Four dimensional (4D) information distribution system and method

• US 8,626,874 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Issued: 01/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard Kaplan
• Original Assignee: Richard Kaplan
• Inventors: Kaplan, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Assistant Examiner(s): Golabbakhsh, Ebrahim
• Application Number:
  US11/634,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20080028038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,590 Days
• Field of Search: 709/219, 715/757, 715/848
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast

Abstract

The present invention provides for a four dimensional (4D) information distribution system and method which allows on-demand and real-time transmission of time-sensitive and useful self-help data or instructional materials to user. The transmission of the 4D information can be initiated at the user'"'"'s request or it can be automatically carried out based on a set of established rules, such as a schedule of events. The 4D information distribution system includes a processing device for generating the 4D information, a distribution device for transmission of the 4D information, a receiving device for accepting the 4D information, and a display device for outputting the received 4D information.

Claims

1. A mobile device for providing instructional information to a user, the mobile device comprising:

a display device operative to provide a display thereon;

at least one input device for user interaction;

at least one non-transitory memory device having a plurality of executable instructions stored therein; and

a processing device, in response to the executable instructions, operative to;

receive a request for instructional material via the at least one input device;

based on the request for instructional material, access interactive three dimensional instructional data providing instructions relating to the request for instructional material, wherein the interactive three dimensional instructional data enables the user to interact with one or more multimedia items displayed as part of the three dimensional data;

provide a visual display of the three dimensional instructional data to the user;

receive a user input request for additional instructions based on the interactive three dimensional instructional data;

adjust the visual display to provide further information relating to the three dimensional instructional data, wherein the further information is based on the user input request for additional instructions; and

provide the further information to the user via the display device.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising:

a local memory device having the interactive three dimensional instructional data stored therein.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising:

a wireless transmitter device operative to receive the interactive three dimensional instructional data from an external database.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the input device includes an audio receiver operative to receive an audio input such that the processing device is operative to receive the user information request via the audio input.

5. The mobile device of claim 4 further comprising:

a natural language engine such that the audio input is a natural language input, the natural language engine receiving and processing the natural language audio input to generate the user input request usable by the processing device.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the input device includes a camera operative to capture an image, such that the request for instructional material is received via the capture of a universal identifier associated with a particular element for which the instructions are associated.

7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the universal identifier is a bar code.

8. The mobile device of claim 1 further comprising:

a transmitter for transmitting data from the mobile device; and

a receiver for receiving data by the mobile device, wherein the transmitter and the receiver maintain an open communication channel with an instruction providing source for receipt and processing of the user input request for additional instructions.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processing device is further operative to:

receive at least one advertisement associated with the request for instructional material; and

present the at least one advertisement to the user in conjunction with the visual display of the portion of the instructions of the interactive three dimensional data.

10. A computerized method for providing instructional information to a user, the method comprising:

receiving a request for instructional material via at least one input device;

based on the request for instructional material, accessing interactive three dimensional instructional data providing instructions relating to the request for instructional material, wherein the interactive three dimensional instructional data enables the user to interact with one or more multimedia items displayed as part of the three dimensional data;

providing a visual display of the three dimensional instructional data to the user via a display device;

receiving a user input request for additional instructions based on the interactive three dimensional instructional data;

adjusting the visual display to provide further information relating to the three dimensional instructional data, wherein the further information is based on the user input request for additional instructions; and

providing the further information to the user via the display device.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising storing the interactive three dimensional instructional data in a local memory device such that the accessing the interactive three dimensional instructional data is via the local memory device.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving the interactive three dimensional instructional data from an external database via a wireless transmitter device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the input device includes an audio receiver operative to receive an audio input, the method further comprising:

receiving the user information request via the audio input.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the audio input is a natural language input, the method further comprising:

receiving and processing the natural language audio input to generate the user input request usable by the processing device using a natural language engine.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the input device includes a camera operative to capture an image, the method further comprising:

receiving the request for instructional material via the capture of a universal identifier associated with a particular element for which the instructions are associated.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the universal identifier is a bar code.

17. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

transmitting data via a transmitter; and

receiving data via a receiver, wherein the transmitter and the receiver maintain an open communication channel with an instruction providing source for receipt and processing of the user input request for additional instructions.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving at least one advertisement associated with the request for instructional material; and

presenting the at least one advertisement to the user in conjunction with the visual display of the portion of the instructions of the interactive three dimensional data.