Method and systems for generating and sending a hot link associated with a user interface to a device

• US 9,843,907 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2014
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wildseed Mobile LLC
• Original Assignee: Varia Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Engstrom, G. Eric, Zatloukal, Peter, Graham, Tyrol
• Primary Examiner(s): Ibrahim, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US14/158,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20140228006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 13/00 Voting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 1/0058 provided with channel identification means arrangements for monitoring the use made of broadcast services H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 2200/20 Radio receiver with possibility to choose a station with a certain program style
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/09 Arrangements for device control with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time; Arrangements for control of broadcast-related services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 : Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 : biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 : Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 : Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 : Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 : for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 : Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 : Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 : Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 : Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention sends a hot link to a device. The device may be on a wireless network, a wired network, or directly coupled to the device sending the hot link. The hot link contains an associated action that is performed by the device receiving the hot link. The associated action may be performed when a user interface is activated or automatically when the hot link is received by the device. The action can be a broadcast action, Internet action, call action, download action, or upload action. The broadcast action instructs the device to tune to a particular broadcast in response to the selection of the user interface. The internet action instructs the device to access an Internet site in response to the selection of the user interface. The call action instructs the device to call a telephone number in response to the selection of use interface.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing instructions written thereon that, in response to execution on a computing system, causes the computing system to:

control receipt of a first message indicating a mobile device to receive a hot link and a condition for sending the hot link to the mobile device;

identify, for the mobile device, a user interface element existing on the mobile device prior to generation of the hot link to be associated with the user interface element;

verify that the identified user interface element on the mobile device is capable of rendering the hot link;

determine an action to be performed by the mobile device upon activation of the user interface element by a user of the mobile device;

generate the hot link to perform the action upon activation of the user interface element;

generate a second message containing the hot link and assignment information, the assignment information assigning the hot link to the user interface element of the mobile device; and

control transmission of the second message to the mobile device when the condition is satisfied.

2. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions is further to cause the computing system to:

determine a connection type for sending the second message to the mobile device; and

determine a location of the mobile device.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein, to generate the second message, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to include the location of the mobile device in the second message.

4. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein, to generate the second message, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to format in accordance with a protocol corresponding to the connection type for sending the second message to the mobile device.

5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein, to identify the user interface element, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to identify a button on the mobile device based on information in the first message or based on preferences of a user of the mobile device.

6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the action includes at least a selected one of a broadcast action, an Internet action, a download action, an upload action, and a call action.

7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to tune to a broadcast.

8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein to generate a hot link to perform the action, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to generate instructions to access an Internet site.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to call a number.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to download data.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the computing system, in response to execution of the instructions, is to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to upload data.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a member of a PAL LIST of a user of another mobile device.

13. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors coupled with one or more memory devices, wherein the one or more processors are to implement logic to;

control receipt of a first message indicating a mobile device to receive a hot link and a condition for sending the hot link to the mobile device;

identify, for the mobile device, a user interface element existing on the mobile device prior to generation of the hot link to be associated with the user interface element;

verify that the identified user interface element on the mobile device is capable of rendering the hot link;

determine an action to be performed by the mobile device upon activation of the user interface element by a user of the mobile device;

generate the hot link to perform the action;

generate a second message containing the hot link and assignment information to assign the hot link to the user interface element of the mobile device; and

control transmission of the second message to the mobile device when the condition is satisfied.

14. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are to implement the logic to:

determine a connection type for sending the second message to the mobile device; and

determine a location of the mobile device.

15. The computing system of claim 14, wherein, to generate the second message, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to include the location of the mobile device in the second message.

16. The computing system of claim 14, wherein, to generate the message, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to format in accordance with a protocol corresponding to the connection type for sending the message to the mobile device.

17. The computing system of claim 13, wherein, to identify a user interface element, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to identify a button on the mobile device based on information in the first message or based on preferences of a user of the mobile device.

18. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the action includes at least a selected one of a broadcast action, an Internet action, a download action, an upload action, and a call action.

19. The computing system of claim 13, wherein to generate a hot link to perform the action, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to tune to a broadcast.

20. The computing system of claim 13, wherein to generate a hot link to perform the action, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to generate instructions to access an Internet site.

21. The computing system of claim 13, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to call a number.

22. The computing system of claim 13, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to download data.

23. The computing system of claim 13, wherein, to generate a hot link to perform the action, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to generate instructions that direct the mobile device to upload data.

24. The computing system of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is a member of a PAL LIST of a user of another mobile device.

25. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing instructions written thereon that, in response to execution on a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:

control receipt, based on a condition being met, of a message comprising a hot link and assignment information, the assignment information assigning the hot link to a user interface element of the mobile device that was on the mobile device prior to generation of the assignment information, the user interface element having been verified to display the hot link or verified to control selection of the hot link, and the hot link comprising instructions to perform an action;

extract the hot link and the assignment information;

assign the hot link to the user interface element in accordance with the extracted assignment information;

receive an indication of activation of the assigned user interface element; and

execute the hot link to perform the action, responsive to the activation of the assigned user interface element.

26. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the action includes at least a selected one of a broadcast action, an Internet action, a download action, an upload action, and a call action.

27. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein, to receive the indication of activation of the assigned user interface element, the mobile device, in response to execution of the instructions, is to receive an indication that a physical button has been activated.

28. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein, to receive the indication of activation of the assigned user interface element, the mobile device, in response to execution of the instructions, is to receive an indication that a virtual user interface element has been activated via a touchscreen user interface.

29. A mobile device, comprising:

one or more computer processors;

a user interface element being part of the mobile device prior to generation of assignment information; and

logic to operate on the one or more computer processors to;

control receipt, based on a condition being satisfied, of a message comprising a hot link and the assignment information to assign the hot link to the user interface element of the mobile device, the user interface element having been verified to display the hot link or verified to control selection of the hot link, and the hot link comprising instructions to perform an action;

extract the hot link and the assignment information;

assign the hot link to the user interface element in accordance with the extracted assignment information;

receive an indication of activation of the assigned user interface element; and

execute the hot link to perform the action, responsive to the activation of the assigned user interface element.

30. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein the action includes at least a selected one of a broadcast action, an Internet action, a download action, an upload action, and a call action.

31. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein, to receive the indication of the activation of the assigned user interface element, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to receive an indication that a physical button has been activated.

32. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein, to receive the indication of the activation of the assigned user interface element, the one or more processors are to implement the logic to receive an indication that a graphical user interface element has been activated via a touchscreen user interface.