COMMUNICATION OF CONTENT TO EVENT ATTENDEES
First Claim
1. A method for enrolling and authenticating an attendee of an event or activity so that content can be delivered to a mobile device associated with the attendee, comprising:
- receiving an identifier of a mobile communication device associated with an authorized attendee while the attendee and the mobile communication device are in a venue at which the event or activity takes place;
registering the mobile communication device by storing the identifier in a database of authorized attendees who have entered the venue; and
communicating entitlement credentials to the mobile device that are to be further communicated from the mobile device to a content server when requesting event or activity related content therefrom.
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Abstract
A method is provided for enrolling and authenticating an attendee of an event or activity so that content can be delivered to a mobile device associated with the attendee. The method includes receiving an identifier of a mobile communication device associated with an authorized attendee while the attendee and the mobile communication device are in a venue at which the event or activity takes place. The mobile communication device is registered by storing the identifier in a database of authorized attendees who have entered the venue. Entitlement credentials are communicated to the mobile device that are to be further communicated from the mobile device to a content server when requesting event or activity related content therefrom.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for enrolling and authenticating an attendee of an event or activity so that content can be delivered to a mobile device associated with the attendee, comprising:
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receiving an identifier of a mobile communication device associated with an authorized attendee while the attendee and the mobile communication device are in a venue at which the event or activity takes place; registering the mobile communication device by storing the identifier in a database of authorized attendees who have entered the venue; and communicating entitlement credentials to the mobile device that are to be further communicated from the mobile device to a content server when requesting event or activity related content therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enrolling and authenticating an attendee of an event or activity so that content can be delivered to a mobile device associated with the attendee, comprising:
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a short-range retrieval device for establishing short-range communication with a mobile communication device associated with the attendee and receiving an identifier therefrom, wherein the short-range retrieval device is located in a venue at which the event or activity takes place; a communication network associated with the venue; and an event registry in communication with the short-range retrieval device over the communication network, said event registry being configured to (i) receive the identifier from the short-range device, (ii) register the mobile communication device by storing the identifier in a database of authorized attendees who have entered the venue and (iii) communicate entitlement credentials to the mobile device that allow the mobile device to receive event or activity related content from a content server in a secure manner. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of receiving content on a mobile device, comprising:
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communicating a short-range signal that includes an identifier of a mobile device associated with an attendee while the attendee is at a venue that the attendee has been authorized to enter; receiving, in response to the communication of the short-range signal, entitlement credentials for accessing content from a content server; communicating the entitlement credentials to the content server over a wireless network; and receiving content in a secure manner from the content server over the wireless network for rendering on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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