Electronic system

• US 7,466,988 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2001
• Issued: 12/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Sippola, Leena, Koskinen, Topi, Kalliokulju, Satu, Kaartinen, Sanna, Jokinen, Päivi, Hokkanen, Minna
• Primary Examiner(s): Elahee; Md S
• Application Number:
  US09/892,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20020004383A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,730 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4143, 455/466, 455/456.5, 455/456.1, 455/500, 455/405, 455/461, 455/456.3, 707/1, 707/10, 370/338, 705/14, 709/218, 709/206, 340/905, 725/138, 405/91, 715/758
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic system for implementing an optimized way to provide information from a first electronic device to a second portable electronic device, and to a method of implementing a virtual noticeboard. The context in the virtual noticeboard of the first electronic device is arranged to be transmitted to the second device located within a geographically limited coverage area of first radio means of the first device, and the second device comprises selecting means for selecting the reception of the virtual noticeboard of the first device. The contents of the noticeboard may only transmitted to those who enter with their devices the permanent coverage area of the noticeboard, such as an airport. The device implementing the noticeboard and the radio means transmitting its contents may be integrated into one device. The virtual noticeboard may be a global one.

Claims

1. An electronic system comprising:

a first electronic device comprising an implementing device for implementing a virtual noticeboard within the first electronic device, and a first radio device for implementing data transmission transmitting information from the virtual noticeboard to a second portable electronic device, and context in the virtual notice board is arranged to be transmitted to the second portable electronic device after entering a geographically limited coverage area of the first radio device; and

said second portable electronic device comprising a second radio device for implementing the data transmission transmitting information from the virtual noticeboard to the second portable electronic device, a device for processing information received from the virtual noticeboard and a selecting device for selecting reception of the virtual noticeboard;

wherein the first electronic device is portable user equipment in a telephone system, the first radio device is arranged to implement data transmission with regard to the virtual noticeboard such that a new message, a reply and/or a comment is received from the second portable electronic device, said new message, said reply and/or said comment comprises textual data and the implementing device for implementing the virtual noticeboard of said first electronic device is arranged to display the new message, the reply and/or the comment in the virtual noticeboard,

wherein the first electronic device comprises a device for automatically transmitting information on the noticeboard to all second devices located in the coverage area and the second electronic device comprises a device for determining whether to include contact information in the reply information transmitted to the first electronic device or whether to keep the second electronic device anonymous.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second electronic device is portable user equipment in the mobile telephone system.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first radio device is a short-range radio transceiver or a radio transceiver in the mobile telephone system.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein as a protocol, the first radio device use a short message service, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), wireless local area network, GSM data call or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), or another wireless radio system protocol.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the virtual noticeboard is bound to the first electronic device.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the virtual noticeboard is a personal noticeboard of a user of the first electronic device.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selecting device is arranged to show the noticeboard received by the second radio device, to select the noticeboards desired by a user, and to request the first electronic device to transmit the selected piece of information from the noticeboard.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selecting device is used for selecting whether or not to receive the information on the noticeboard automatically transmitted by the first electronic device.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises a device for determining whether to automatically include contact information in the information transmitted to the second devices or whether to keep the source of information anonymous.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises a for calculating how many times a certain piece of information has been retrieved from its virtual noticeboard.

11. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second electronic device comprises a for transmitting the information retrieved from the virtual noticeboard of the first electronic device to the application processing the information.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the application processing the information is communication software enabling data transmission from the second device with a party determined in the retrieved information.

13. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information on the noticeboard of the first electronic device is only transmitted to such second devices which meet predetermined conditions for use.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the conditions for use are based on membership in a group or on a particular user profile.

15. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitted information on the noticeboard is text and/or voice and/or images and/or moving video image.

16. The system as claimed claim 1, wherein the context, in addition to location, also comprises time.

17. A method of using a virtual noticeboard, comprising:

implementing the virtual noticeboard in a first electronic device;

transmitting, on a radio connection implemented by a radio device of the first electronic device, information from the virtual noticeboard of the first device to be processed by at least one second electronic device;

arranging context in contents of the virtual noticeboard to be transmitted to the second portable electronic device after entering a geographically limited coverage area of first radio means;

selecting, in the second portable electronic device, a receiving mode of the virtual noticeboard;

transmitting, on a radio connection, data transmission with regard to the virtual noticeboard such that a new message, a reply and/or a comment is received in the first electronic device from the second portable electronic device, said new message, said reply and/or said comment comprising textual data; and

display the new message, the reply and/or the comment in the virtual noticeboard;

wherein the first electronic device is portable user equipment in a mobile telephone system, the first electronic device automatically transmits information on the noticeboard to all second devices located in the coverage area and the second electronic device is used for determining whether to include contact information in the reply information transmitted to the first electronic device or whether to keep the second electronic device anonymous.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second electronic device is portable user equipment in the mobile telephone system.

19. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first radio device is a short-range radio transceiver or a radio transceiver in the mobile telephone system.

20. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein as a protocol, the first radio device uses a short message service, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), wireless local area network, GSM data call or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), or another wireless radio system protocol.

21. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the virtual noticeboard is bound to the first electronic device.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21, wherein the virtual noticeboard is a personal noticeboard of a user of the first device.

23. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the selection of a receiving mode comprises:

showing, in the second electronic device, noticeboards received by a radio device of the second electronic device,

selecting the noticeboards desired by a user; and

requesting the first electronic device to transmit the selected piece of information from the noticeboard.

24. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein a user of the second device selects whether or not to receive the information on the noticeboard automatically transmitted by the first electronic device.

25. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first electronic device is used for determining whether to automatically include contact information in the information transmitted to the second devices or whether to keep the source of information anonymous.

26. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first electronic device is used for calculating how many times a certain piece of information has been retrieved from its virtual noticeboard.

27. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the second electronic device is used for transmitting the information retrieved from the virtual noticeboard of the first electronic device to the application processing the information.

28. The method as claimed in claim 27, wherein the application processing the information is communication software, and a data transmission connection is established with a party determined in the retrieved information.

29. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the information on the noticeboard of the first electronic device is only transmitted to such second devices which meet predetermined conditions for use.

30. The method as claimed in claim 29, wherein the conditions for use are based on membership in a group or on a particular user profile.

31. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the transmitted information on the noticeboard is text and/or voice and/or images and/or moving video image.

32. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the context, in addition to location, also comprises time.

33. An electronic device comprising:

a device for implementing a virtual noticeboard within the first electronic device;

a first radio device for implementing data transmission transmitting information from the virtual noticeboard to a second portable electronic device and context in the virtual noticeboard is arranged to be transmitted to the second portable electronic device located within a geographically limited coverage area of the first radio device;

wherein the electronic device is portable user equipment in a mobile telephone system, the first radio device is arranged to implement data transmission with regard to the virtual noticeboard such that a new message, a reply and/or a comment is received from the second portable electronic device, said new message, said reply and/or said comment comprises textual data and the device for implementing the virtual noticeboard is arranged to display the new message, the reply and/or the comment in the virtual noticeboard, the first electronic device comprises a device for automatically transmitting information on the noticeboard to all second devices located in the coverage area and the second electronic device comprises a device for determining whether to include contact information in the reply information transmitted to the first electronic device or whether to keep the second electronic device anonymous.