Communication system for wireless communication of content to users
First Claim
1. A communication system that provides content to communication devices over a wireless channel, comprising:
- a receiver that receives proximity information and display functionality level information associated with a communication device;
a controller that, based on the proximity information, determines an optimum data rate and, based on the display functionality level information, determines an optimum content format for communicating the content over the wireless channel; and
a transmitter that uses the optimum data rate and optimum content format for transmitting the content to the communication device over the wireless channel.
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Abstract
A communication system (10) provides content to communication devices (12) over one or more wireless channels that support packet data communication under a specified radio packet data transmission protocol, such as GPRS. The communication system (10) receives proximity and functionality information from the communication devices (12). Based on the proximity and functionality level information, the communication system (10) determines an optimum data rate and optimum content format for communicating the content with the communication devices (12). Using the optimum data rate and content format, the content is transmitted to the communication devices (12) over a wireless channel, thereby optimizing the air time and providing the best user experience regardless of communication device capability or position.
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16 Claims
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1. A communication system that provides content to communication devices over a wireless channel, comprising:
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a receiver that receives proximity information and display functionality level information associated with a communication device;
a controller that, based on the proximity information, determines an optimum data rate and, based on the display functionality level information, determines an optimum content format for communicating the content over the wireless channel; and
a transmitter that uses the optimum data rate and optimum content format for transmitting the content to the communication device over the wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication device, comprising:
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a transmitter that transmits proximity information and display functionality level information to a communication system;
a receiver that receives one or more data packets representing a content from the communication system based on the proximity information and the display functionality level information, wherein the one or more data packets are received with control information which defines how the content is presented at the communication device; and
a controller that, based on the control information, presents the content at the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of communicating content with a communication device over a wireless channel comprising the steps of:
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receiving proximity information and display functionality level information from the communication device;
determining an optimum data rate based on the proximity information;
determining a content format based on the display functionality level information; and
communicating the content with the communication device using the optimum data rate and the content format.
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