System and method for associating postmark information with digital content
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1. A method for marking content at a mobile device, comprising:
- obtaining content at the mobile device;
receiving postmark information particular to a predetermined vicinity from at least one transponder located at the predetermined vicinity; and
associating at least some of the postmark information from the transponder with the content.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for associating postmark information with digital content. Content is created or otherwise selected from available content selections. Information is received at the mobile device from a radio frequency (RF) transponder. The information may include postmark information to allow the mobile device to associate the postmark information with the content, or may include information to allow the mobile device to send a message to a network service to associate the postmark with created or selected content.
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1. A method for marking content at a mobile device, comprising:
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obtaining content at the mobile device;
receiving postmark information particular to a predetermined vicinity from at least one transponder located at the predetermined vicinity; and
associating at least some of the postmark information from the transponder with the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for creating postcards, comprising:
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receiving information at a mobile device from at least one transponder, wherein the information includes at least a transponder identifier (ID);
creating a message including the transponder ID at the mobile device, and delivering the message to a network service;
locating postmark information at the network service based on the transponder ID; and
associating the postmark information with a content item to create a digital postcard. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for creating postcards, comprising:
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providing a plurality of selectable content items at a kiosk located within a vicinity, each of the selectable content items relating to the vicinity and each having a respective content identifier associated therewith;
transmitting information to a mobile device from at least one transponder, wherein the information includes at least the content identifier of a user-selected content item;
creating a message including the content identifier at the mobile device, and delivering the message to a network service;
identifying the user-selected content item at the network service based on the content identifier; and
associating a postmark with the identified user-selected content item to create a postcard. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for creating postcards, comprising:
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providing at least connection information to a mobile device via an activated radio frequency (RF) transponder;
receiving a message from the mobile device via a connection established using the connection information, wherein the message includes at least one image and a text message;
identifying a postmark based on an identifier provided by the activated RF transponder; and
creating a postcard including the at least one image, the text message, and the postmark. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for creating postcards, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to provide at least a tag identifier (ID) in response to a reader activation signal;
a mobile device comprising a digital camera to create at least one digital image, an RFID reader to provide the reader activation signal and to receive the tag ID, and a message application to provide a message including at least the tag ID and the at least one digital image; and
a server coupled to receive the message from the mobile device via a network, the server comprising a database of tag IDs and respectively associated postmarks, and a processor configured to identify the postmark from the database that is associated with the tag ID provided in the message, and to create a digital postcard including the at least one digital image and the postmark.
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46. A system for creating postcards, comprising:
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a postmark kiosk comprising at least one RFID tag to provide at least a tag identifier (ID) in response to a reader activation signal;
a mobile device comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader to provide the reader activation signal and to receive the tag ID, and a message application to provide a message including at least the tag ID;
a server coupled to receive the message from the mobile device via a network, the server comprising a database of tag IDs and respectively associated postmarks and images, and a processor configured to identify the image and postmark from the database that are associated with the tag ID provided in the message, and to create a digital postcard including the identified image and postmark. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for creating postcards, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to provide connection information to a mobile device in response to an RFID activation signal;
a wireless communication interface to receive a message including at least one image and a text message from the mobile device over a connection established using the connection information;
a processing module configured to create a digital postcard including at least the image, the text message, a post stamp, and a postmark; and
a printer to print the digital postcard. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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