Smart phone to home gateway/STB data exchange for content delivery
First Claim
1. A method for operating a home gateway/STB comprising:
- determining that a smart phone is within a proximity threshold of the home gateway/STB;
establishing a wireless communication link between the home gateway/STB and the smart phone;
querying the smart phone for digital diary data via the wireless communication link, the digital diary data including historical data relating to user interactions with the smart phone, the user interactions with the smart phone occurring while the smart phone is outside of communication range of the wireless communication link;
receiving the digital diary data from the smart phone via the wireless communication link;
communicating, via a second communication link, with a remote server to deliver at least some of the digital diary data to the remote server;
receiving content from the remote server, the content selected based upon the historical data of the digital diary data; and
displaying the content upon determining proximity of the smart phone to the home gateway/STB.
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Abstract
A home gateway/STB establishes communication with a smart phone, queries the smart phone for digital diary data, receives the digital diary data from the smart phone, communicates with a remote server to deliver at least some of the digital diary data, receives content from the remote server that is selected based upon to the digital diary data, and downloads the content to the smart phone upon determining proximity of the smart phone to the home gateway/STB. The digital diary data may be information about a transaction serviced by the smart phone, information regarding browsing activities of the smart phone, location data of the smart phone captured over time, or other data. The content may be a channel guide that is customized based upon the digital diary data, media selected based upon the digital diary data, content advertisements selected based upon the digital diary data, or a combination thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a home gateway/STB comprising:
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determining that a smart phone is within a proximity threshold of the home gateway/STB; establishing a wireless communication link between the home gateway/STB and the smart phone; querying the smart phone for digital diary data via the wireless communication link, the digital diary data including historical data relating to user interactions with the smart phone, the user interactions with the smart phone occurring while the smart phone is outside of communication range of the wireless communication link; receiving the digital diary data from the smart phone via the wireless communication link; communicating, via a second communication link, with a remote server to deliver at least some of the digital diary data to the remote server; receiving content from the remote server, the content selected based upon the historical data of the digital diary data; and displaying the content upon determining proximity of the smart phone to the home gateway/STB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a smart phone comprising:
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collecting digital diary data based upon usage of the smart phone; establishing a wireless communication link with a home gateway/STB; receiving, via the wireless communication link, a query for digital diary data from the home gateway/STB; retrieving the digital diary data from memory, wherein collecting digital diary data based upon usage of the smart phone occurs while the smart phone is outside range of the wireless communication link; delivering, via the wireless communication link, at least some of the digital diary data to the home gateway/STB for further delivery to a remote server; receiving content from the home gateway/STB via the wireless communication link, the content selected by the remote server based upon the digital diary data; presenting the content on a user interface of the smart phone; determining that the smart phone is no longer within range of the wireless communication link with the home gateway/STB; and collecting additional digital diary data based upon usage of the smart phone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A home gateway/STB comprising:
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a wired communications interface; a wireless communications interface; and processing circuitry coupled to the wireless communications interface, which in combination are configured to; establish a wireless communication link with a smart phone; query the smart phone for digital diary data via the wireless communication link; receive the digital diary data from the smart phone via the wireless communication link, the digital diary data including historical data relating to user interactions with the smart phone, the user interactions with the smart phone occurring while the smart phone is outside of communication range of the wireless communication link; communicate with a remote server, via the wired communication link, to deliver at least some of the digital diary data to the remote server; receive content from the remote server, the content selected based upon the historical data of the digital diary data; and display the content upon determining proximity of the smart phone to the home gateway/STB. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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