Interactive Information Method and System

• US 20080248781A1
• Filed: 01/29/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wilico Wireless Networking Solutions SA
• Original Assignee: Wilico Wireless Networking Solutions SA
• Inventors: DALMAU BALLESTER, Marc, GIL LOZANO, Jose Manuel, MASO MAS, David, CEDO PERPINYA, Josep
• Granted Patent: US 9,538,312 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2096 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0062 in RFID [Radio Frequency Identification] Systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Methods of providing information using an interactive information device (2) are provided. A first method comprises displaying on a display (3) of an interactive information device (2) information selected from information for display stored in a memory of or accessible to the interactive information device (2), establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device (2) and a mobile communications device (20), and transmitting data to the interactive information device (2) from the mobile communications device (20) and/or from the interactive information device (2) to the mobile communications device (20). A further method comprises a tag device detecting the presence of a mobile communications device (20), transmitting data stored in the tag device to the mobile communications device (20) or an information device (2) in response to the detection, preferably transmitting at least some of the data, received from the tag device, from the mobile communications device (20) to an information device (2), and displaying on a display (3) of the information device (2) information relating to the transmitted data received from the mobile communications device (20). One or more systems and/or means for carrying out the methods are provided.

Claims

1. A method of providing information using an interactive information device, the method comprising:

displaying on a display of the interactive information device information selected from the group consisting of information for display stored in a memory of the interactive information device accessible to the interactive information device;

establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device and a mobile communications device; and

transmitting data between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising a user selecting information for display on the interactive information device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting from the interactive information device to the mobile communications device data relating to information to be displayed.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising displaying the transmitted data on a display means of the mobile communications device.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising, prior to transmission to the mobile communications device, configuring the data to be transmitted for compatibility with a display means of the mobile communications device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the mobile communications device transmitting data previously received from the interactive information device to a second information device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the data is transmitted through a different information device to the second information device from which the data was received.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted data comprises data identifying information displayed on the display of the interactive information device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the interactive information device identifying and retrieving data from the memory in response to receiving data from the mobile communications device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising a second information device automatically displaying a previous screen the user viewed on the interactive information device when the mobile communications device comes within the communications range of the second information device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a transaction communication between the mobile communications device and a second information device; and

performing a transaction associated with the particular information displayed on the display of the second information device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the interactive information device transmitting data relating to an interaction with a user to at least one further information display device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one of user information and preference data in response to interactions between the mobile communications device and the interactive information device; and

using the at least on of user information and preference data as control parameters for modifying information prior to its display.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one further information device that function as a data storage device, wherein:

the further information device transmits at least some stored data to at least one of the mobile communications device within a communication range, and an information display device.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

an information device detecting the presence of the mobile communications device; and

transmitting data to at least one of the detected mobile communications device and a second information device in response to such detection.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the data that is stored and transmitted by the further information device relates to at least one of a product, service and other means with which the further information device is associated.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device further comprises:

establishing a first communications connection between the mobile communications device and an intermediate device; and

establishing a second communications connection between the intermediate device and the interactive information device.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device comprises a mobile telephone.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive information device comprises one of a plasma screen display and an LCD display.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive information device comprises touch-sensitive input means associated with the display.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device further comprises establishing a short-range wireless connection between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device.

49. A computer program element comprising computer software code portions for performing the method of claim 1 when the program element is run on data processing means.

18. A method of providing information using an information device, the method comprising:

detecting the presence of a mobile communications device with a tag device;

transmitting data stored in the tag device to the mobile communications device in response to the detection;

transmitting at least some of the data received from the tag device, from the mobile communications device to the information device; and

displaying on a display of the information device information relating to the data received from the mobile communications device.

19. A method of providing information using an information device, the method comprising:

detecting the presence of a mobile communications device with a tag device;

transmitting data stored in the tag device to the information device in response to the detection; and

displaying on a display of the information device information relating to the transmitted data received from the tag device.

24. A system for providing information to at least one user, the system comprising:

an interactive information device comprising;

a memory accessible for storing information selectable for display;

a display for displaying information;

means for establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device and a mobile communications device; and

means for transmitting data between the mobile communications device and the interactive information device.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the interactive information device further comprises means for allowing a user to select information for display on the interactive information device.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the interactive information device further comprises a touch-sensitive means associated with the display.

27. The system of claim 24, wherein the interactive information device further comprises means for transmitting from the interactive information device to the mobile communications device data relating to information to be displayed.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the interactive information device further comprises means for configuring the data for compatibility with a display means of the mobile communications device prior to transmission to the mobile communications device.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the transmitted data comprises data identifying information displayed on the display of the interactive information device.

30. The system of claim 24, further comprising at least one further information device.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein at least one of the further information devices further comprises a further display and means for communicating with at least one of the interactive information device and the mobile communications device.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein at least one of the further information devices does not comprise a further display.

33. The system of claim 24, further comprising a second information device comprising means for identifying and retrieving data in response to receiving data from a mobile communications device.

34. The system of claim 24, wherein a second information device comprises means for automatically displaying a previous screen the user viewed on the second information device when a mobile communications device comes within a communications range of the second information device.

35. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

means for establishing a transaction communication between the mobile communications device and a second information device; and

means for performing a transaction associated with information displayed on a display of the second information device.

36. The system of claim 24, wherein a second information device comprises means for transmitting data relating to an interaction with a user to at least one other information devices.

37. The system of claim 24, wherein a second information device comprises:

means for determining at least one of user information and preference data in response to interactions between the mobile communications device and the information device; and

means for using at least one of the user information and preference data as control parameters for modifying information prior to its display.

38. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

at least one further information device that function as a data storage device, wherein;

at least one of the further information devices comprises means for transmitting at least some stored data to at least one of the mobile communications device within a communication range, and a second information device having a display.

39. The system of claim 24, wherein a second information device comprises:

means for detecting the presence of the mobile communications device; and

means for transmitting data to at least one of the detected mobile communications device and another information device in response to such detection.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein the data that is stored and transmitted by the further information device is associated with at least one of a product, a service and other means with which the further information device is associated.

41. The system of claim 24, wherein the means for establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device further comprises:

means for establishing a communications connection between the mobile communications device and an intermediate device; and

means for establishing a communications connection between the intermediate device and the interactive information device.

42. The system of claim 24, wherein the mobile communications device comprises a mobile telephone.

43. The system of claim 24, wherein the interactive information device comprises at least one of a plasma screen display and an LCD display.

44. The system of claim 24, wherein the means for establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device further comprises means for establishing a short-range wireless connection between the interactive information device and the mobile communications device.

45. The system of claim 24, further comprising:

means for displaying information on a display means of the mobile communications device on the basis of data transmitted to the mobile communications device from a second information device.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the mobile communications device further comprises means for transmitting data previously received from the second information device to a third information device.

47. A system for providing information using an information device, the system comprising:

a tag device comprising;

means for detecting the presence of a mobile communications device; and

means for transmitting data stored in the tag device to the mobile communications device in response to the detection; and

the information device comprising;

means for receiving from the mobile communications device at least some of the data transmitted by the tag device to the mobile communications device; and

a display for displaying information relating to the data received from the mobile communications device.

48. A system for providing information using an information device, the system comprising:

the information device;

a tag device comprising means for detecting the presence of a mobile communications device;

means for transmitting data stored in the tag device to the information device in response to detection by the detection means; and

means for displaying on a display of the information device information relating to the transmitted data received from the tag device.