ADVERTISING INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION INCLUDING MULTIPLE PROFILES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining if an apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles;
if the apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles, determining if the apparatus includes at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy;
if the apparatus includes more than one multiple introduction advertising strategy, selecting the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; and
advertising the plurality of communication profiles in accordance with the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy.
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Abstract
The present invention, in accordance with at least one embodiment, is directed to conveying introductory information between an advertising apparatus (advertiser) and a scanning apparatus (scanner). As part of providing introductory information, an advertiser may inform a scanner of identification information and one or more communication profiles available on the advertiser that are usable for accessing various functionality. Identification and profile information may be provided in the same message or in multiple messages, and may be sent over an established wireless connection between apparatuses or as part of a broadcast message that may be received in the scanner without the need to first negotiate a formal wireless link to the advertiser.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining if an apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles; if the apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles, determining if the apparatus includes at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; if the apparatus includes more than one multiple introduction advertising strategy, selecting the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; and advertising the plurality of communication profiles in accordance with the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied in said medium, comprising:
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a computer executable program code configured to determine if an apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles; a computer executable program code configured to, if the apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles, determine if the apparatus includes at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; a computer executable program code configured to, if the apparatus includes more than one multiple introduction advertising strategy, select the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; and a computer executable program code configured to advertise the plurality of communication profiles in accordance with the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one communication module; at least one memory configured to store communication profile information; and a processor, the processor being configured to; determine if an apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles; if the apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles, determine if the apparatus includes at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; if the apparatus includes more than one multiple introduction advertising strategy, select the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; and advertise the plurality of communication profiles in accordance with the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for determining if an apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles; means for, if the apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles, determining if the apparatus includes at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; means for, if the apparatus includes more than one multiple introduction advertising strategy, selecting the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; and means for advertising the plurality of communication profiles in accordance with the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy.
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26. A system, comprising:
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an advertising apparatus; and at least one scanning apparatus; the advertising apparatus determining if a plurality of communication profiles for granting access to advertising apparatus functionality to the at least one scanning apparatus are available, and if the advertising apparatus includes a plurality of communication profiles, determining if the advertising apparatus includes at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy; the advertising apparatus selecting, if the apparatus includes more than one multiple introduction advertising strategy, the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy, and advertising the plurality of communication profiles to the at least one scanning apparatus in accordance with the at least one multiple introduction advertising strategy.
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