INTERACTIVE INFORMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20160125390A1
• Filed: 01/11/2016
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobiquity Wireless SL
• Original Assignee: Mobiquity Wireless SL
• Inventors: CEDO PERPINYA, Josep, MASO MAS, David, DALMAU BALLESTER, Marc, GIL LOZANO, Jose Manuel
• Application Number:
  US14/992,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20160125390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2096 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Methods of providing information using an interactive information device (2) are provided. A first method comprises displaying on a display (3) of an interactive information device (2) information selected from information for display stored in a memory of or accessible to the interactive information device (2), establishing a communications connection between the interactive information device (2) and a mobile communications device (20), and transmitting data to the interactive information device (2) from the mobile communications device (20) and/or from the interactive information device (2) to the mobile communications device (20). A further method comprises a tag device detecting the presence of a mobile communications device (20), transmitting data stored in the tag device to the mobile communications device (20) or an information device (2) in response to the detection, preferably transmitting at least some of the data, received from the tag device, from the mobile communications device (20) to an information device (2), and displaying on a display (3) of the information device (2) information relating to the transmitted data received from the mobile communications device (20). One or more systems and/or means for carrying out the methods are provided.

Claims

1. A method of effecting a transaction using an information device, the method comprising:

detecting the presence of a mobile communications device by the information device;

displaying on a display of the information device at least one of a service and a product available for purchase;

establishing a communications connection between the information device and the mobile communications device; and

wirelessly receiving a signal from the mobile communications device for effecting the transaction, wherein the transaction includes a purchase of the at least one service and product.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device comprises a mobile telephone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information device comprises one of a plasma screen display and an LCD display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information device comprises touch-sensitive input means associated with the display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of wirelessly receiving a signal from the mobile communications device comprises wirelessly receiving a NFC signal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of establishing a communication connection comprises establishing a short-range wireless connection between the information device and the mobile communications device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information device is an interactive information device having a touch screen display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein

the information device comprises:

a memory accessible for storing information selectable for display;

means for establishing a communications connection between the information device and the mobile communications device; and

means for transmitting data between the mobile communications device and the information device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing a user to select information for display on the display of the information device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting from the information device to the mobile communications device data relating to information to be displayed by a display of the mobile communications device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising configuring data for compatibility with a display of the mobile communications device prior to transmitting data from the information device to the mobile communications device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitted data comprises data identifying information displayed on the display of the information device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying and retrieving data by a second information device in response to receiving data from the mobile communications device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically displaying a previous screen the user viewed on a second information device when the mobile communications device comes within a communications range of the second information device.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a transaction communication between the mobile communications device and a second information device; and

performing a transaction associated with information displayed on a display of the second information device.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting data, by a second information device, relating to an interaction with a user to at least one other information device.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing the following steps by a second information device:

determining at least one of user information and preference data in response to interactions between the mobile communications device and the information device; and

using at least one of the user information and preference data as control parameters for modifying information prior to its display.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting from a further information device at least some stored data therein to at least one of the mobile communications device within a communication range, and a second information device having a display.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing the following steps by a second information device:

detecting the presence of the mobile communications device; and

transmitting data to at least one of the detected mobile communications device and another information device in response to such detection.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the data that is stored and transmitted by the further information device is associated with at least one of a product and a service with which the further information device is associated.

21. The method of claim 8, wherein the means for establishing a communications connection between the information device and the mobile communications device comprises:

means for establishing a communications connection between the mobile communications device and an intermediate device; and

means for establishing a communications connection between the intermediate device and the information device.

22. A system for effecting a transaction using an information device, the system comprising:

the information device;

means for detecting the presence of a mobile communications device;

means for establishing a communications connection between the information device and the mobile communications device and means for wirelessly receiving a signal from the mobile communications device for effecting the transaction, wherein the transaction includes a purchase of at least one of a service and product;

wherein the information device includes a display for displaying the at least one of the service and the product available for purchase.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the mobile communications device comprises a mobile telephone.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the information device comprises one of a plasma screen display and an LCD display.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the information device comprises touch-sensitive input means associated with the display.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the signal is a NFC signal.

27. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for establishing a communication connection comprises means for establishing a short-range wireless connection between the information device and the mobile communications device.

28. The system of claim 22, wherein the information device is an interactive information device having a touch screen display.

29. The system of claim 22, wherein

the information device further comprises:

a memory accessible for storing information selectable for display;

the means for establishing the communications connection between the information device and the mobile communications device; and

means for transmitting data between the mobile communications device and the information device.

30. The system of claim 22, wherein the information device further comprises means for allowing a user to select information for display on the display of the information device.

31. The system of claim 22, wherein the information device further comprises means for transmitting to the mobile communications device data relating to information to be displayed.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the information device further comprises means for configuring data for compatibility with a display of the mobile communications device prior to transmitting data from the information device to the mobile communications device.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the transmitted data comprises data identifying information displayed on the display of the information device.

34. The system of claim 22, further comprising a second information device comprising means for identifying and retrieving data in response to receiving data from the mobile communications device.

35. The system of claim 22, further comprising a second information device comprising means for automatically displaying a previous screen the user viewed on the second information device when the mobile communications device comes within a communications range of the second information device.

36. The system of claim 29, wherein the means for establishing a communications connection comprises:

means for establishing a transaction communication between the mobile communications device and a second information device; and

means for performing a transaction associated with information displayed on a display of the second information device.

37. The system of claim 22, further comprising a second information device comprising means for transmitting data relating to an interaction with a user to at least one other information device.

38. The system of claim 22, further comprising a second information device comprising:

means for determining at least one of user information and preference data in response to interactions between the mobile communications device and the information device; and

means for using at least one of the user information and preference data as control parameters for modifying information prior to its display.

39. The system of claim 22, further comprising at least one further information device comprising:

means for transmitting at least some stored data therein to at least one of the mobile communications device within a communication range, and a second information device having a display.

40. The system of claim 22, further comprising a second information device comprising:

means for detecting the presence of the mobile communications device; and

means for transmitting data to at least one of the detected mobile communications device and another information device in response to such detection.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein the data that is stored and transmitted by the further information device is associated with at least one of a product and a service with which the at least one further information device is associated.

42. The system of claim 29, wherein the means for establishing a communications connection between the information device and the mobile communications device comprises:

means for establishing a communications connection between the mobile communications device and an intermediate device; and

means for establishing a communications connection between the intermediate device and the information device.