System and Method for Wirelessly Transacting Access to a Set of Events and Associated Digital Content/Products
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture comprising computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to implement a method to aid in the wireless transmission of requested information and digital data content related to movies from an information filling station (IFS) to a portable computer-based device, said transmission based upon a wireless protocol, said medium comprising:
- a. computer readable program code aiding in receiving a request, from said portable device, for information related to movies playing at one or more theaters of interest;
b. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting said requested information to said portable device;
c. computer readable program code aiding in receiving, from said portable device, at least one identified theater of interest and at least one identified movie of interest in said theater of interest;
d. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting, to said portable device, available pricing and auction information regarding the availability of tickets for said identified movie of interest;
e. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting, to said portable device, one or more advertisements indicating availability and pricing of;
digital content related to said identified movie of interest, digital content related to one or more movies identified based upon a profile of the user of said portable device, or movie related products;
f. computer readable program code aiding in receiving, from said portable device, an identification indicating digital content of interest, movie related products of interest, and tickets of interest;
g. computer readable program code aiding in facilitating a financial transaction based upon said received identification in step f;
h. computer readable program code aiding in, upon successful completion of said financial transaction, transmitting, to said portable device, a purchase confirmation with instructions for collecting said tickets of interest; and
i. delivering said identified digital content of interest and said movie related products of interest.
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Abstract
One or more content providers push data related to: movies, movie products, digital movie content over a network (e.g., a LAN, a WAN, the Internet, or a wireless network) onto an information filling station which, in turn, wirelessly transacts (over a network based on the 802.11b protocol) and transmits any requested data to a portable computer-based device (e.g., laptop, a pen-based computer device, a PDA, a wireless phone, or a pager). The portable device performs financial transactions for: purchasing movie tickets (directly or via auctions), downloading digital entertainment content of interest (e.g., copy of a movie of interest, copy of a movie identified based on a pre-stored profile, copy of soundtrack of a movie of interest), or movie related products. Any purchased digital content is either transferred wirelessly onto the portable device or, optionally, sent on a storage medium to a physical address associated with the profile.
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10 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture comprising computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to implement a method to aid in the wireless transmission of requested information and digital data content related to movies from an information filling station (IFS) to a portable computer-based device, said transmission based upon a wireless protocol, said medium comprising:
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a. computer readable program code aiding in receiving a request, from said portable device, for information related to movies playing at one or more theaters of interest;
b. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting said requested information to said portable device;
c. computer readable program code aiding in receiving, from said portable device, at least one identified theater of interest and at least one identified movie of interest in said theater of interest;
d. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting, to said portable device, available pricing and auction information regarding the availability of tickets for said identified movie of interest;
e. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting, to said portable device, one or more advertisements indicating availability and pricing of;
digital content related to said identified movie of interest, digital content related to one or more movies identified based upon a profile of the user of said portable device, or movie related products;
f. computer readable program code aiding in receiving, from said portable device, an identification indicating digital content of interest, movie related products of interest, and tickets of interest;
g. computer readable program code aiding in facilitating a financial transaction based upon said received identification in step f;
h. computer readable program code aiding in, upon successful completion of said financial transaction, transmitting, to said portable device, a purchase confirmation with instructions for collecting said tickets of interest; and
i. delivering said identified digital content of interest and said movie related products of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to implement a method to wirelessly receiving information and digital data content related to movies from an information filling station (IFS) onto a portable device, said medium comprising:
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a. computer readable program code aiding in receiving from said IFS and based upon an request, information related to movies playing at one or more theaters of interest;
b. computer readable program code aiding in identifying, based upon said rendered information, at least one theater of interest and at least one movie of interest in said theater of interest;
c. computer readable program code aiding in transmitting, to said IFS, said identified information;
d. computer readable program code aiding in receiving, from said IFS, available pricing and auction information regarding the availability of tickets for the identified movie(s) of interest;
e. computer readable program code aiding in receiving, from said IFS, one or more advertisements indicating availability and pricing of;
digital content related to the identified movie(s) of interest, digital content related to one or more movie identified based upon a profile of the user of the portable device, or one or more movie related products;
f. computer readable program code aiding in rendering said one or more advertisements;
g. computer readable program code aiding in identifying, based upon said rendered advertisements and based upon an input in the portable device, tickets of interest, digital content and/or movie related products of interest;
h. computer readable program code aiding in performing a financial transaction with said IFS, said transaction based upon said received pricing and auction information and said identified digital content of interest;
i. computer readable program code aiding in, upon successful completion of said financial transaction, receiving from said IFS, a purchase confirmation with instructions for collecting said tickets of interest; and
j. computer readable program code aiding in receiving any identified digital content of interest and/or movie related products of interest. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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