SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

• US 20130124186A1
• Filed: 11/08/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Globili, LLC
• Original Assignee: Globili, LLC
• Inventors: Donabedian, William A., Mullins, Randall L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,494,838 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for linking virtual content to various types of object, such a static physical objects, through the use of triggers of varying formats. The virtual content can be updated by a content curator over time. The virtual content can be translated into a plurality of languages and can be selectively transmitted to a mobile communications device upon receipt of the trigger.

Claims

1. A computer-based method, comprising:

receiving, from a remote computing device, language-based content;

associating a trigger with the language-based content;

subsequent to associating the trigger with the language-based content, receiving, from a mobile communications device, a wireless communication comprising the trigger;

after receiving the wireless communication, determining the language-based content that is associated with the trigger;

retrieving a language translation of the language-based content that is associated with the trigger; and

sending, to the mobile communications device, an informational response, the informational response comprising the retrieved language translation of the language-based content.

2. The computer-based method of claim 1, comprising:

storing a plurality of language translations of the language-based content in a content database, wherein the retrieved language translation is one of the plurality of language translations.

3. The computer-based method of claim 2, comprising:

receiving, from the remote computing device, an text-based edit to one of the plurality of language translations of the language-based content; and

storing an edited translation in the content database.

4. The computer-based method of claim 2, comprising:

receiving, from the remote computing device, an update to the language-based content that is associated with the trigger;

storing a plurality of language translations of the updated language-based content in the content database;

after receiving the wireless communication from the mobile device, sending, to the mobile communications device in the informational response, one of the plurality of language translations of the updated language-based content.

5. The computer-based method of claim 1, wherein the trigger is any of a visual code, a numeric code, an alphanumeric code, a biometric code, a genetic code, a geographic-based code, an audio code, an acoustic code, and a wireless communication code.

6. The computer-based method of claim 5, wherein the trigger is any of a quick response (QR) code, a bar code, a short message service (SMS) code, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) code, an acoustic fingerprint technology (AFT) code, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) code, and a near field communication (NFC) code.

7. The computer-based method of claim 5, wherein subsequent to associating the trigger with the language-based content, sending an indication of the associated trigger to the remote computing device.

8. The computer-based method of claim 1, comprising:

after receipt of the wireless communication from the mobile communications device, determining a plurality of languages to include in a language selection list;

sending, to the mobile communications device, the language selection list; and

receiving, from the mobile communications device, an indication of a selection of one of the languages from the language selection list, wherein sending the translation of the updated language-based content comprises sending the translation of the updated language-based content in the selected language.

9. The computer-based method of claim 1, comprising:

causing the presentment of a graphical user interface at the remote computing device, wherein the language-based content is received through the graphical user interface, wherein the trigger associated with the language-based content is presented through the graphical user interface, and wherein the plurality of language translations of the language-based content are presented through the graphical user interface.

10. The computer-based method of claim 1, wherein the language-based content received from a remote computing device comprises audio-based content, and wherein the retrieved language translation of the language-based content comprises a language translation of the audio-based content.

11. The computer-based method of claim 1, wherein the language-based content received from a remote computing device comprises text-based content.

12. A computer-based method, comprising:

sending, by a mobile communications device to a remote server, a wireless communication, the wireless communication comprising a trigger that is associated with an object;

receiving, by the mobile communications device from the remote server, a language selection list, the language selection list comprising a plurality of languages;

sending, by a mobile communications device to the remote server, a selection of one of the plurality of languages;

receiving, by the mobile communications device from the remote server, text-based content, wherein the text-based content is written in the language selected from the plurality of languages; and

displaying the text-based content on a display screen of the mobile communications device, wherein the text-based content is associated with the object.

13. The computer-based method of claim 12, wherein the trigger is any of a visual code, a numeric code, an alphanumeric code, a biometric code, a genetic code, a geographic-based code, an audio code, an acoustic code, and a wireless communication code.

14. The computer-based method of claim 13, wherein the trigger is any of a quick response (QR) code, a bar code, a short message service (SMS) code, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) code, an acoustic fingerprint technology (AFT) code, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) code, and a near field communication (NFC) code.

15. The computer-based method of claim 12, wherein the wireless communication comprises an indication of geographic origin, and wherein the plurality of languages in the language selection list is at least partially based on the indication of geographic origin.

16. The computer-based method of claim 12, further comprising:

subsequent to sending the selection of one of the plurality of languages, sending, by the mobile communications device to the server, a second wireless communication, the second wireless communication comprising a second trigger that is associated with a second object;

receiving, by the mobile communications device from the server, second text-based content, wherein the second text-based content is written in the language selected from the plurality of languages; and

displaying the second text-based content on a display screen of the mobile communications device, wherein the second text-based content is associated with the second object.

17. The computer-based method of claim 16, wherein the second wireless communication comprises identification data identifying the mobile communications device.

18. The computer-based method of claim 12, comprising:

prior to sending the a wireless communication comprising the trigger, optically scanning the trigger, wherein the trigger is a two-dimensional code visible on the object, wherein the object is a physical object.

19. The computer-based method of claim 12, wherein sending the wireless communication comprising the trigger comprises typing a short message service (SMS) code using a keyboard of the mobile communications device, wherein the short message service (SMS) code is visible on the object, wherein the object is a physical object.

20. The computer-based method of claim 12, comprising:

displaying the text-based content in one of a text message format and a web page format.

21. The computer-based method of claim 12, wherein the trigger is an image of the object.

22. An apparatus, comprising:

a content management system in communication with a first mobile communications device and a second mobile communications device, the content management system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

receive a communication from the first mobile communications device, the communication comprising;

a trigger, and

a first message directed to the second mobile communication device, wherein the trigger is associated with the second mobile communications device;

cause the first message to be translated from a first language to a second language to generate a translated first message; and

cause the translated first message to be sent to the second mobile communications device.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the message is translated from the first language to the second language in substantially real-time.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the trigger is one of a one-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, and an RFID-code.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:

send a language selection list to the second mobile communications device;

receive a selection of a language in the language selection list, wherein the selected language is the second language.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first message is typed using inputs from a first virtual keyboard having characters related to the first language and the second message is typed using inputs from a second virtual keyboard having characters related to the second language.

27. An apparatus, comprising:

a computer-based content management system in networked communication with a mobile communications device that is associated with a user and a computing device associated with a content curator, the content management system configured to;

store text-based content received from the computing device;

translate the text-based content received from the content curator into a plurality of language translations;

link the plurality of language translations to a trigger;

cause the display of a visual representation of the trigger to the content curator;

receive the trigger from the mobile communications device through a network communication; and

transmit at least one of the plurality of language translations to the first mobile communications device.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the trigger is any of a visual code, a numeric code, an alphanumeric code, a biometric code, a genetic code, a geographic-based code, an audio code, an acoustic code, and a wireless communication code.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the trigger is any of a quick response (QR) code, a bar code, a short message service (SMS) code, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) code, an acoustic fingerprint technology (AFT) code, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) code, and a near field communication (NFC) code.

30. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the content is associated with an object.