Systems and Methods for Providing Information to Exhibition Visitors

• US 20080299895A1
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
• Inventors: Shamp, Scott A., Griffin, Matt
• Application Number:
  US12/130,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20080299895A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/61 for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system and a method for providing information to exhibition visitors pertain to a visitor of an exhibition transmitting with a mobile device a code associated with the exhibition, a server computer receiving the code from the mobile device and identifying a link to downloadable content associated with the code, the server computer sending the link to the mobile device, the visitor selecting the link on the mobile device, and the mobile device downloading content relevant to the exhibition and displaying it to the user.

Claims

1. A method for providing information to exhibition visitors, the method comprising:

a visitor of an exhibition transmitting with a mobile device a code associated with the exhibition;

a server computer receiving the code from the mobile device and identifying a link to downloadable content associated with the code;

the server computer sending the link to the mobile device;

the visitor selecting the link on the mobile device; and

the mobile device downloading content relevant to the exhibition and displaying it to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting a code comprises transmitting a code associated with a particular object displayed in the exhibition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting a code comprises transmitting an email message that contains the code in a body of the message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting a code comprises transmitting a text message that contains the code in a body of the message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a link to downloadable content comprises identifying a link to a web page.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the mobile device launching a network browser that will download the content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein launching a network browser comprises launching a web browser.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading content comprises downloading a web page.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the user selecting a further active link presented in the downloaded web page and the mobile device downloading further content.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying the downloaded content comprises presenting a web site in the network browser.

11. A computer-readable medium comprising:

logic configured to receive a code from a mobile device;

logic configured to identify an active link to downloadable content associated with the code; and

logic configured to send the active link to the mobile device to enable a user of the mobile device to download content associated with the active link.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the logic configured to receive a code comprises logic configured to receive an email message that contains the code.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the logic configured to receive a code comprises logic configured to receive a text message that contains the code.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the logic configured to send the active link comprises logic configured to transmit an active link to a web page to the mobile device.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the logic configured to send the active link comprises logic configured to transmit an email message that contains the active link in a body of the message.

16. The computer-readable medium claim 11, wherein the logic configured to send the active link comprises logic configured to transmit a text message that contains the active link in a body of the message.

17. A system comprising:

a mobile device configured to transmit a code associated with an exhibition, to receive an active link to downloadable content associated with the exhibition, and to download the content for display on the mobile device; and

a server computer configured to receive the code from the mobile device, to identify the active link to downloadable content associated with the code, and to send the active link to the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the active link comprises an active link to a web page.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA).

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the mobile device is configured to transmit a text message that contains the code and wherein the server computer is configured to transmit a text message that contains the active link.