Data verification system for a near field communications enabled display

• US 8,126,505 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2008
• Issued: 02/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Tulloch, Gill
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Blane J
• Application Number:
  US12/339,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20100161410A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/414.1, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 709/203, 709/219, 709/224
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0246 Traffic

Abstract

An NFC enabled telecommunications communication device is mounted behind the touch point of a smart poster. The content data downloadable from the smart poster is managed remotely, monitored and usage data of the smart poster analyzed at a server via the telecommunications device.

Claims

1. A smart poster comprising:

a near field communications (NFC) device; and

a transceiver unit;

the NFC device being arranged to transmit data to a mobile device upon the mobile device coming into the transmission range of the NFC device;

the transceiver unit comprising a network connection device and a processor, the processor being operably connected to the NFC device and arranged to monitor the transmission of data by the NFC device, wherein the processor is arranged to communicate details of a transaction between the NFC device and the mobile device to a remote server over a network via the network connection device, and wherein the processor is arranged to compare verification data received from the remote server to data stored upon the NFC device in order to verify that the data stored upon the NFC device is valid.

2. A smart poster according to claim 1 wherein the NFC device is arranged to interrogate the mobile device during connection therewith.

3. A smart poster according to claim 2 wherein the processor is arranged to communicate data received at the NFC device during interrogation of the mobile device to the remote server.

4. A smart poster according to claim 1 wherein the NFC is arranged to interrogate the mobile device for data relating to any of the following:

telephone number, user identity, or telecommunications service provider.

5. A smart poster according to claim 1 wherein the processor is arranged to collect usage data indicative of the number of times that the NFC device has been accessed.

6. A smart poster according to claim 1 wherein the processor of transceiver unit is arranged to be interrogated by the remote server.

7. A smart poster according to claim 1 wherein the processor is arranged to receive corrected or update updated data from the remote server and is further arranged to upload the data to the NFC device.

8. A smart poster comprising:

a near field communications (NFC) device; and

a transceiver unit;

the NFC device being arranged to transmit data to a mobile device upon the mobile device coming into the transmission range of the NFC device;

the transceiver unit comprising a network connection device and a processor, the processor being operably connected to the NFC device and arranged to monitor the transmission of data by the NFC device, wherein the processor is arranged to communicate details of a transaction between the NFC device and the mobile device to a remote server over a network via the network connection device, and wherein the remote server is arranged to compare content data received from the NFC device to reference data stored upon the remote server in order to verify that the content data stored upon the NFC device is valid.

9. A smart poster according to claim 8 wherein the NFC device is arranged to interrogate the mobile device during connection therewith.

10. A smart poster according to claim 9 wherein the processor is arranged to communicate data received at the NFC device during interrogation of the mobile device to the remote server.

11. A smart poster according to claim 8 wherein the NFC is arranged to interrogate the mobile device for data relating to any of the following:

telephone number, user identity, or telecommunications service provider.

12. A smart poster according to claim 8 wherein the processor is arranged to collect usage data indicative of the number of times that the NFC device has been accessed.

13. A smart poster according to claim 8 wherein the processor of transceiver unit is arranged to be interrogated by the remote server.

14. A smart poster according to claim 8 wherein the processor is arranged to receive corrected or updated data from the remote server and is further arranged to upload the data to the NFC device.