SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIO AND PROJECTED VISUAL CONTENT

• US 20140306974A1
• Filed: 04/11/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oohms, NY LLC
• Original Assignee: Oohms, NY LLC
• Inventors: VANDOROS, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 9,881,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/522
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/002 to project the image of a two-dimensional display, such as an array of light emitting or modulating elements or a CRT
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

A method for the distribution of audio and visual media includes: receiving at least one visual content item to be displayed, and an audio content item and at least one trigger condition for each of the at least one visual content item; storing, in a database, the received at least one visual content item and corresponding audio content item and at least one trigger condition; identifying at least one display condition of a plurality of display conditions; identifying, in the database, a specific visual content item, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to the specific visual content item is met based on the identified at least one display condition; displaying, by a light projection display device, the identified specific visual content item; and wirelessly transmitting the audio content item corresponding to the specific visual content item for audible emission by a mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method for the projected display of visual content, comprising:

receiving, by a receiving device, at least one visual content item to be displayed and at least one trigger condition for each of the at least one visual content item;

storing, in a database, the received at least one visual content item and corresponding at least one trigger condition;

identifying, by a processing device, at least one display condition of a plurality of display conditions;

identifying, in the database, a specific visual content item, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to the specific visual content item is met based on the identified at least one display condition; and

displaying, by a light projection display device, the identified specific visual content item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the at least one visual content item to be displayed further includes receiving, for each of the at least one visual content item, an accompanying additional content item, and the method further comprises:

receiving, by the receiving device, a request for additional content;

identifying, by the processing device, a specific additional content item accompanying the identified specific visual content item; and

transmitting, by a transmitting device, the identified specific additional content item.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein

the request for additional content further includes a content identifier,

the specific additional content item is associated, in the database, with the content identifier included in the request for additional content, and

the specific visual content item includes a machine-readable code encoded with at least the content identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the receiving device, an additional content item associated with the displayed specific visual content item; and

displaying, concurrently with the specific visual content item, the received additional content item.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing, by a video capture device, a video, wherein the video includes captured images including the display of the specific visual content item by the light projection display device; and

transmitting, by a transmitting device, the captured video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein

receiving the at least one visual content item further includes receiving, for each of the at least one visual content item, a bid value, and

identifying the specific visual content item further includes

identifying a set of visual content items, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items is met based on the identified at least one display condition, and

identifying, in the set of visual content items, the specific visual content item based on the bid value corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one trigger condition is one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of display conditions includes at least one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

9. A system for projecting a display of visual content, comprising:

a receiving device configured to receive at least one visual content item to be displayed and at least one trigger condition for each of the at least one visual content item;

a database configured to store the received at least one visual content item and corresponding at least one trigger condition;

a processing device configured to

identify at least one display condition of a plurality of display conditions, and

identify, in the database, a specific visual content item, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to the specific visual content item is met based on the identified at least one display condition; and

a light projection display device configured to display the identified specific visual content item.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a transmitting device, wherein

the receiving device is further configured to

receive, for each of the at least one visual content item, an accompanying additional content item, and

receive a request for additional content,

the processing device is further configured to identify a specific additional content item accompanying the identified specific visual content item, and

the transmitting device is configured to transmit the identified specific additional content item.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein

the request for additional content further includes a content identifier,

the processing device is further configured to associate, in the database, the specific additional content item with the content identifier included in the request for additional content, and

the specific visual content item includes a machine-readable code encoded with at least the content identifier.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein

the receiving device is further configured to receive an additional content item associated with the displayed specific visual content item, and

the light projection display device is further configured to display, concurrently with the specific visual content item, the received additional content item.

13. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a video capture device configured to capture a video, wherein the video includes captured images including the display of the specific visual content item by the light projection display device; and

a transmitting device configured to transmit the captured video.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein

receiving the at least one visual content item further includes receiving, for each of the at least one visual content item, a bid value, and

identifying the specific visual content item further includes

identifying a set of visual content items, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items is met based on the identified at least one display condition, and

identifying, in the set of visual content items, the specific visual content item based on the bid value corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one trigger condition is one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of display conditions includes at least one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

17. A method for the distribution of audio and visual media, comprising:

receiving, by a receiving device, at least one visual content item to be displayed, and an audio content item and at least one trigger condition for each of the at least one visual content item;

storing, in a database, the received at least one visual content item and corresponding audio content item and at least one trigger condition;

identifying, by a processing device, at least one display condition of a plurality of display conditions;

identifying, in the database, a specific visual content item, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to the specific visual content item is met based on the identified at least one display condition;

displaying, by a light projection display device, the specific visual content item; and

wirelessly transmitting, by a transmitting device, the audio content item corresponding to the specific visual content item for audible emission by a mobile communication device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to audibly emit the audio content item via an application program executed by a processor of the mobile communication device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein receiving the at least one visual content item to be display further includes receiving, for each of the at least one visual content item, an accompanying additional content item, and the method further comprises:

receiving, by the receiving device, a request for additional content;

identifying, by the processing device, a specific additional content item accompanying the identified specific visual content item; and

transmitting, by a transmitting device, the identified specific additional content item.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein

the request for additional content further includes a content identifier,

the specific additional content item is associated, in the database, with the content identifier included in the request for additional content, and

the specific visual content item includes a machine-readable code encoded with at least the content identifier.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, by the receiving device, an additional content item associated with the displayed specific visual content item; and

displaying, concurrently with the specific visual content item, the received additional content item.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

capturing, by a video capture device, a video, wherein the video includes captured images including the display of the specific visual content item by the light projection display device; and

transmitting, by a transmitting device, the captured video.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein transmitting the captured video further includes transmitting the audio content item corresponding to the specific visual content item.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein

receiving the at least one visual content item further includes receiving, for each of the at least one visual content item, a bid value, and

identifying the specific visual content item further includes

identifying a set of visual content items, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items is met based on the identified at least one display condition, and

identifying, in the set of visual content items, the specific visual content item based on the bid value corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items.

25. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one trigger condition is one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

26. The method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of display conditions includes at least one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

27. The method of claim 17, wherein the audio content item is audibly emitted by the mobile communication device in synchronization with the display of the specific visual content item without latency.

28. A system for the distribution of audio and visual media, comprising:

a receiving device configured to receive at least one visual content item to be displayed, and an audio content item and at least one trigger condition for each of the at least one visual content item;

a database configured to store the received at least one visual content item and corresponding audio content item and at least one trigger condition;

a processing device configured to

identify at least one display condition of a plurality of display conditions, and

identify, in the database, a specific visual content item, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to the specific visual content item is met based on the identified at least one display condition;

a light projection display device configured to display the specific visual content item; and

a transmitting device configured to wirelessly transmit the audio content item corresponding to the specific visual content item for audible emission by a mobile communication device.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to audibly emit the audio content item via an application program executed by a processor of the mobile communication device.

30. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

a transmitting device, wherein

the receiving device is further configured to

receive, for each of the at least one visual content item, an accompanying additional content item, and

receive a request for additional content,

the processing device is further configured to identify a specific additional content item accompanying the identified specific visual content item, and

the transmitting device is configured to transmit the identified specific additional content item.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein

the request for additional content further includes a content identifier,

the processing device is further configured to associate, in the database, the specific additional content item with the content identifier included in the request for additional content, and

the specific visual content item includes a machine-readable code encoded with at least the content identifier.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein

the receiving device is further configured to receive an additional content item associated with the displayed specific visual content item, and

the light projection display device is further configured to display, concurrently with the specific visual content item, the received additional content item.

33. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

a video capture device configured to capture a video, wherein the video includes captured images including the display of the specific visual content item by the light projection display device; and

a transmitting device configured to transmit the captured video.

34. The system of claim 28, wherein

receiving the at least one visual content item further includes receiving, for each of the at least one visual content item, a bid value, and

identifying the specific visual content item further includes

identifying a set of visual content items, wherein the at least one trigger condition corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items is met based on the identified at least one display condition, and

identifying, in the set of visual content items, the specific visual content item based on the bid value corresponding to each visual content item in the set of visual content items.

35. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one trigger condition is one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

36. The system of claim 28, wherein the plurality of display conditions includes at least one of:

a time, date, temperature, season, weather condition, population density, receipt of a signal from a mobile device, detection of a mobile device, and reading of a machine-readable code.

37. The method of claim 28, wherein the audio content item is audibly emitted by the mobile communication device in synchronization with the display of the specific visual content item without latency.