SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVELY MANAGING PLAY BACK OF DEMO CONTENT BY A DISPLAY DEVICE BASED ON DETECTED RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALING
First Claim
1. A method for automatically controlling a display device to periodically play back demo content, the method comprising:
- receiving streaming advertising content for play back;
monitoring for a triggering event by detection logic within the display device, the triggering event being a radio frequency signal in a prescribed frequency range;
automatically playing back the demo content for a first period of time in response to detecting the triggering event;
halting play back of the demo content after the first period of time has elapsed; and
continuing to play back the streaming advertising content by the display device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention involves an apparatus, method and software for automatically controlling periodic play back of demo content. The apparatus comprises a memory, a radio detection logic and a processor. The radio detection logic is configured to detect a first radio frequency signal within a prescribed frequency range and to generate a control signal in response to detection of the first radio frequency signal. Coupled to the radio detection logic, the processor is configured to permit play back of a first type of content for a first time period upon receipt of the control signal where the first type of content is played back in lieu of playing back a second type of content that is normally processed for play back by the processor, to permit play back of the second type of content for a second time period after the first time period has elapsed. According to one embodiment, this play back occurs regardless if a second radio frequency signal within the prescribed frequency range is detected by the radio detection logic during the second time period, and the processor plays back the first type of content after the second time period has elapsed and the second radio frequency signal is detected. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for automatically controlling a display device to periodically play back demo content, the method comprising:
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receiving streaming advertising content for play back; monitoring for a triggering event by detection logic within the display device, the triggering event being a radio frequency signal in a prescribed frequency range; automatically playing back the demo content for a first period of time in response to detecting the triggering event; halting play back of the demo content after the first period of time has elapsed; and continuing to play back the streaming advertising content by the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a radio detection logic to detect a first radio frequency signal within a prescribed frequency range and to generate a control signal in response to detection of the first radio frequency signal; a processor coupled to the radio detection logic, the processor to (i) permit play back of a first type of content for a first time period upon receipt of the control signal where the first type of content is played back in lieu of playing back a second type of content that is normally processed for play back by the processor, (ii) permit play back of the second type of content for a second time period after the first time period has elapsed regardless if a second radio frequency signal within the prescribed frequency range is detected by the radio detection logic during the second time period, and (iii) play back the first type of content after the second time period has elapsed and the second radio frequency signal is detected. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A software stored within a memory and executed by a processor implemented within a display device being an electronic device with display capability, to perform the operations of:
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monitoring for a triggering event during display of a streaming advertising content received from a remote source, the triggering event being a radio frequency signal within a prescribed frequency range; automatically displaying a demo content uploaded in internal memory of the display device for a first predetermined period of time; and continuing the display of the streaming advertising content by the display device after the first predetermined period of time has elapsed, the display of the streaming advertising content being for a second predetermined period of time being at least equal in duration to the first predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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