Interactive entertainment, social networking, and advertising system

• US 7,881,702 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Issued: 02/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Socializeit, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Socializeit, Inc.
• Inventors: Aufhauser, R. Keith, Heyworth, Alejandro
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao; Minh D
• Application Number:
  US11/685,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20080227500A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,422 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/41.2, 455/414.3, 455/421, 455/406, 455/407, 455/408, 705/14, 705/26, 379/114
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8023 the game being played by multiple players at a common site, e.g. in an arena, theatre, shopping mall using a large public display
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks

Abstract

A system includes a personal wireless mobile communication device that is configured to transmit a short-range wireless signal. The short-range wireless signal is processed by a server, and the server executes an action based on the short-range wireless signal. In an embodiment, the action executed by the server is the creation of an Interactive session on a display unit as a function of the short-range wireless signal.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a public display unit;

a personal wireless mobile communication device;

a local server, the local server coupled to the public display unit; and

a signal collector, the signal collector coupled to the personal wireless mobile communication device and the local server;

wherein the local server is configured to provide content to the public display unit;

wherein the personal wireless communication device is configured to transmit a short-range wireless signal to the signal collector, and wherein the signal collector is configured to transmit information to the local server as a function of the short-range wireless signal; and

wherein the short-range wireless signal is for creating an interaction between the personal wireless mobile communication device and the public display unit; and

comprising a plurality of signal collectors and a plurality of personal wireless mobile communication devices, wherein each of the plurality of personal wireless communication devices is configured to transmit the short-range wireless signal to one or more of the plurality of signal collectors;

wherein the plurality of signal collectors transmits information to the local server as a function of the plurality of short-range wireless signals; and

further wherein the local server processes the plurality of short-range wireless signals and alters the content on the public display unit as a function of the processing of the plurality of the short-range wireless signals.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a global server, the global server coupling the local server with one or more other local servers, the one or more other local servers associated with one or more other public display units.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a point of sale device, the point of sale device coupled to the local server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the public display unit includes one or more of a movie theatre screen, a JumboTron®

display unit, a large HD display unit, a display unit in a commercial establishment, an electronic billboard, an electronic poster, a kiosk, a display unit in a classroom, and a display unit in a transportation vehicle.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the system is further configured to display the interaction on the movie theatre screen prior to a feature presentation.