Selecting data in a mobile information system

• US 8,041,372 B1
• Filed: 11/26/2007
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Chen, Jack, Minns, Steve, Chanda, Rupen
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost; Dwayne
• Assistant Examiner(s): STERNBANE, LAURENCE J
• Application Number:
  US11/945,253
• Time in Patent Office: 1,422 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.3, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 704/8
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• 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 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Systems and methods, including computer software products, can be implemented for selecting data on a mobile device on which multiple channels are defined. Each channel can be adapted to receive a predetermined type of content for access on the mobile device. Multiple languages may also be defined on the device, and multiple data sets for at least one of the channels are received, wherein each data set is configured for presentation in a different one of the languages. One of the data sets may be selected based on a current location.

Claims

1. A method for selecting data on a mobile device, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of information channels on a mobile device, each information channel adapted to receive, from a content server, a predetermined type of content for access on the mobile device, wherein information channel content is stored in a corresponding segment of a feed store of the mobile device;

receiving a plurality of data sets for at least one of the information channels, wherein each data set is configured for presentation in a different one of a plurality of languages and each data set includes content for presentation on a corresponding one of the information channels, with the plurality of languages identified by a client capabilities server storing data identifying the plurality of languages for use with the mobile device;

selecting one of the data sets for presentation on the corresponding information channel based on a current location of the mobile device; and

presenting content for the information channel corresponding to the selected data set on a user interface of the mobile device by retrieving the selected data set from the corresponding segment of the feed store.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising associating each of the plurality of languages with one or more locations.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein selecting one of the data sets based on the current location includes selecting the data set configured for presentation in the language associated with the current location.

4. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

identifying a new current location; and

selecting a different one of the data sets based on the new current location.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of data sets is further configured for the mobile device based on at least one characteristic of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of data sets are received from a server, and the server includes one or more data sets configured to be presented in a language other than the plurality of languages.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location is a geographic location of the mobile device, and the geographic location is automatically identified by a wireless global information system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location is a geographic location of the mobile device, and the geographic location is automatically identified by information received at the mobile device from a wireless network.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the data sets includes a reference to a shared library, where the shared library includes data configured for presentation in one of the languages.

10. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions for causing data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

storing data identifying a plurality of languages;

receiving, from a content server, a plurality of data sets for at least one information channel on a mobile device, wherein each data set is configured for presentation in a different one of the languages and includes information content received from the content server, with the plurality of data sets selected by a client capabilities server, remote from the mobile device, storing data identifying a subset of a plurality of available languages for use in presenting content on the mobile device;

storing the plurality of data sets for each information channel in one of a plurality of segments of a feed store of the mobile device, with each segment corresponding to one of the information channels;

identifying a current location of the mobile device;

selecting one of the data sets for presentation on one of the information channels based on the current location of the mobile device; and

presenting content for the information channel corresponding to the selected data set on a user interface of the mobile device by retrieving the selected data set from the corresponding segment of the feed store.

11. The article of claim 10 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising presenting the content for the information channel corresponding to the selected data set in response to a user selection on the mobile device.

12. The article of claim 11 wherein presenting the content for the information channel corresponding to the selected data set includes presenting the content using a media player on the mobile device.

13. The article of claim 12 wherein the selected data set includes a reference to a shared library, where the shared library includes data configured for presentation in at least one of the languages.

14. The article of claim 10 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising associating each of the plurality of languages with one or more locations, and wherein selecting one of the data sets based on a current location includes identifying the language associated with the current location.

15. The article of claim 10 wherein the machine-readable medium stores instructions for causing data processing apparatus to further perform operations comprising:

identifying a new current location; and

selecting a different one of the data sets based on the new current location.

16. The article of claim 10 wherein at least one of the plurality of data sets is further configured for presentation on the mobile device based on at least one characteristic of the mobile device.

17. The article of claim 10 wherein the current location is a geographic location of the mobile device, and identifying a current location includes receiving data from at least one of a global information system or a wireless network.

18. A system comprising:

at least one database operable to store contents for a plurality of available channels, wherein the content includes a plurality of data sets for delivery to mobile devices based on a registration of each mobile device to receive updates for one or more channels; and

one or more servers adapted to;

receive an identification of a plurality of languages associated with a particular mobile device;

identify data sets stored in the database, where each identified data set is configured for presentation in a different one of the languages and is selected based on the received identification of the plurality of languages associated with the particular mobile device; and

deliver the identified data sets to the particular mobile device based on the registration of the particular mobile device to receive content for one or more information channels, wherein the identified data sets include the information channel content and are adapted for storage in a corresponding segment of a feed store on the particular mobile device for subsequent retrieval and presentation on the particular mobile device in response to a user selection.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the plurality of data sets includes at least one data set configured for presentation in a language other than the plurality of languages.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the one or more servers are further adapted to:

receive content from one or more remote content providers; and

update content stored in the at least one database for delivery to mobile devices based on the content received from the one or more remote content providers.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the one or more servers are further adapted to automatically deliver the content updates to each mobile device based on at least one of a predetermined interval, an expiration of content previously delivered to the mobile device, or a message from the mobile device that content previously delivered to the mobile device can be replaced.

22. The system of claim 18 wherein each data set in the group is further configured for presentation on the particular mobile device based on one or more characteristics of the mobile device.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the plurality of data sets includes at least one data set configured for presentation on a mobile device other than the particular mobile device.