CONTEXT-AWARE LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
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Abstract
Technologies are presented that provide location-based information distribution to targeted media devices. A method of distributing information by an information server in a networked media system may include determining a location of a first media device, determining one or more topics being consumed on the first media device, obtaining information categorically associated with one or more of the determined topics or the location of the first media device, and providing the obtained information to one or more of the first media device or a second media device in use within a predetermined proximity of the first media device. Determination of the location of the first media device may include determining whether the first media device is within a predetermined proximity of one or more other media devices with fixed known locations or of the information server. The provided information may include such information as advertisements, media recommendations, etc.
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50 Claims
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26. A location-based information server through which media content is provided to one or more media devices in networked communication with the information server, the information server comprising:
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a location detector configured to determine a location of a first media device, wherein the location includes an area of an establishment; an activity monitor configured to determine one or more topics being consumed on the first media device; an information gathering module configured to obtain information categorically associated with one or more of the determined topics or the location of the first media device; and an information injection module configured to provide the obtained information to one or more of the first media device or a second media device in use within a predetermined proximity of the first media device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus for distributing information in a networked media system, comprising:
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means for determining a location of a first media device, wherein the location includes an area of an establishment; means for determining one or more topics being consumed on the first media device; means for obtaining information categorically associated with one or more of the determined topics or the location of the first media device; and means for providing the obtained information to one or more of the first media device or a second media device in use within a predetermined proximity of the first media device.
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45. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing control logic configured to instruct a processor of an information server to:
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determine a location of a first media device, wherein the location includes an area of an establishment; determine one or more topics being consumed on the first media device; obtain information categorically associated with one or more of the determined topics or the location of the first media device; and provide the obtained information to one or more of the first media device or a second media device in use within a predetermined proximity of the first media device.
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46. A method of distributing information in a networked media system, comprising:
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determining, by an information server, a location of a first media device, wherein the location includes an area of an establishment; determining, by the information server, one or more topics being consumed on the first media device; obtaining, by the information server, information categorically associated with one or more of the determined topics or the location of the first media device; and providing, by the information server, the obtained information to one or more of the first media device or a second media device in use within a predetermined proximity of the first media device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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