US 10,949,371 B2Granted

Interactive content distribution system with mobile charging device interface

AssigneeThe Empowerment US Company

InventorBrandon Marcel Gosselin

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Abstract

An interactive content distribution system with handheld charging device and docking station. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an interactive content distribution system comprising a venue paging system comprising one or more handheld charging devices and docking station. In certain embodiments, the docking station serves as a communications hub between a remote server, the handheld charging devices, an administrator computing device, and one or more peripheral devices. Certain embodiments of the system may enable an administrator user to configure various systems controls of the handheld charging devices, including variable charging speed controls and geo-fencing boundaries for the handheld charging devices. In certain embodiments, a user of a mobile electronic device may be presented with digital content via the handheld charging device and/or a user application executing on the mobile electronic device.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An interactive content distribution system, comprising:

a handheld charging device comprising a rechargeable battery, a charging interface configured to provide power from the rechargeable battery to a mobile electronic device, a wireless communications interface, an input/output device comprising a visual display, and a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to perform one or more operations;
a docking station communicably engaged with the handheld charging device, the docking station comprising a docking interface configured to receive the handheld charging device, a charging interface configured to provide power to the rechargeable battery of the handheld charging device, and at least one wireless network interface;
and
a remote server being communicably engaged with the docking station, the remote server being configured to communicate one or more digital assets to the docking station and receive handheld charging device activity data from the docking station;
wherein the one or more operations of the processor comprise operations for:
receiving the one or more digital assets from the docking station;
presenting the one or more digital assets via the visual display;
regulating a flow of power from the rechargeable battery to a mobile electronic device;
establishing a communication interface with the mobile electronic device;
receiving one or more user input data via the input/output device in response to presenting the one or more digital assets;
and
providing at least one communication to the mobile electronic device in response to the one or more user input data.

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An interactive content distribution system, comprising:

a handheld charging device comprising a rechargeable battery, a charging interface configured to provide power from the rechargeable battery to a mobile electronic device, a wireless communications interface, an input/output device comprising a visual display, and a controller configured to command one or more operations of the handheld charging device;
a docking station communicably engaged with the handheld charging device via the wireless communications interface, the docking station comprising a docking interface configured to receive the handheld charging device, a charging interface configured to provide power to the rechargeable battery of the handheld charging device, and at least one wireless network interface;
a remote server being communicably engaged with the docking station, the remote server being configured to send one or more digital assets to the docking station, wherein the docking station is configured to send the one or more digital assets to the handheld charging device;
and
an administrator device communicably engaged with the docking station via the at least one wireless network interface and operable to configure one or more control settings for the handheld charging device, the one or more control settings being selected from the group consisting of a charging speed setting, a charging duration setting, and a content display setting,
wherein the docking station is configured as a communication hub between the administrator device and the handheld charging device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/870,359Filed 8 May 2020 · us provisional application
Priority: 9 May 2019
Published: US 2020/0356509 A112 Nov 2020
Granted: 16 Mar 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification25 codes

G06F 13/387
Using universal interface adapter: for adaptation of different data processing systems to different peripheral devices, e.g. protocol converters…
G06F 1/1607
Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays: arrangements to support accessories…
G06F 1/1632
For portable computers: external expansion units, e.g. docking stations
G06F 1/266
Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof: arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under…