Method and Apparatus For Obtaining Contextually Relevant Content
First Claim
1. A method of obtaining contextually relevant content by a wireless communications device, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item;
transmitting the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and
receiving, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items.
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Abstract
A method of obtaining contextually relevant content by a wireless communications device is provided. The method may comprise obtaining, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item, transmitting the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item and a WCD location value, and receiving, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items.
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1. A method of obtaining contextually relevant content by a wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item; transmitting the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and receiving, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 53)
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15. At least one processor configured to obtain contextually relevant content by a wireless communications device:
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a first module for obtaining, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item; a second module for transmitting the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and a third module for receiving, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items.
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16. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; a first set of codes for causing a computer to obtain, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item; a second set of codes for causing the computer to transmit the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and a third set of codes for causing the computer to receive, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items.
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for obtaining, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item; means for transmitting the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and means for receiving, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items.
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18. A wireless communications device (WCD), comprising:
a communications module operable for; obtaining, by a wireless communications device (WCD), a destination device identifying item; transmitting the destination device identifying item to a contextual content server, wherein the contextual content server determines one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and receiving, from the contextual content server, at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for providing contextually relevant content to a wireless communications device (WCD), the method comprising:
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receiving, by a contextual content server, a destination device identifying item from a WCD; determining one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and transmitting at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items to the WCD. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. At least one processor configured to provide contextually relevant content to a wireless communications device (WCD):
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a first module for receiving, by a contextual content server, a destination device identifying item from a WCD; a second module for determining one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and a third module for transmitting at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items to the WCD.
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46. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; a first set of codes for causing a computer to receive, by a contextual content server, a destination device identifying item from a WCD; a second set of codes for causing the computer to determine one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and a third set of codes for causing the computer to transmit transmitting at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items to the WCD.
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47. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving, by a contextual content server, a destination device identifying item from a WCD; means for determining one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and means for transmitting at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items to the WCD.
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48. A contextual content server, comprising:
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a communications module operable for; receiving, by a contextual content server, a destination device identifying item from a WCD; a contextual content module operable for; determining one or more contextually relevant content items by processing the received destination device identifying item; and wherein the communications module is further operable for; transmitting at least one of the one or more contextually relevant content items to the WCD. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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