Selective media capture via a communication device
First Claim
1. A content distribution method, comprising steps of:
- (i) a content server establishing a direct wireless connection with a mobile unit, and receiving a first request for available content items from the mobile unit over a wireless medium, wherein the mobile unit is located within a short-range wireless operational area served by a transceiver of the content server;
(ii) the content server transmitting a first response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the first response comprises information associated with available content items;
(iii) the content server receiving a second request for a specific content item from the mobile unit via the transceiver; and
(iv) transmitting a second response from the content server to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the second response comprises accessibility data corresponding to the specific content item, wherein the mobile unit accesses the content item using said accessibility data,wherein a first specific content item is available according to a first set of predetermined conditions and a second specific content item is available according to a second set of predetermined conditions, andwherein the first set of predetermined conditions comprises a password-based condition, said password associated with said first specific content item.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for selectively capturing content and delivering the captured content to mobile communications devices via wireless communications are disclosed. In some embodiments, a mobile unit sends a request for content to a nearby content server, to which the content server may respond with a list of available content items. The mobile unit may send a second, refined request for a specific content item. The content server may send the requested content item to the mobile unit, or the content server may send a pointer to the mobile unit, which indicates a network location from which a user may later retrieve the actual content item. In another embodiment, a mobile unit sends a request to a content server for presently displayed content. The content server may capture a screen image and send the captured image to the mobile unit. Alternatively, the content server may send the file in a native file format of the file from which the displayed content was generated.
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57 Claims
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1. A content distribution method, comprising steps of:
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(i) a content server establishing a direct wireless connection with a mobile unit, and receiving a first request for available content items from the mobile unit over a wireless medium, wherein the mobile unit is located within a short-range wireless operational area served by a transceiver of the content server; (ii) the content server transmitting a first response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the first response comprises information associated with available content items; (iii) the content server receiving a second request for a specific content item from the mobile unit via the transceiver; and (iv) transmitting a second response from the content server to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the second response comprises accessibility data corresponding to the specific content item, wherein the mobile unit accesses the content item using said accessibility data, wherein a first specific content item is available according to a first set of predetermined conditions and a second specific content item is available according to a second set of predetermined conditions, and wherein the first set of predetermined conditions comprises a password-based condition, said password associated with said first specific content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A content server, comprising:
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a processor, a transceiver fur receiving requests from and transmitting responses to a mobile unit within a short-range wireless operational area served by the content server, memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of; (i) establishing a direct wireless connection with the mobile unit, and receiving a first request from the mobile unit for available content items via the transceiver; (ii) transmitting a first response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the first response comprises information associated with available content items; (iii) receiving a second request for a specific content item from the mobile unit via the transceiver; and (iv) transmitting a second response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the second response comprises accessibility data corresponding to the specific content item, wherein the mobile unit accesses the content item using said accessibility data, wherein the content server makes a first specific content item available according to a first set of predetermined conditions and a makes a second specific content item available according to a second set of predetermined conditions, and wherein the first set of predetermined conditions comprises a password-based condition, said password associated with said first specific content item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a content server to perform the steps of:
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(i) establishing a direct wireless connection with a mobile unit and receiving a first request for available content items from the mobile unit within a short-range wireless operational area served by a transceiver of the content server; (ii) transmitting a first response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the first response comprises information associated with available content items; (iii) receiving a second request for a specific content item from the mobile unit via the transceiver; and (iv) transmitting a second response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the second response comprises accessibility data corresponding to the specific content item, wherein the mobile unit accesses the content item using said accessibility data, wherein a first specific content item is available according to a first set of predetermined conditions and a second specific content item is available according to a second set of predetermined conditions, and wherein the first set of predetermined conditions comprises a password-based condition, said password associated with said first specific content item. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A mobile unit, comprising
a transceiver that communicates with a content server when the mobile unit has established a direct wireless connection with the content server within a short-range wireless operational area served by the content server; -
a processor, memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile unit to perform the steps of; (i) establishing the direct wireless connection with the content server, and sending a first request for available content items to the content server; (ii) receiving a first response from the content server via the transceiver, wherein the first response comprises information associated with available content items, indicating that a first specific content item is available according to a first set of predetermined conditions and a second specific content item is available according to a second set of predetermined conditions, wherein the first set of predetermined conditions comprises a password-based condition, said password associated with said first specific content item; (iii) sending a second request for the first specific content item to the content server, said second request comprising said password; and (iv) receiving a second response from the content server via the transceiver, wherein the second response comprises accessibility data corresponding to the specific content item, wherein the mobile unit accesses the content item using said accessibility data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A content distribution method, comprising steps of:
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(i) a content server establishing a direct wireless connection with a mobile unit, and the content server wirelessly receiving a request for content from the mobile unit via a transceiver of the content server, wherein the mobile unit is located within a short-range wireless operational area served by the transceiver of the content server; (ii) the content server identifying data corresponding to a video display image displayed on a device other than the mobile unit at a time when the request is received; and (iii) the content server sending a response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the response comprises a data file corresponding to the identified data. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A content server, comprising:
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a processor, a transceiver; memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of; (i) establishing a direct wireless connection with a mobile unit, and receiving a request for content from the mobile unit within a short-range wireless operational area served by the transceiver of the content server; (ii) identifying data corresponding to a video display image displayed on a device other than the mobile unit at a time when the request is received; and (iii) sending a response to the mobile unit via the transceiver, wherein the response comprises a data file corresponding to the identified data. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A mobile unit, comprising:
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a transceiver that communicates with a content server when the mobile unit has established a direct wireless connection with the content server and is within the short-range wireless operational area served by the content server; a processor, memory fur storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile unit to perform the steps of; (i) sending a request fur content to the content server; and (ii) receiving data from the content server via the transceiver, said data corresponding to a video image displayed on a device other than the mobile unit at a time when the content server receives the request for content. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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