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US 11,379,889 B2Granted
Providing content from mobile devices to proximate kiosk computers
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorAaron Sanders
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Abstract
In at least some examples, a system comprises a first kiosk computer to display first content and to broadcast a first beacon signal, and a second kiosk computer to display second content and to broadcast a second beacon signal. A mobile device is to establish communications with the more proximate of the first and second kiosk computers as determined based on the first and second beacon signals and to cause new content to be provided to the more proximate kiosk computer. The more proximate kiosk computer is to display the new content.
Claims12
A system comprising:
- a first kiosk computer to display first content and to broadcast a first beacon signal;
- a second kiosk computer to display second content and to broadcast a second beacon signal;
- and
- a mobile device to establish communications with a more proximate of the first and second kiosk computers as determined based on the first and second beacon signals and to cause new content to be provided to the more proximate kiosk computer, wherein the mobile device is an augmented reality device and is to establish the communications;
- wherein the more proximate kiosk computer is to display the new content,
- wherein, to provide the new content to the more proximate kiosk computer, the mobile device is to upload the new content to a server that is accessible to the more proximate kiosk computer and is to transmit a location descriptor describing a location at which the new content is stored and which is accessible to the more proximate kiosk computer, and
- wherein the mobile device is to display an icon, and wherein the mobile device is to provide the new content to the more proximate kiosk computer in response to user selection of the icon and without additional input from the user other than selection of the icon.
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A system comprising:
- a first processor;
- a non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium coupled to the first processor and storing executable code;
- a network interface, coupled to the first processor, to receive new commercial content from a computer;
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- a display, coupled to the first processor, to display default commercial content and the new commercial content,
- wherein execution of the executable code causes the first processor to:
- display the default commercial content on the display;
- cause a beacon signal to be emitted, the beacon signal including an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the first processor;
- receive a location descriptor describing access information associated with the computer from a mobile device, wherein the mobile device provides the location descriptor to the first processor responsive to uploading the new commercial content to the computer;
- access the new commercial content from the computer via the network interface using the access information;
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- display the new commercial content on the display in lieu of the default commercial content, and
- wherein the first processor is to execute the executable code responsive to receipt of a signal indicating a user of the mobile device selected an icon on the mobile device and provided no other user input to effect the execution, and wherein execution of the executable code causes the processor to stop displaying the new commercial content on the display and to resume displaying the default commercial content responsive to receipt of another signal indicating the user of the mobile device again selected the icon and provided no other user input to stop the display of the new commercial content and to resume display of the default commercial content.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a first beacon signal from a first kiosk computer;
- receiving a second beacon signal from a second kiosk computer;
- responsive to a first user selection of an icon displayed on a mobile device and without additional user input:
- using the first and second beacon signals to determine which of the first and second kiosk computers is more proximate to the mobile device;
- providing commercial content to the more proximate kiosk computer by uploading the commercial content to a server that is accessible to the more proximate kiosk computer;
- causing the more proximate kiosk computer to cease displaying default commercial content;
- and
- causing the more proximate kiosk computer to display the commercial content;
- and
- responsive to a second user selection of the icon and without additional user input, causing the more proximate kiosk computer to stop display of the commercial content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.