Method of Displaying Contents By Using Device Identifier of Wireless Communication Device, Method of Providing Contents, User Terminal For Performing the Contents Displaying Method, and System For Providing Contents to Perform the Contents Providing Method

• US 20140308937A1
• Filed: 11/02/2012
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Min Gyu Han
• Original Assignee: Min Gyu Han
• Inventors: Han, Min Gyu
• Granted Patent: US 10,341,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of displaying contents by using a device identifier of a wireless communication device, and a method of providing contents. The contents displaying method includes: receiving the device identifier from the wireless communication device if the device is located within a coverage thereof; and receiving and displaying at least one content corresponding to the device identifier from a contents providing system.

Claims

1. A user terminal, comprising:

an identification information receiver to receive identification information of a wireless communication apparatus from the wireless communication apparatus, when the user terminal is located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus; and

a content display unit to receive at least one content corresponding to the identification information from a content providing system, and to display the received at least one content.

2. The user terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information receiver receives identification information from the wireless communication apparatus selected by the user terminal from among a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses.

3. The user terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information receiver receives identification information from the wireless communication apparatus selected from among a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, each of the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses having a signal sensitivity that is equal to or greater than a preset signal sensitivity based on a distance between the user terminal and each of the wireless communication apparatuses.

4. The user terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information receiver transfers identification information of a wireless communication apparatus to a neighboring terminal that is not located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus.

5. The user terminal of claim 1, wherein the identification information receiver transfers the identification information to a neighboring terminal, a first user having the user terminal and a second user having the neighboring terminal being connected to each other in a social network.

6. The user terminal of claim 1, wherein the content display unit controls display of at least one received content, based on location information of a wireless communication apparatus corresponding to a coverage area in which the user terminal is located.

7. A content providing system, comprising:

a content search unit to search for content based on identification information of a wireless communication apparatus that is received from a user terminal; and

a content providing unit to provide the user terminal with the found content.

8. The content providing system of claim 7, wherein the user terminal is located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus.

9. The content providing system of claim 7, wherein the content search unit receives, from a neighboring terminal, identification information of a wireless communication apparatus transferred by a user terminal located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus, and searches for content.

10. The content providing system of claim 7, wherein the content search unit receives identification information of a wireless communication apparatus from a neighboring terminal, and searches for content, a first user having a user terminal located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus being connected to a second user having the neighboring terminal in a social network.

11. The content providing system of claim 7, further comprising:

a content managing unit to store and manage content corresponding to the identification information.

12. The content providing system of claim 7, wherein the user terminal controls display of at least one received content, based on location information of the wireless communication apparatus.

13. A content display method performed by a user terminal, comprising:

receiving identification information of a wireless communication apparatus from the wireless communication apparatus, when the user terminal is located within a coverage area of the wireless communication apparatus; and

receiving at least one content corresponding to the identification information from a content providing system, and displaying the received content.

14. A content providing method performed by a content providing system, comprising:

searching for content based on identification information of a wireless communication apparatus that is received from a user terminal; and

providing the user terminal with the found content.