System and method for providing locally applicable internet content with secure action requests and item condition alerts

• US 20120009944A1
• Filed: 09/16/2011
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovation Sciences, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sellerbid Incorporated (Innovation Sciences, LLC)
• Inventors: Wang, Tiehong, Wang, Ximing, Wang, Tiejun
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,154 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0283 via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234327 by decomposing into layers, e.g. base layer and one or more enhancement layers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 : Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access

Abstract

Optimized delivery of locally applicable Internet content to users. A cache of locally applicable Internet content is maintained in a local content server, based upon a monitoring of locations of users requesting Internet content. Requests for Internet content are received from user equipment through a wireless network base station, and served from the local content server, which is logically proximate to the wireless network base station. The caching of locally applicable Internet content may be maintained on a layered basis. Secure action request receipt and corresponding performance, and item condition alerts are also described.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium configured for optimizing the delivery of content to users, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code that is executable to perform operations comprising:

determining locations for users requesting Internet content from wireless devices;

monitoring the Internet content requested by users from a particular location;

caching particular Internet content that is determined to be locally applicable based upon the monitoring of the Internet content accessed by users from the particular location, wherein the particular Internet content is cached at a local content server that is logically proximate to the particular location;

sending merchant related information from the cached particular Internet content to a wireless device of a user through a wireless connection; and

using a unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier corresponding to the wireless device in connection with establishing a secure communication channel for transmitting information related to the merchant related information.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is an RFID Tag.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the secure communication channel is one of a Bluetooth, a UWB, a WWAN, a cellular network, a wired network, a NFC, and a WLAN communication.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the short range electromagnetic (EM) radiation communication identifier is transmitted through a NFC channel and the secure communication channel is a separate wireless communication channel.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is received and recognized by a wireless HUB.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the wireless HUB is housed within one of a kiosk, a set top box, and a TV.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the wireless HUB separately collects utility information.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is associated with a financial account.

9. An apparatus for optimizing the delivery of content to users, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store program code executable by the processor to perform operations comprising;

determining locations for users requesting Internet content from wireless devices;

monitoring the Internet content requested by users from a particular location;

caching particular Internet content that is determined to be locally applicable based upon the monitoring of the Internet content accessed by users from the particular location, wherein the particular Internet content is cached at a local content server that is logically proximate to the particular location;

sending merchant related information from the cached particular Internet content to a wireless device of a user through a wireless connection; and

using a unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier corresponding to the wireless device in connection with establishing a secure communication channel for transmitting information related to the merchant related information.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is an RFID Tag.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the secure communication channel is one of a Bluetooth, a UWB, a WWAN, a cellular network, a wired network, a NFC, and a WLAN communication.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the short range electromagnetic (EM) radiation communication identifier is transmitted through a NFC channel and the secure communication channel is a separate wireless communication channel.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is received and recognized by a wireless HUB.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the wireless HUB is housed within one of a kiosk, a set top box, and a TV.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the wireless HUB separately collects utility information.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is associated with a financial account.

17. An apparatus for optimizing the delivery of content to users, the apparatus comprising:

means for determining locations for users requesting Internet content from wireless devices;

means for monitoring the Internet content requested by users from a particular location;

means for caching particular Internet content that is determined to be locally applicable based upon the monitoring of the Internet content accessed by users from the particular location, wherein the particular Internet content is cached at a local content server that is logically proximate to the particular location;

means for sending merchant related information from the cached particular Internet content to a wireless device of a user through a wireless connection; and

means for using a unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier corresponding to the wireless device in connection with establishing a secure communication channel for transmitting information related to the merchant related information.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is an RFID Tag.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the secure communication channel is one of a Bluetooth, a UWB, a WWAN, a cellular network, a wired network, a NFC, and a WLAN communication.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the short range electromagnetic (EM) radiation communication identifier is transmitted through a NFC channel and the secure communication channel is a separate wireless communication channel.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is received and recognized by a wireless HUB.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the wireless HUB is housed within one of a kiosk, a set top box, and a TV.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the wireless HUB separately collects utility information.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the unique short range electromagnetic radiation communication identifier is associated with a financial account.