System and Method for Providing Interactive Mobile Content Using Multiple Communication Paths

• US 20110143667A1
• Filed: 12/10/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carlo Basile, Interactive Wireless Technologies, LLC, Louis H. Libin
• Original Assignee: Aldo G. Cugnini, Carlo Basile, Louis H. Libin
• Inventors: Cugnini, Aldo G., Libin, Louis H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,706,024 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006

Abstract

A method of and system for providing interactive services to a set of mobile devices is provided, comprising: providing at least one set of first information adapted for over-the-air broadcast to a set of mobile devices by at least one first facility, wherein the first information is selected from the group comprising program content, basic information and cloud content; providing at least one set of second information adapted for transmission to at least one of the mobile devices by at least one second facility, wherein the second information is selected from the group comprising non-linear information, on-demand information, cloud content and user-defined content, and wherein the second facility comprises a transmitter selected from the group comprising a short range wireless transmitter in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless transmitter; and receiving at least one set of third information based on information selected from the group comprising the first information and the second information from at least one of the mobile devices, wherein the third information is forwarded by a third facility comprising a receiver selected from the group comprising a short range wireless receiver in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless receiver.

Claims

1. A method of providing interactive services to a set of mobile devices, comprising:

providing at least one set of first information adapted for over-the-air broadcast to a set of mobile devices by at least one first facility, wherein the first information is selected from the group comprising program content, basic information and cloud content;

providing at least one set of second information adapted for transmission to at least one of the mobile devices by at least one second facility, wherein the second information is selected from the group comprising non-linear information, on-demand information, cloud content and user-defined content, and wherein the second facility comprises a transmitter selected from the group comprising a short range wireless transmitter in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless transmitter; and

receiving at least one set of third information based on information selected from the group comprising the first information and the second information from at least one of the mobile devices, wherein the third information is forwarded by a third facility comprising a receiver selected from the group comprising a short range wireless receiver in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless receiver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the third information is selected from the group comprising interactive response information, program usage information, at least one of the mobile device user'"'"'s viewing preferences, at least one of the mobile device user'"'"'s device operational preferences, and at least one of the mobile device user'"'"'s demographic information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second information selected from the group comprising the non-linear information, the cloud content and the user-defined content is sporadically transmitted by the short range wireless transmitter to the mobile device when the mobile receiver is in close proximity to the short range wireless transmitter.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the third information received by the short range wireless receiver from the mobile device is sporadically received when the mobile device is in close proximity to the short range wireless receiver.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising authorizing access to at least one portion of the second information to at least one subset of the mobile devices based on one or more criteria, wherein access is authorized by at least one entity selected from the group comprising the content provider, a service manager, the broadcaster, and a distribution manager.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the criterion comprises payment of a fee.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one portion of the second information comprises a portion of the non-linear information.

8. A system for providing interactive services to a set of mobile devices, comprising:

a source of at least one set of first information adapted for over-the-air broadcast to a set of mobile devices by at least one first facility, wherein the first information is selected from the group comprising program content, basic information and cloud content;

a source of at least one set of second information adapted for transmission to at least one of the mobile devices by at least one second facility, wherein the second information is selected from the group comprising non-linear information, on-demand information, cloud content and user-defined content, and wherein the second facility comprises a transmitter selected from the group comprising a short range wireless transmitter in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless transmitter; and

a receiver of at least one set of third information based on information selected from the group comprising the first information and the second information from at least one of the mobile devices, wherein the third information is forwarded by a third facility comprising a receiver selected from the group comprising a short range wireless receiver in intermittent communication with at least one of the mobile devices and a long range wireless receiver.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the source of the program content comprises a content provider.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the source of the basic information is selected from the group comprising a content provider and a service manager.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the source of the non-linear information is selected from the group comprising a content provider and a service manager.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the basic information and the non-linear information are each selected from the group comprising data, web pages, and applications.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the source of the on-demand information is selected from the group comprising a content provider and a service manager.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the over-the-air broadcast is selected from the group comprising a terrestrial broadcast and a satellite broadcast.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the short range wireless transmitter comprises a wireless access point transmitter and the short range wireless receiver comprises a wireless access point receiver.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the short range wireless transmitter and the short range wireless receiver support a protocol selected from the group comprising Wi-Fi, WiMax, IEEE 802.11x, and IEEE 802.16.

17. The system of claim 8, wherein the long range wireless transmitter comprises a cellular transmitter and the long range wireless receiver comprises a cellular receiver.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the long range wireless transmitter and the long range wireless receiver support a protocol selected from the group comprising a cellular telephone data protocol, CDMA, 3G, 4G, GSM, GPRS, EVDO, EDGE, and LTE.

19. A method of providing interactive services to a mobile device, comprising:

receiving by a mobile device at least one set of first information adapted for over-the-air broadcast to the mobile device from at least one first facility, wherein the first information is selected from the group comprising program content, basic information and cloud content;

receiving at least one set of second information adapted for transmission to the mobile device from at least one second facility, wherein the second information is selected from the group comprising non-linear information, on-demand information, cloud content and user-defined content, and wherein the second facility comprises a transmitter selected from the group comprising a short range wireless transmitter in intermittent communication with the mobile device and a long range wireless transmitter; and

transmitting at least one set of third information based on information selected from the group comprising the first information and the second information, wherein the third information is received by a third facility comprising a receiver selected from the group comprising a short range wireless receiver in intermittent communication with the mobile device and a long range wireless receiver.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the second information selected from the group comprising the non-linear information, the cloud content, and the user-defined content is sporadically received by the mobile device from the short range wireless transmitter when the mobile device is in close proximity to the short range wireless transmitter.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the third information transmitted by the mobile device to the short range wireless receiver is sporadically transmitted when the mobile device is in close proximity to the short range wireless receiver.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the mobile receiver is permanently attached to a vehicle.