VENUE-ORIENTED SOCIAL FUNCTIONALITY VIA A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an access device located at a commercial venue, the access device being communicatively coupled via a local area network with a mobile communication device located at the commercial venue; and
a communication node communicatively coupled to the access device via a wide area network, the communication node to provide a social networking service related to the commercial venue to a user of the mobile communication device;
the access device to exchange information between the communication node and the mobile communication device, the information relating to the social networking service.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for social functionality via a mobile communication device are presented. An example system may include an access device and a communication node. The access device may be located at a commercial venue and communicatively coupled via a local area network with a mobile communication device located at the venue. The communication node may be communicatively coupled to the access device via a wide area network to provide a social networking service related to the venue to a user of the mobile communication device. The access device may exchange information relating to the social networking service between the communication node and the mobile communication device.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an access device located at a commercial venue, the access device being communicatively coupled via a local area network with a mobile communication device located at the commercial venue; and a communication node communicatively coupled to the access device via a wide area network, the communication node to provide a social networking service related to the commercial venue to a user of the mobile communication device; the access device to exchange information between the communication node and the mobile communication device, the information relating to the social networking service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An access device comprising:
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at least one receiver to receive a plurality of digital audio streams, each of the digital audio streams corresponding to video content being presented by a video presentation device; a wireless transceiver to transmit to a mobile communication device for presentation to a user a plurality of wireless digital audio streams, each of the wireless digital audio streams corresponding to one of the received digital audio streams; and control logic to exchange information with the mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver to provide a social networking service to the user of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of digital audio streams, each of the digital audio streams corresponding to video content presented to a user via a video presentation device located at a commercial venue; transmitting wirelessly the plurality of digital audio streams to a mobile communication device of the user; and providing at least one social networking service related to the commercial venue to the user via the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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