SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO PERMIT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
First Claim
1. A method for audience participation using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a venue configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:
- determining a location of a selected portion of the UEs within the venue;
subdividing an image into smaller image portions;
transmitting individual ones of the image portions to individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs based on the location of the individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs; and
displaying the individual ones of the image portions on displays of the respective individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs wherein the displays of the respective individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs display the individual ones of the image portions and collectively display the image.
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Abstract
User equipment (UE) includes a short-range transceiver configured for communication with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) distributed throughout a venue. The individual UEs can communicate with the venue via the APs. The UEs can be configured to play interactive games with the venue, some of which may be displayed on the large screen in the venue and others that are displayed on the display of the UE. Data may be sent to the UEs individually or in groups. The data may be in the form of advertising, text messaging, images, video, multimedia, or the like. An array of UEs can receive portions of an overall image and function as individual pixels in a large display.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for audience participation using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a venue configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:
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determining a location of a selected portion of the UEs within the venue; subdividing an image into smaller image portions; transmitting individual ones of the image portions to individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs based on the location of the individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs; and displaying the individual ones of the image portions on displays of the respective individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs wherein the displays of the respective individual ones of the selected portion of the UEs display the individual ones of the image portions and collectively display the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for audience participation using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a geographic area configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:
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determining a location of each of a plurality of UEs within the geographic area; a server transmitting data to the plurality of UEs wherein the data transmitted to each of the plurality of UEs is based on the location of individual ones of the plurality of UEs within the geographic area; and displaying at least a portion of the received data on displays of the respective individual ones of plurality of UEs. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for audience participation using a plurality of user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices in a venue configured with a plurality of wireless access points (APs) comprising:
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establishing a communication link between a first of the plurality of APs and a first of the plurality of the UEs within the venue; downloading data from the first AP and the first UE; establishing a direct communication link between the first UE and a second of the plurality of the UEs within the venue; and transferring the downloaded data from the first UE directly to the second UE using the direct communication link wherein the transferring of the downloaded data from the first UE to the second UE does not utilize any of the plurality of APs. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system to permit audience participation in a geographic area using user equipment (UE) wireless communication devices comprising:
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a plurality of wireless access points (APs) each having an area of radio coverage, each of the plurality of APs being configured to communicate with any of the plurality of UEs within the area of coverage of the respective APs; a server communicatively coupled to the plurality of APs and configured to provide data to each of the plurality of APs and to receive location data from each of the plurality of UEs, the server being further configured to process the location data and to provide data to at least a portion of the APs for transmission to the UEs wherein the data transmitted to each of the plurality of UEs is based on the location of individual ones of the plurality of UEs within the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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