Apparatus and method for facilitating physical browsing on wireless devices using radio frequency identification
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a wireless signal from a mobile terminal to activate a transponder, the transponder having at least an application identifier and content associated therewith;
receiving at least the application identifier and content from the activated transponder at the mobile terminal when physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder;
invoking, at the mobile terminal, an application identified at least in part by the received application identifier; and
providing the content received from the transponder to the invoked application for use by the invoked application when executed.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for locating available information and services/applications via mobile terminals radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. At least one transponder is provided, having at least an application identifier and associated content, at a location that is accessible to mobile terminal users. The transponder is activated via a wireless signal transmitted by the mobile terminal. The application identifier and content from the activated transponder are received at the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder. In response, an application identified at least in part by the application identifier is invoked on the mobile terminal.
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34 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a wireless signal from a mobile terminal to activate a transponder, the transponder having at least an application identifier and content associated therewith; receiving at least the application identifier and content from the activated transponder at the mobile terminal when physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder; invoking, at the mobile terminal, an application identified at least in part by the received application identifier; and providing the content received from the transponder to the invoked application for use by the invoked application when executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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transmitting a radio frequency activation signal from a mobile terminal; causing activation of a transponder in response to the radio frequency activation signal when the transponder is within a radio frequency transmission range of the mobile terminal; receiving at least an application identifier and content from the activated transponder at the corresponding mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is within a backscatter transmission range of the transponder; locating a local application on the mobile terminal identified at least in part by the received application identifier; providing the content to the local application; and executing the local application using at least a portion of the content.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to; transmit a wireless signal to activate a transponder, the transponder having at least an application identifier and content associated therewith; and receive at least the application identifier and content from the activated transponder when physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to; invoke an application identified at least in part by the application identifier; and provide the content received from the transponder to the invoked application for use by the invoked application when executed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system comprising:
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at least one transponder having at least an application identifier and content stored thereon, wherein the transponder is capable of transmitting the application identifier and the content in response to a wireless signal; at least one mobile terminal, comprising; (a) a transceiver configured to transmit the wireless signal to activate the transponder, and to receive at least the application identifier and content when physically located within a wireless transmission range of the transponder; (b) a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to invoke an application identified at least in part by the application identifier and to provide the content received from the transponder to the invoked application for use by the invoked application when executed.
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