System and method for communicating information from a computerized distributor to portable computing devices
First Claim
1. A wireless communication method, comprising:
- generating, at a distributor, a beacon using a first modulation scheme;
detecting, at said distributor, a first acknowledgement signal generated by a portable computing device using a second modulation scheme, the portable computing device reconfigured by an internal client to generate the first acknowledgement signal using the second modulation scheme, wherein said second modulation scheme is different from said first modulation scheme, and wherein said first acknowledgement signal indicates receipt of said beacon by said portable computing device; and
generating, at said distributor, a broadcast using said first modulation scheme, wherein said broadcast incorporates information to be transmitted to said portable computing device.
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Abstract
A method of transmitting information to a portable computing device comprises, using a first communication protocol, transmitting a client to the portable computing device. The client configures the portable computing device to communicate with a distributor using a data transfer communication protocol. Using the data transfer communication protocol, the information is transmitted from the distributor to the portable computing device. Transmitting the information includes generating, at the distributor, a polling signal, detecting, at the distributor, an acknowledgement signal generated, in response to the polling signal, by the portable computing device, and generating, in response to the acknowledgement signal, a broadcast signal incorporating the information.
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33 Claims
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1. A wireless communication method, comprising:
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generating, at a distributor, a beacon using a first modulation scheme;
detecting, at said distributor, a first acknowledgement signal generated by a portable computing device using a second modulation scheme, the portable computing device reconfigured by an internal client to generate the first acknowledgement signal using the second modulation scheme, wherein said second modulation scheme is different from said first modulation scheme, and wherein said first acknowledgement signal indicates receipt of said beacon by said portable computing device; and
generating, at said distributor, a broadcast using said first modulation scheme, wherein said broadcast incorporates information to be transmitted to said portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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9. A computer-readable medium to direct a distributor to function in a specified manner, comprising:
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a first set of instructions to generate a polling signal using a first modulation scheme;
a second set of instructions to detect an acknowledgement signal in a second modulation scheme, the acknowledgement signal generated, in response to said polling signal, by a portable computing device reconfigured by an internal client to use the second modulation scheme, wherein said second modulation scheme is different from said first modulation scheme; and
a third set of instructions to generate, in response to said acknowledgement signal, a broadcast signal using said first modulation scheme, wherein said broadcast signal incorporates information to be transmitted to said portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium to direct a portable computing device to function in a specified manner, comprising:
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a first set of instructions to detect a polling signal generated by a distributor using a first modulation scheme;
a second set of instructions to reconfigure the portable computing device to generate in a second modulation scheme an acknowledgement signal in response to said polling signal; and
a third set of instructions to detect a broadcast signal generated, in response to said acknowledgement signal, by said distributor using said first modulation scheme. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of transmitting information to a portable computing device, the method comprising:
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using a first communication protocol, transmitting a client to said portable computing device, wherein said client reconfigures said portable computing device to communicate with a distributor using a data transfer communication protocol; and
using said data transfer communication protocol, transmitting said information from said distributor to said portable computing device, wherein transmitting said information includes;
generating, at said distributor, a polling signal;
detecting, at said distributor, an acknowledgement signal generated, in response to said polling signal, by said portable computing device; and
generating, in response to said acknowledgement signal, a broadcast signal incorporating said information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A wireless communication method, comprising:
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downloading a client to a portable computing device from a distributor, the client including a data reception module that reconfigures the portable computing device to use a second modulation scheme;
generating, at the distributor, a beacon using a first modulation scheme;
detecting, at the distributor, a first acknowledgement signal generated by the portable computing device using the second modulation scheme, wherein the second modulation scheme is different from the first modulation scheme, and wherein the first acknowledgement signal indicates receipt of the beacon by the portable computing device; and
generating, at the distributor, a broadcast using the first modulation scheme, wherein the broadcast incorporates information to be transmitted to the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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