Mobile electronic device adaptively responsive to motion and user based controls

#The present invention relates to an apparatus and method to communicate multimedia documents or content to a mobile or fixed device over a wireless network. In particular, the mobile or fixed device may be configured as a digital periodical or advertising device to transmit and receive converted multimedia documents or content delivered using multimedia messaging service over a wireless network.

#Wireless communications has enabled widespread easy access to mass media and multimedia information via mobile devices, cellular phones, personal digital assistants, smart phones, or the like. Although the availability of multimedia information is ubiquitous, proper viewing, display, and delivery of information for an enjoyable user experience is still lacking. This is especially the case for viewing periodicals such as online magazines or news content on a mobile device where a large display is desirable. Moreover, having complex software and hardware is required to receive and display multimedia periodical information on present mobile devices making them expensive, heavy, and power intensive.

#Digital fixed advertising display systems are commonplace in urban environments. However, widespread use of these systems is not commonplace since they require a fixed power source and wired network connection. This is problematic for rural and remote locations such as highways and light or utility posts where access to power and communications infrastructure is limited. Moreover, digital advertising systems do not provide any interactivity, location awareness, or accessibility to Internet content making them poor for creating impressions on consumers and constraining their effectiveness.

#A more detailed understanding of the invention may be had from the following description, given by way of details and to be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a diagram of a digital periodical or advertising device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a diagram of a digital periodical or advertising device having an electronic flexible screen or display in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

#The present invention will be described with reference to the drawing figures wherein like numerals represent like elements throughout. FIG. 1 is a diagram of a digital periodical or advertising device 100 for mobile or fixed applications. Mobile applications include a digital newspaper, magazine, brochure, or any other digital mass media medium or apparatus. Fixed applications include a digital billboard, flyer or any other advertising medium or apparatus.

#Device 100 comprises computer bus 140 that couples one or more processors 102, interface controller 104, memory 106 having software 108, storage device 110, power source 112, display controller 120, one or more displays 122, such as flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) electronic displays, input/output (I/O) controller 116, I/O devices 118, GPS device 114, one or more network adapters 128, and one or more antennas 130. Device 100 may optionally have one or more motion, light, heat, radio frequency identification (RFID), face recognition, shape, or voice recognition sensors 126 and touch detector 124 for detecting any touch inputs, including multi-touch inputs, for one or more displays 122. Interface controller 104 communicates with touch detector 124 and I/O controller 116 for determining user inputs to device 100. Storage device 110 may be any disk based or solid state memory device for storing data. Power source 112 may be a battery, solar panels for receiving and storing solar energy, or a device for receiving and storing wireless power as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,027,311 herein incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.

#In device 100, one or more network adapters 128 may be configured as a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM), Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), cdma2000, Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), 802.11x, Wi-Max, mobile Wi-MAX, or any other wireless or wired transceiver for modulating and demodulating information communicated via one or more antennas 130.