SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RFID DYNAMIC CONTENT PRESENTATION

• US 20120223815A1
• Filed: 05/15/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DENNARD, Mark D., JOHNSON, Randy S., NORTHWAY, Tedrick N., OUTLAW, Michael P., TREVATHAN, Matthew B., LEWIS, Ellen L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,230,274 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system and method for providing RFID dynamic content presentation using wireless devices and RFID technologies. The method comprises providing a wireless capable device which is configured to receive RFID information and store the RFID information in storage for later retrieval. The system is an infrastructure which comprises at least one RFID tag which stores RFID information; and a wireless capable device which is configured to receive the RFID information and store the RFID information in storage for later retrieval.

Claims

1. A method for providing content using RFID, comprising:

providing an infrastructure operable to receive RFID information and location information associated with the RFID information on a wireless device and at least store the RFID information in storage for later retrieval.

2. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure is at least one of maintained, deployed, serviced and configured by a service provider.

3. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the RFID information is provided on a fee and/or advertisement basis.

4. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure is operable to provide tonal alerts that are unique to specific categories associated with the RFID information.

5. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure is operable to provide electronic coupons associated with the RFID information.

6. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure is operable to filter out categories associated with RFID information.

7. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure is operable to provide web services or a website associated with the RFID information.

8. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the RFID information is at least a URL to gain access to a website or web service.

9. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 1, wherein the RFID information is obtained from an RFID tag, and the infrastructure is further operable to use the RFID information to connect with a content provider to obtain information related to an RFID source associated with the RFID tag.

10. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 9, wherein the location information is received from one of GPS and radio frequency triangulation associated with the RFID information.

11. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 10, wherein the infrastructure is further operable to use the location information to obtain directions or an exact location of the RFID tag.

12. The method for providing content using RFID of claim 11, wherein the RFID information comprises at least a URL to gain access to a website or web service to obtain the information related the RFID source, and the URL can be retrieved and used to display the website or web service on the infrastructure.