SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

• US 20130346061A1
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Globili, LLC
• Original Assignee: Globili, LLC
• Inventors: Donabedian, William A., Mullins, Randall L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,092,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for linking virtual content to various types of object, such a static physical objects, through the use of triggers of varying formats. The virtual content can be updated by a content curator over time. The virtual content can be translated into a plurality of languages and can be selectively transmitted to a mobile communications device upon receipt of the trigger.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a content management computing system in networked communication with a mobile communications device associated with a user and a computing device associated with a content curator, the content management computing system configured to;

store language-based content received from the computing device;

translate the language-based content received from the content curator into a plurality of language translations;

link the plurality of language translations to a trigger;

cause the display of a visual representation of the trigger on the computing device associated with the content curator;

receive a network communication from the mobile communications device comprising the trigger;

determine that the plurality of language translations are linked to the received trigger;

cause the transmission of at least one of the plurality of language translations to the mobile communications device; and

store analytics data related to the network communication received from the mobile communications devices, wherein the analytics data is accessible to the content curator via the computing device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the trigger is any of a visual code, a numeric code, an alphanumeric code, a biometric code, a genetic code, a geographic-based code, an audio code, an acoustic code, and a wireless communication code.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the trigger is any of a quick response (QR) code, a bar code, a short message service (SMS) code, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) code, an acoustic fingerprint technology (AFT) code, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) code, and a near field communication (NFC) code.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the language-based content and the trigger are associated with an object.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content management computing system is further configured to:

responsive to receiving an alteration to the language-based content, translate the altered language-based content into a plurality of language translations, wherein the link to the trigger is maintained.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content management computing system is further configured to:

receive a text-based edit to one of the plurality of language translations of the language-based content; and

store an edited translation, wherein the link to the trigger is maintained.

7. A computer-based method, comprising:

receiving language-based content from a remote computing device operated by a content curator;

storing the language-based content in a content database;

linking a trigger with the language-based content;

subsequent to linking the trigger with the language-based content, receiving a wireless communication comprising the trigger from a first mobile communications device;

after receiving the wireless communication, determining content stored in the content database that is linked to the trigger, wherein the content is the language-based content;

sending a first informational response to the first mobile communications device, the first informational response comprising a language translation of the language-based content;

allowing the content curator to alter the language-based content stored in the content database that is linked to the trigger; and

responsive to receiving an alteration to the language-based content, storing the altered language-based content in the content database, wherein the link to the trigger is maintained.

8. The computer-based method of claim 7, comprising:

responsive to receiving a second wireless communication comprising the trigger from a second mobile communications device, retrieving a language translation of the altered language-based content that is linked to the trigger; and

sending a second informational response to the second mobile communications device, the second informational response comprising the retrieved language translation of the altered language-based content.

9. The computer-based method of claim 7, comprising:

storing analytics data related to the wireless communication received from the first mobile communications device and the first informational response, wherein the analytics data is accessible to the content curator.

10. The computer-based method of claim 7, comprising:

storing a plurality of language translations of the language-based content in the content database, wherein the retrieved language translation is one of the plurality of language translations.

11. The computer-based method of claim 10, comprising:

receiving a text-based edit to one of the plurality of language translations of the language-based content; and

storing an edited translation in the content database.

12. The computer-based method of claim 8, comprising:

storing a plurality of language translations of the altered language-based content in the content database; and

wherein sending the second informational response comprises sending to the second mobile communications device one of the plurality of language translations of the altered language-based content.

13. The computer-based method of claim 7, wherein the trigger is any of a visual code, a numeric code, an alphanumeric code, a biometric code, a genetic code, a geographic-based code, an audio code, an acoustic code, and a wireless communication code.

14. The computer-based method of claim 13, wherein the trigger is any of a quick response (QR) code, a bar code, a short message service (SMS) code, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) code, an acoustic fingerprint technology (AFT) code, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) code, and a near field communication (NFC) code.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a content management system in communication with a first mobile communications device and a second mobile communications device, the content management system comprising a data store, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

store in the data store a plurality of triggers, wherein each of the plurality of triggers is linked to a different mobile communications device;

receive a communication from the first mobile communications device, the communication comprising;

a trigger, wherein the trigger is one of the plurality of triggers stored in the data store, and

a first message in a first language;

determine that the first message is directed to the second mobile communication device based on the linking of the trigger to the second mobile communication device in the data store;

determine a language preference associated with the second mobile communications device, wherein the language preference is a second language;

cause the first message to be translated from the first language to the second language to generate a translated first message; and

cause the translated first message to be sent to the second mobile communications device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:

receive a communication from the second mobile communications device, the communication comprising a second message in the second language;

cause the second message to be translated from the second language to the first language to generate a translated second message; and

cause the translated second message to be sent to the first mobile communications device.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the message is translated from the first language to the second language in substantially real-time.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the trigger is one of a one-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, and an RFID-code.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:

send a language selection list to the second mobile communications device;

receive a selection of a language in the language selection list, wherein the selected language is an indication of the second language.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first message is typed using inputs from a first virtual keyboard having characters related to the first language and a second message received from the second mobile communications device is typed using inputs from a second virtual keyboard having characters related to the second language.