SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION BY A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for receiving data at a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, a tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone;
extracting the at least one location identifier from the tone;
generating a request for the additional information associated with the tone utilizing the at least one location identifier;
communicating, from the mobile device to an information source, the generated request for the information associated with the tone; and
receiving at least a portion of the information associated with the tone from the information source in response to the request.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating the receipt of information by a mobile device are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. A tone may be received by a mobile device from a tone transmission device The tone may include at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone. The at least one location identifier may be extracted from the tone by the mobile device, and a request for additional information associated with the tone may be generated utilizing the at least one location identifier. The generated request may be communicated from the mobile device to an information source, and at least a portion of the information associated with the tone may be received from the information source in response to the request.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for receiving data at a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, a tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; extracting the at least one location identifier from the tone; generating a request for the additional information associated with the tone utilizing the at least one location identifier; communicating, from the mobile device to an information source, the generated request for the information associated with the tone; and receiving at least a portion of the information associated with the tone from the information source in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device, comprising:
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at least one input device operable to receive, from a tone transmission device, a tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; at least one network interface operable (i) to communicate, to an information source, a request for additional information associated with the tone, and (ii) to receive the additional information; and at least one processor operable (i) to process the received tone to extract the at least one location identifier, (ii) generate the request for additional information utilizing the at least one location identifier, and (iii) to direct the transmission of the request to the information source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for receiving data at a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, an information carrying tone; and extracting data from the received tone. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product for receiving information at a mobile device, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable code adapted to be executed to:
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receive, at the mobile device from a tone transmission device, a tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; extract the at least one location identifier from the tone; generate a request for the additional information associated with the tone utilizing the at least one location identifier; communicate, from the mobile device to an information source, the generated request for the information associated with the tone; and receive at least a portion of the information associated with the tone from the information source in response to the request.
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