available output producing elements of the one or more devices within the area proximate to the user for controlling the delivery of content to the user.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for selectively delivering content to a user having one or more accessible devices, the method comprising:
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scanning a proximate area for other devices capable of delivering content to a user including at least a first device and a second device;
comparing the rendering characteristics of the devices within the proximate area;
detecting content to be delivered to the user by the one or more devices; and
assigning the content for delivery to the user to at least one of the one or more devices, based at least in part upon the comparison of the rendering characteristics of the one or more devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for delivering content to a user comprising one or more devices within an area proximate to a user, each device having one or more output producing elements, and a set of rendering characteristics for each type of content to be delivered to a user via each of the one or more output producing elements, at least one of the one or more devices including:
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a communication circuit for communicating with one or more other devices within the area proximate to the user;
a user interface including one or more output producing elements for delivering content to the user, each output producing element having associated rendering characteristics;
a control circuit, coupled to the communication circuit and the user interface, including a comparator and a selector for controlling the selective activation of the one or more output producing elements, based upon a comparison of the rendering characteristics of the available output producing elements of the one or more devices within the area proximate to the user, and for controlling the delivery of content to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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