Method and system for flexible selective broadcasting of instructions to targeted electronic devices using market driven metrics

• US 20110274262A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 11/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oliver Gamble
• Original Assignee: Oliver Gamble
• Inventors: Gamble, Oliver
• Granted Patent: US 10,313,530 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/102.03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26216 involving the channel capacity, e.g. network bandwidth admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a schedule or organising the servicing of application requests taking into account QoS H04L67/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application

Abstract

A distributive instructions transmission system for the performing a task the can be generated by request of a user. A user initiates the task by transmitting instructions for a chosen task to a remote processing center. The selected task will be acted upon by one several options. The processing center immediately generate instructions that will execute the task, check to see if the task is already requested by other users, or take steps to make possible execution of the task. Execution of the requested task can involve the generation of an enhance subset of user instructions that is transmitted to one or many different processors. If more than one process is involved they can be located in a single site, or be remote to one another. The instructions for each sub-segment task can be routed to the involved processor(s), and they initiate an integrated coordinated action.

Claims

1. Computer readable medium having computer executable software code stored thereon, the code for controlling at least one remote electrical device via a communication system, comprising:

(a) code for enabling a remotely located computer at a processing center to monitor a communication system for activity;

(b) code for enabling a computer at a processing center to determine whether incoming data from a plurality of remoter input terminals contain instructions for controlling a device situated at a location remote to both the input terminal and the computer at the processing center;

(c) code for enabling the computer at the processing center to accept, process, and store incoming instructions;

(d) code for the computer at the process center to determine when to forward instructions collected from a remote input terminal to a targeted device at a location remote to both the input terminal and the computer at the processing center;

(e) code for the targeted device remotely located to both the input terminal and the processing computer enabling the reception of instruction;

(f) and said instructions being able to control the future behavior of said targeted device.

2. :

The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the communication system can be cable, wired, wireless, satellite, Internet, or a combination of the above mentioned forms of communication.

6. :

The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the targeted device is an electrical appliance that is electronically continuous with an external receiver of the transmitted instructions.

7. :

The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the central computer is able to communicate with media supplier(s) to schedule the download of a specific title at a specific time and using specific communication channels, in accordance with instructions the central computer will provide to specific consumer for capturing the specific title.

3. :

The computer-readable medium of claim 52, wherein information from the input terminal contains instructions for controlling a targeted device at a remote location, a valid user id if needed, identity of the targeted appliance, and location of appliance.

4. :

The computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the remote input terminal is a mobile terminal capable of convey a user request for a specific media title via an Internet access to a request process center, a mobile phone able to access a request processing center using a graphical user (GUI) interface and conveying a user request for a specific media title, or a stationary terminal able to access a request processing center and convey a user request for a specific media title.

5. :

The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the user interfacing linked to a website on a central computer.

8. :

A method for transmitting instructions to control the future behavior of a targeted electrical device at a remote location with commands inputted at a input terminal remote to a targeted electrical device via a remote processing center, the method comprising;

(a) a plurality of remote information input terminals that can establish a temporary connection to a centrally located computer;

(b) a central computer configured to accept, process, and store all information collected from said plurality of remote input terminals;

(c) a central computer remote to both the targeted electrical device and the a given input terminal configured for determining whether information collected from the given remote input terminal is authorized;

(d) a central computer remote to both the targeted electrical device and the input terminal configured for determining whether information collected from any remote input terminal contains instructions for controlling a targeted electrical device located at a remote location;

(e) a central computer configured for processing and storing for future use information collected from a given remote input terminal;

(f) a central computer configured to transmit instructions derived from processing information from said input terminals to a receiving device at a targeted remote location;

(g) a receiving device able to convey received instructions to a target electrical device at a location remote to both the input terminal and the central computer; and

said instructions from the central computer able to affect the future behavior of the targeted electrical device in accordance with the information entered at the remote input terminal.

9. :

The method according to claim 8, wherein the information from the input terminal containing instructions the identity of a desired media, a valid user id, time and date for viewing the media, and the id of a targeted device that will receive the instructions for capturing the requested media title.

10. :

The method according to claim 8, wherein the remote input terminal can be an Internet accessing device, phone, wireless device, or fax.

11. :

The method according to claim 8, wherein the receiver of the transmitted instructions is incorporated into the device that is to be controlled, or it can be an independent stand alone device that is in communication with the targeted device via Blue Tooth technology or Radio Frequency, direct electrical connection, infrared signaling, or ultra-violet signaling.

12. :

The method according to claim 8, wherein the central computer is in communication with several media supplier, and works together all media suppliers to deliver a requested media title in a manner that will reduce the download time by arranging for the simultaneous download and capture of two or more component of the title at the same time.