Method of Receiving a Special Privilege Based Upon Attendance and Participation in an Event

• US 20080153511A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mock, Von A.
• Application Number:
  US11/615,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20080153511A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A method of receiving at least one special privilege based upon an attendee'"'"'s (101) attendance and participation in an event (100) at the geographic location and time of the event (100). The at least one special privlege is received by the attendee (101) from the event sponsor (102) as an incentive to attend and participate in the event (100). A digital media such as a digital rights management (DRM) object (123) is associated with the at least one special privilege which is delivered to a DRM device (120) when the attendee (101) is at the location and time of the event (100). The at least one special privilege associated with the DRM object (123) can be retrieved directly from the DRM device (120). Alternately, the DRM object (123) can be used to retrieve the at least one special privilege from another source.

Claims

1. A method for distributing at least one special privilege to an attendee at an event hosted at a geographic location, comprising:

automatically downloading a digital media associated with said at least one special privilege exclusively to a mobile wireless device that is present at said geographic location.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving information from said attendee in advance of said event including a unique identifier for identifying a particular said mobile wireless device associated with said attendee.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising selecting said unique identifier to include an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number, a serial number of said device, and a cellular telephone number assigned to the mobile wireless device.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising prior to said automatically downloading step, verifying that said mobile wireless device present at said geographic location is assigned said unique identifier.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting said wireless device from the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a wireless mobile telephone handset, and a personal computer.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising confirming a presence of an attendee at an event by detecting a presence of a ticket issued to said attendee for said event, which ticket contains encoded information.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising prior to said automatically downloading step, verifying that said ticket has been presented at said event.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting said digital media to include a digital rights management (DRM) object.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising selecting said DRM object to include an access code which said user can use to access said special privilege.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting said special privilege from the group consisting of an audio recording, an audio/video recording, a ring tone, a coupon, a data compilation, and a special ability in an on-line game.

11. A method for distributing at least one special privilege to an attendee at an event, comprising:

selecting at least one special privilege to be offered to an attendee at an event occurring at a geographic location;

automatically downloading a digital media associated with said at least one special privilege exclusively to a mobile wireless device that is present at said geographic location.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising receiving information from said attendee in advance of said event including a unique identifier for identifying a particular said mobile wireless device associated with said attendee.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising selecting said unique identifier to include an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number, a serial number of said device, and a cellular telephone number assigned to the mobile wireless device.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising prior to said automatically downloading step, verifying that said mobile wireless device present at said geographic location is assigned said unique identifier.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising selecting said wireless device from the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a wireless mobile telephone handset, and a personal computer.

16. The method according to claim 11, further comprising confirming a presence of an attendee at an event by detecting a presence of a ticket issued to said attendee for said event, which ticket contains encoded information.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising prior to said automatically downloading step, verifying that said ticket has been presented at said event.

18. The method according to claim 11, further comprising selecting said digital media to include a digital rights management (DRM) object.

19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising selecting said DRM object to include an access code which said user can use to access said special privilege.

20. The method according to claim 11, further comprising selecting said special privilege from the group consisting of an audio recording, an audio/video recording, a ring tone, a coupon, a data compilation, and a special ability in an on-line game.

21. A mobile wireless device, comprising:

a processor and software application interfacing with a remote computer exclusive of the wireless mobile electronic device;

wherein the remote computer wirelessly automatically downloads a digital media to the wireless mobile device at a geographic location of an event.

22. The mobile wireless device of claim 21, further comprising a data store for storing the digital media.

23. The mobile wireless device of claim 21, further comprising a unique identifier associated exclusively with the mobile wireless device.

24. The mobile wireless device of claim 23, wherein the unique identifier includes an international mobile equipment (IMEI) number, a serial number of the mobile wireless device, and a cellular telephone number assigned to the mobile wireless device.

25. The mobile wireless device of claim 21, wherein said mobile wireless device is a member of the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a wireless mobile telephone handset, and a personal computer.