Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity
AssigneeKoplar Interactive Systems International, L.L.C.
InventorsEdward J. Koplar, Daniel A. Ciardullo
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Abstract
A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating composite video signals. The composite video signals are then transmitted to and received by a hand-held device. The auxiliary data is then detected in the modulated video signal by circuitry of the hand-held device. The user receives benefits resulting from the reception of the auxiliary data.
Claims23
A method comprising:
- optically receiving a first portion of a visual representation of a video signal on a portable electronic device;
- decoding on the portable electronic device the first portion to reproduce a first auxiliary data portion contained within the first portion, the first auxiliary data portion being modulated in an active portion of the first portion of the video signal, the active portion being included in the visual representation;
- determining whether the first auxiliary data matches at least a first portion of stored data on the portable electronic device to identify a first data match, the stored data being stored on the portable electronic device prior to the receiving of the first portion;
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- illuminating a first light-emitting device on the portable electronic device when the first data match was identified.
A method comprising:
- optically receiving a visual representation of a video signal on a portable electronic device;
- decoding on the portable electronic device auxiliary data, the auxiliary data including sporting event information and being modulated in an active portion of the video signal, the active portion being included in the visual representation;
- determining whether at least a portion of the auxiliary data matches at least a portion of stored data on the portable electronic device to identify a data match, the stored data being stored on the portable electronic device prior to the decoding of the portable electronic device auxiliary data;
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- displaying at least a portion of the sporting event information on a visual display of the portable electronic device based on identification of the data match.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations:
- optically receive a first portion of a visual representation of a video signal on a portable electronic device;
- decode on the portable electronic device the first portion to reproduce a first auxiliary data portion contained within the first portion, the first auxiliary data portion being modulated in an active portion of the first portion of the video signal, the active portion being included in the visual representation;
- determine whether the first auxiliary data matches at least a first portion of stored data on the portable electronic device to identify a first data match, the stored data being stored on the portable electronic device prior to the receiving of the first portion;
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- illuminate a first light-emitting device on the portable electronic device when the first data match was identified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.