Media data exchange transfer or delivery for portable electronic devices

• US 9,084,089 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2014
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ng, Stanley C., Hodge, Andrew Bert, Fadell, Anthony M., Robbin, Jeffrey L., Borchers, Robert Edward, Bell, Chris, Cue, Eddy
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tu X
• Application Number:
  US14/246,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20140221018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/3.05, 455/404.2, 455/432.3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

Methods and systems that facilitate data delivery to electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to data delivery to electronic devices that are portable, such as, mobile devices. In one embodiment, one mobile device discovers another mobile device within its vicinity. The mobile devices can then wirelessly transmit data from one mobile device to the other. The mobile devices, or their users, can control, request or influence the particular data content being delivered.

Claims

1. A portable media device comprising:

a wireless interface; and

a processor configured to cause the portable media device to;

receive a broadcast of media content to users at a venue when the portable media device is in proximity of the venue;

compare information from a user profile stored on the portable media device against a set of predetermined rules to determine if it is permissible to transmit characteristics from the information, wherein the information includes characteristics that indicate a preference for certain types of media content;

transmit the information via the wireless interface to a wireless access point within the venue, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting only characteristics deemed permissible to transmit; and

receive a broadcast of media content based upon the characteristics and based upon how long the portable media device has been located at various portions of the venue.

2. The portable media device of claim 1, wherein the receiving a broadcast is performed using a device other than the wireless interface.

3. The portable media device of claim 2, wherein the device other than the wireless interface is an audio tuner.

4. The portable media device of claim 1, wherein the characteristics include an age of a user of the portable media device.

5. The portable media device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the portable media device to:

receive a user interface customized based upon the characteristics and based upon how long the portable media device has been located at various portions of the venue.

6. A method comprising:

by a portable media device;

receiving a broadcast of media content to users at a venue when the portable media device is in proximity of the venue;

comparing information from a user profile stored on the portable media device against a set of predetermined rules to determine if it is permissible to transmit characteristics from the information, wherein the information includes characteristics that indicate a preference for certain types of media content;

transmitting the information via a wireless interface of the portable media device to a wireless access point within the venue, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting only characteristics deemed permissible to transmit; and

receiving a broadcast of media content based upon the characteristics and based upon how long the portable media device has been located at various portions of the venue.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the receiving a broadcast is performed using a device other than the wireless interface.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the device other than the wireless interface is an audio tuner of the portable media device.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the characteristics include an age of a user of the portable media device.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a user interface customized based upon the characteristics and based upon how long the portable media device has been located at various portions of the venue.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor of a portable media device to cause the portable media device to:

receive a broadcast of media content to users at a venue when the portable media device is in proximity of the venue;

compare information from a user profile stored on the portable media device against a set of predetermined rules to determine if it is permissible to transmit characteristics from the information, wherein the information includes characteristics that indicate a preference for certain types of media content;

transmit the information via a wireless interface of the portable media device to a wireless access point within the venue, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting only characteristics deemed permissible to transmit; and

receive a broadcast of media content based upon the characteristics and based upon how long the portable media device has been located at various portions of the venue.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the receiving a broadcast is performed using a device other than the wireless interface.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the device other than the wireless interface is an audio tuner of the portable media device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the characteristics include an age of a user of the portable media device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the portable media device to:

receive a user interface customized based upon the characteristics and based upon how long the portable media device has been located at various portions of the venue.