INTERACTIVE GIFTWARE SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150026296A1
• Filed: 07/17/2014
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bernard Halpern, Isack Merenfeld
• Original Assignee: Bernard Halpern, Isack Merenfeld
• Inventors: HALPERN, Bernard B.
• Application Number:
  US14/334,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20150026296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/20 characterised by the transmission technique; characterised by the transmission medium
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

An interactive giftware system, an interactive giftware item and method of retrieving content stored on server. The interactive giftware system includes a smart device, a server structured and arranged to store content, a giftware item having a notifier structured and arranged to establish a network connection with the smart device and to notify a recipient of the stored content, and an activation device located on the giftware item to authorize the content to play on the smart device.

Claims

1. An interactive giftware system comprising:

a smart device;

a server structured and arranged to store content;

a giftware item having a notifier structured and arranged to establish a network connection with the smart device and to notify a recipient of the stored content; and

an activation device located on the giftware item to authorize the content to play on the smart device.

2. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises the activation device.

3. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises a near field communication (NFC) device.

4. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises at least one of a tactile sensor and an accelerometer.

5. The interactive giftware system according to claim 4, wherein the tactile sensor comprises a push button switch

6. The interactive giftware system according to claim 4, wherein the tactile sensor comprises a proximity switch.

7. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprise a quick response (QR) code.

8. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises an NFC device and a Bluetooth component.

9. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises an NFC device and a Bluetooth component and the giftware item includes a QR code.

10. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the notifier comprises at least one of:

at least one light emitting diode (LED);

a sound transducer; and

a vibration device.

11. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the giftware item comprises at least one of:

jewelry with at least one of precious, semiprecious, synthetic and/or resin stones;

jewelry without stones;

clothing items;

stuffed toys; and

drinking vessels.

12. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the smart device comprise at least one of a smart phone, tablet or phablet.

13. The interactive giftware system according to claim 1, wherein the giftware item comprises a unique identifier designating a location in the server for the content uploaded for the giftware item.

14. An interactive giftware item comprising:

a notifier having at least one of;

an NFC device; and

a Bluetooth module and at least one of a tactile sensor and an accelerometer;

at least one of;

at least one light emitting diode (LED);

a sound transducer; and

a vibration device; and

a controller structured and arranged to control the notifier.

15. The interactive giftware item according to claim 14, wherein the giftware item comprises at least one of:

jewelry with at least one of precious, semiprecious, synthetic and/or resin stones;

jewelry without stones;

clothing items;

stuffed toys; and

drinking vessels.

16. The interactive giftware item according to claim 14, wherein the tactile sensor comprises at least one of a push button switch and a proximity switch.

17. The interactive giftware item according to claim 14, further comprising a QR code at least one of affixed to and imbedded on the giftware time.

18. A method for retrieving content stored on a server, the method comprising:

receiving a notification from a giftware item of new content uploaded to a server; and

activating the giftware item, which instructs a smart device to retrieve and play the content.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the smart device comprises a notification application to communicate with the server and the giftware item.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the smart device retrieves and plays content stored in a location in the server designated by a unique identifier of the giftware item.