System and apparatus for control of published content

• US 8,712,319 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2011
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tahnk Wireless Company LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rosenberg, Einar
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US13/149,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20120115415A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,064 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1.1, 705/14.4, 705/14.37, 455/3.01, 455/3.03, 455/3.04, 455/3.05, 455/3.06, 455/418, 455/420, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/566, 348/14.01, 348/14.02, 348/14.03, 348/14.04
• US Class Current: 455/3.04
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• 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 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A system is provided that allows a user using her/his own mobile communication device to control content on a content publishing device. The mobile communication device uses information received from a data tag on the content publishing device to communicate with a content server providing the content to be published on a content publishing device and run a program on the content server allowing the mobile communication device to at least temporarily control the data published on the content publishing device.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a content display, the system comprising:

a short distance radio transmitter configured to provide first data to a mobile communication device, wherein the first data is associated with the content display; and

a computer system associated with the short distance radio transmitter, wherein the computer system is configured to;

receive the first data from the mobile communication device;

identify the content display based on the first data;

receive, from the mobile communication device, a request for content to be displayed on the content display;

provide the requested content to the content display; and

automatically disconnect the mobile communication device from the content display upon expiration of a time limit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is further configured to receive second data from the mobile communication device, and wherein the second data identifies the mobile communication device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is further configured to determine content options to be provided to the content display based on the first data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the computer system is further configured to provide the content options to the mobile communication device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the computer system is further configured to receive a selection of one of the content options from the mobile communication device.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the first data is associated with a location within a store.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is further configured to provide logistical content publishing options to the mobile communication device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first data is associated with an item.

9. A system for controlling a content display, the system comprising:

a short distance radio receiver associated with first data and configured to receive second data from a mobile communication device, wherein the first data is associated with the content display and the second data identifies the mobile communication device; and

a computer system associated with the short distance radio receiver, wherein the computer system is configured to;

enable the mobile communication device to control what content is provided to the content display, wherein the content provided to the content display is based at least in part on the first data;

provide the content to the content display; and

automatically disconnect the mobile communication device from the content display upon expiration of a time limit.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer system is further configured to identify content options based at least in part on the first data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the computer system is further configured to provide the content options to the mobile communication device identified by the second data.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer system is further configured to receive a selection of one of the content options from the mobile communication device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the content provided to the content display is based on the selection.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer system is further configured to provide logistical content publishing options to the mobile communication device.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the first data is associated with an item.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the first data is associated with a location within a store.

17. A method for controlling a content display, the method comprising:

receiving, at a computer system associated with a short distance radio transmitter, first data from a mobile communication device, wherein the first data is associated with the content display, and wherein the first data originates from the short distance radio transmitter;

identifying the content display based on the first data;

receiving, from the mobile communication device, a request for content to be displayed on the content display;

providing the requested content to the content display; and

automatically disconnecting the mobile communication device from the content display upon expiration of a time limit.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising determining content options for the content display based at least in part on the first data.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising providing the content options to the mobile communication device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a selection of one of the content options from the mobile communication device.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the time limit is based at least in part on whether another mobile communication device requests control of the content display.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising enabling the mobile communication device to pause, stop, fast forward, or rewind the requested content on the content display.

23. A method for controlling a content display, the method comprising:

providing, from a mobile communication device, first data to a computer system associated with a short distance radio transmitter, wherein the first data is associated with the content display, and wherein the first data originates from the short distance radio transmitter;

receiving, from the computer system, content options for presentation on the content display, wherein the content options are based at least in part on the first data;

receiving a selection of one of the content options to be displayed on the content display;

providing the selection to the computer system such that the selected content option is displayed on the content display; and

receiving an indication from the computer system that, upon expiration of a time limit, the mobile communication device will be disconnected from the content display.