Smart media guides, beacon-based systems and formatted data collection devices
AssigneeIn Hand Guides Ltd.
InventorsGerard Edward Reinhardt, Trevor Winckworth, Alexandros Vekaloudis
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Abstract
The SMART MEDIA GUIDE (“SMG”) implements a compact and portable digital media guide interfaced with smart interfaces. The SMG may include facilities for storing and reproducing digital content with or without any recording capability. The digital content stored in the SMG memory may or may not be changeable but access to the stored content may be selectively enabled or disabled based on external verification via one or more smart interfaces. In beacon-based systems, remote units may be triggered to initiate various functionalities based on satisfaction of a beacon's signal signal strength criterion.
Claims29
A portable media guide, comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- a memory coupled to the microprocessor, the memory configured to store preloaded content;
- a transceiver interface configured to:
- transmit an identifying information, and
- receive in response to the transmitted information an activation signal;
- and
- a switching interface coupled to the transceiver interface and the memory, the switching interface configured to:
- receive the activation signal, and
- generate a control signal in accordance with the received activation signal,
- wherein the generated control signal selectively enables access to the preloaded content stored in the memory.
A portable media guide, comprising:
- a memory configured to store preloaded content;
- a receiver configured to wirelessly receive an identifier;
- a selector interface coupled with the receiver and the memory, said selector interface configured to:
- correlate the received identifier with a list of content identifiers;
- and
- identify a matching content identifier based on the correlation;
- and
- a microprocessor coupled to the memory, the microprocessor configured to:
- select content in accordance with the identified content identifier;
- and
- provide the selected content for consumption.
A processor-implemented method of content selection, comprising:
- receiving via a receiving element an identifier of a transmitting element;
- comparing via a processor the received identifier with an index of content identifiers;
- determining via the processor a matching content identifier based on the comparing;
- selectively enabling a storage element storing the determined content identifier;
- and
- retrieving content from the selectively enabled storage element.
A processor-implemented method of activating content, comprising:
- receiving via a communication network a user identifier and a transmitter identifier from a transmitter;
- retrieving via a processor account information associated with the received identifier tag;
- retrieving via the processor pricing condition associated with the reader tag;
- determining via the processor if the account information satisfies the pricing condition;
- and
- transmitting a confirmation message via the communication network to the transmitter.
A processor-implemented method of payment activated content, comprising:
- receiving via a transmitting element an indication of payment verification;
- determining via a processor based on the received indication one or more qualified content for delivery;
- and
- delivering the determined content to a sound reproducing element.
A location based content selection system, comprising:
- a transmitter component configured to wirelessly transmit a location identifier;
- and
- a receiver component configured to:
- receive the wirelessly transmitted location identifier;
- correlate the received location identifier with a list of content identifiers;
- and
- identify a matching content identifier based on the correlation;
- and
- select content in accordance with the identified matching content identifier;
- and
- deliver the selected content for consumption.
A beacon-based system comprising:
- a beacon comprising a microcontroller, a transceiver and a power source, said beacon emitting a beacon signal at a regular period of time;
- a remote unit comprising a receiver, a microcontroller, a memory and a triggering functionality,
- wherein said remote unit receives said beacon signal and if the RSSI-based criterion is met, said triggering functionality is initiated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.