Negotiated wireless peripheral systems
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in mobile network communication systems. A mobile unit such as a smart phone is preferably equipped with a wireless local area network connection and a wireless wide area network connection. The local area network connection is used to establish a position-dependent ecommerce network connection with a wireless product or service access device supplied by a vendor. A negotiation sequence is carried out to electronically contract the services of the negotiated wireless peripheral from the vendor using a prepaid ecommerce protocol. The negotiated wireless peripheral is a general product or service vending device and the mobile unit acts as a digital authentication and payment device with digital pre-paid payment capabilities. The techniques are useful in many applications to include ticketing and admission systems to events and other types of services that involve ticketing.
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69 Claims
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45. A method for use in a computerized handheld device that includes a built-in area-constrained display and at least one transceiver for wirelessly accessing an Internet, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a wireless Internet access connection, a first graphical user interface adapted for display on the built-in area-constrained display;
displaying the first graphical user interface on the built-in area-constrained display;
executing a handshake sequence to gain access to a peripheral augmentation device that provides a non-area-constrained display, in accordance with a wireless local area network protocol;
in accordance with an affirmative result of the handshake sequence, coupling to a remote server an indication that the computerized handheld device has at its disposal a non-area constrained display;
receiving, via the wireless Internet access connection, a second graphical user interface adapted for display on the non-area-constrained display; and
transmitting to the peripheral augmentation device, using the wireless local area network protocol, a representation of the second graphical user interface for display on the non-area-constrained display. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method comprising:
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receiving from a wireless handheld device a first indication that the wireless handheld device has a capability of displaying graphical content on a built-in area-constrained display;
in response to receipt of the first indication, coupling to the wireless handheld device a first graphical user interface adapted for display on the built-in area-constrained display;
receiving from the wireless handheld device a second indication that the wireless handheld device further has a capability to display graphical content on a non-area constrained display external to the wireless handheld device; and
in response to receipt of the second indication, coupling to the wireless handheld device a second graphical user interface adapted for display on the non-area-constrained display. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55)
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56. A method for use in a system comprising an Internet server, a wireless handheld device, and a plurality of public access wireless local area network stations, the method comprising:
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establishing communication between the wireless handheld device and a selected one of the plurality of public access wireless local area network stations using a wireless local area network protocol;
establishing an ecommerce session between the wireless handheld device and a member of the group consisting of the Internet server and the selected public access wireless local area network station, wherein the ecommerce session is position-dependent by virtue of the wireless handheld device using the communication with the selected public access wireless local area network station to support the ecommerce session;
the wireless handheld device providing via the ecommerce session an access credential that is a member of the group consisting of a credit account payment, a debit account payment, a digital cash instrument, and a subscriber identity authentication;
a member of the group consisting of the Internet server and the selected public access wireless local area network station validating the access credential;
the selected public access wireless local area network station providing an Internet access connection to the wireless handheld device in response to the validating; and
the wireless handheld device using the Internet access connection to connect with a remote server system that provides a user-customized portal function that aggregates plural user-selected data items of interest to a user of the wireless handheld device, from a plurality of remote network addresses, wherein the user-customized portal function provides a unified user interface to the user and is adapted to be displayed on an area-constrained user interface built into the wireless handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method for use in a system comprising a server system, a wireless handheld device, and a plurality of public access wireless local area network stations, the method comprising:
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in response to a request initiated by the wireless handheld device, establishing packet communication between the server system and the wireless handheld device via one or more of the plurality of public access wireless local area network stations;
providing a user-customized portal function that aggregates plural distinct user-selected data items of interest to a user of the wireless handheld device, from a plurality of remote network addresses, to provide a first user-content-customized graphical user interface, wherein the first user-customized-content graphical user interface is adapted to be displayed on an area-constrained user interface built into the wireless handheld device;
receiving a message indicative of the availability of a non-area constrained display external to the wireless handheld device; and
in response to the message, the user-customized portal function providing a second user-customized-content graphical user interface adapted to be displayed on the non-area-constrained display.
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67. A method for use in a system comprising a server system, a wireless handheld device, and a plurality of public access wireless local area network stations, the method comprising:
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in response to a request initiated by the wireless handheld device, establishing packet communication between the server system and the wireless handheld device via one or more of the plurality of public access wireless local area network stations;
providing a user-customized portal function that aggregates plural distinct user-selected data items of interest to a user of the wireless handheld device, from a plurality of remote network addresses, to provide a user-customized-content graphical user interface, wherein the user-customized-content graphical user interface is adapted to be displayed on an area-constrained user interface built into the wireless handheld device; and
coupling the user-customized-content graphical user interface to the wireless handheld device via one or more of the plurality of public access wireless local area network stations. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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