WO2004003810A1 - Station de remplissage d'information facilitant un acces hertzien a un contenu de donnees ou a une information reliee a un evenement via un dispositif portatif ou d'autres dispositifs informatises a des emplacements definis - Google Patents

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WO2004003810A1
WO2004003810A1 PCT/US2003/016241 US0316241W WO2004003810A1 WO 2004003810 A1 WO2004003810 A1 WO 2004003810A1 US 0316241 W US0316241 W US 0316241W WO 2004003810 A1 WO2004003810 A1 WO 2004003810A1
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Lalitha Suryanarayana
Bruce Edward Stuckman
David Randall Wolter
Rias Muhamed
Russell White
Michael F. Grannan
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of digital content providers.
  • the present invention is related to wireless access of data content or event-related information via a portable device or other computer-based devices at predefined locations.
  • Websites such as Fandango.comTM and MovieTickets.comTM allow users to view movie trailers, movie reviews, and movie schedules. Users are also able to purchase tickets online at these websites, wherein the purchased tickets can be picked up at the box office prior to the movie by using a form of ID (such as the credit card that was used to make the reservation) or a transaction confirmation number.
  • ID such as the credit card that was used to make the reservation
  • transaction confirmation number such as the credit card that was used to make the reservation
  • Figure 1 illustrates a general prior art method 100 associated with purchasing movie tickets at a location other than the movie theater.
  • the two common scenarios associated with such prior art methods include allowing users to purchase tickets either over the Internet or over a telephone.
  • users access a website (such as Fandango.com or MovieTickets.com) 102 over a network (such as the Internet) to request movie related information.
  • users access a communication center over a telephone and access movie related information 104. Steps 106 through 112 of
  • FIG. 1 illustrate steps common to both scenarios.
  • step 106 users identify a theater of interest, a movie of interest playing in the theater of interest, and a convenient showtime for the movie of interest.
  • step 108 users select a method of payment (usually a charge card) and perform a financial transaction for purchasing tickets for the movie of interest. Upon successful completion of the financial transaction, a confirmation number and instructions regarding how and where to collect the tickets are provided to the user.
  • a method of payment usually a charge card
  • users are instructed to collect the tickets at a kiosk located at the movie theater of interest.
  • the user Upon arrival at the kiosk, the user is either instructed to insert the charge card 108 that was used to make the financial transaction for purchasing the tickets or is instructed to enter the confirmation number.
  • the kiosk Upon authentication, the kiosk prints out the tickets for the movie of interest 110, which are then collected by the user.
  • the above-mentioned first scenario is convenient for ordering movie tickets, it requires users to have access to a computer that is capable of being connected to a network such as the Internet (via a network interface device communicating with a hub/router or a modem).
  • the second scenario restricts users to use an aural interface implemented in conjunction with a telephone.
  • One of the problems associated with the first scenario is the necessity of a router/hub or a telephone line to be physically nearby, so that a physical connection can be made.
  • One alternative in prior art communication systems has been to use wireless network devices (such as a wireless network interface card) that can access the router/hub without a physical connection.
  • 802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by the Institute of
  • 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. There are several specifications in the 802.11 family, some of which are described below:
  • 802.11 - applies to wireless LANs providing 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS).
  • FHSS frequency hopping spread spectrum
  • DSSS direct sequence spread spectrum
  • 802.11a an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless local area networks (LANs) and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5 GHz band.
  • 802.1 la uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing encoding scheme rather than FHSS or DSSS.
  • 802.1 lb - This is also referred to as 802.11 High rate or Wi-Fi (for wireless fidelity) and was formed as a ratification to the original 802.11 standard, allowing wireless functionality comparable to the Ethernet.
  • 802.11 High rate or Wi-Fi for wireless fidelity
  • Wi-Fi for wireless fidelity
  • Transmission in the 802.1 lb standard is accomplished via DSSS.
  • the most popular of the above standards is the 802.11b.
  • One problem associated with this standard is that the signal strength fades away as a function of distance and, as a result, the data rate falls back to 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps, depending on the distance from the Wi- Fi router/hub and the strength of the signal.
  • a computer equipped with a wireless network interface card can be conveniently used to order movie tickets, but the computer has to operate within a certain radius for it to be functional. Thus, if one were outside their residence or outside the optimal radius, they would have to use a telephone, as described in the second scenario, to order the movie tickets. But, as mentioned earlier, this is a pure aural interface which lacks the ease of a visual interface. Furthermore, prior art systems implementing functionality similar to that of Figure 1 do not offer content that can be directly downloaded wirelessly onto a portable device not operatively linked to the Internet.
  • Data content providers presently push a myriad of data content (such as e-mail, data files, multimedia files, etc.) to various portable devices (such as personal computers, laptops, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc.).
  • data content such as e-mail, data files, multimedia files, etc.
  • portable devices such as personal computers, laptops, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • Figure 2 illustrates another prior art scenario 200 wherein one or more data content providers 202, 204, 206 push data content over a network 208 onto a proxy server 210 which, in turn, interacts with a portable device over a narrow bandwidth network 212.
  • Data content providers include various services such as accessing: e-mail, data files, multimedia files, and other miscellaneous information services. Users access such data content via various portable devices, including: wireless phones 214, PDA 216, pagers 218, etc.
  • the narrow bandwidth networks 212 over which the end device and the proxy server interact include broadcast networks, cellular networks, and satellite-based networks.
  • networks such as some satellite-based networks are promoted as wide bandwidth networks, it should be noted that only a portion of the bandwidth associated with such networks is allocated for the purposes of personalized data content transmission, thereby limiting the size of data content that can be transferred in a given time period.
  • network cloud facilitating the interaction between the various content providers and the proxy server (network 208) and between the proxy server and the portable device (network 212), but such interactions can occur over one or more networks.
  • a customer's access to such data content today is limited by the information content (size) and network speed (rate) by which the information can be delivered to the device.
  • Certain services are typically only one-way, i.e., radio broadcast and satellite services.
  • e-mail and data file delivery while two-way, is limited to very narrow bandwidths, which restrict the type and quantity of information that can be delivered to the customer's portable device.
  • the prior art systems fail to provide for a fast and efficient way to facilitate the interaction between the content providers and the portable devices.
  • the prior art fails to disclose a system wherein content providers push data content over a broadband network to information filling stations at various physical locations accessible by portable devices (associated with mobile users) that wirelessly transact, access, and receive data content from the information filling station.
  • the U.S. patent to Schulhof et al. (5,572,442), assigned to Information Highway Media Corporation, provides a system for distributing subscription and on- demand audio programming.
  • the portable audio storage medium is capable of high-speed data transfer that can be downloaded from such systems as a television cable system, satellite, or fiber optic telephone link.
  • the published U.S. patent application to Sibley (2001/0039662A1), assigned to Hughes Electronics Corporation, provides for a digital over-the-air communication system for use with digital terrestrial broadcasting system.
  • a system for distributing electrical content using digital over-the-air communication The process consists of a network operation center uplinking electronic content packages to a satellite, a broadcast center receiving the electronic content from the satellite, and a user device receiving the digital content via a digital channel generated by the broadcast center.
  • the present invention provides for one or more information filling stations (IFS) located at one or more physical locations accessible by mobile users who wirelessly communicate with the IFS via a portable device that is in close proximity to the IFS.
  • IFS information filling stations
  • Users are able to wirelessly communicate with the IFS and request diverse data content such as: multimedia files, WWW data, real-time and interactive games, e-mail (with or without attachments), electronic newspapers, news and sports information, traffic and weather information, e-books, interactive messaging, and/or data files.
  • the portable devices are also capable of facilitating point-of-sale purchases and electronic funds transfers.
  • users are able to use their portable device (which is either a standalone device or a device integrated with an automobile) to selectively transfer data content onto various locations such as, but not limited to, a portable device, a PC located at home, a PC located at work, etc.
  • the IFS performs such data content transfers only after authenticating users (via a smart card or a virtual private network setup) via their portable device.
  • the IFS receives one or more content requests and identifies any content in such requests that is protected (e.g., copyrighted materials) using, for example, Digital Rights Management (DRM) models.
  • DRM Digital Rights Management
  • the availability and pricing information of the requested content is extracted from one or more databases and transmitted onto the portable device, wherein it is rendered.
  • one or more advertisements are also transmitted via the IFS for promoting one or more products, wherein the advertisements either provide for or indicate a location for accessing pricing information related to the advertised products.
  • instructions identifying content of interest, any products of interest, and routing instructions (identifying locations for selectively transferring each of the content of interest and any of the products of interest) are received by the IFS.
  • the IFS identifies pricing associated with the products of interest and performs a financial transaction based upon any pricing information associated with the content of interest and the products of interest.
  • a payment arrangement is made with the content providers for any identified fees that are payable with respect to the protected content, and the IFS selectively sends to the identified locations corresponding content of interest and any products of interest.
  • the mobile device is either carried in or integrated with an automobile, and the wireless communication between the mobile device and the IFS is based upon the IEEE 802.1 lb protocol.
  • the system and method of the present invention provide for an architecture comprising an information filling station (IFS) and a portable device interacting with the IFS over a wireless network.
  • IFS information filling station
  • One or more content providers are able to push data content related to events (such as movies) over a network onto the IFS which, in turn, transmits any requested event related content to the portable computer- based device.
  • the portable device is able to wirelessly interact with the IFS to perform financial transactions for purchasing tickets (direct purchase tickets or via auction-based ticket purchase), digital entertainment content of interest, and event related products.
  • the IFS is placed at or near a theater, theater lobby or ticket stand.
  • many of the functions described herein can also be implemented in a hub at a location remote from a theater such as a generic information filling station.
  • the portable device can be any of, but not limited to, the following: a laptop, a pen-based computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless phone capable of displaying digital entertainment content, or a pager capable of displaying digital entertainment content.
  • the data content can be any of, but not limited to, the following: trailers, reviews (text, audio, and video), showtimes, ticket availability, prices, director's comments, text of dialogue, auction information related to tickets for movies of interest, pushed advertisements, movie related products, digital movie content, movie soundtrack, food/snack information, feedback information, or chatroom related information.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a prior art method associated with purchasing movie tickets at a location other than the movie theater.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a prior art scenario wherein one or more data content providers push data content onto one or more portable devices via a proxy server.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a general architecture associated with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates various categories of service that the IFS of the present invention is capable of delivering.
  • Figure 5 illustrates various categories of service offered under the service delivery category.
  • Figure 6 illustrates various information services that are deliverable by the IFS of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 illustrates various telematic services associated with the present invention.
  • Figure 8 illustrates the various advertising and promotional services associated with the present invention.
  • Figure 9 illustrates various modes of authentication of the portable device.
  • Figure 10 illustrates vehicle or device authentication via a virtual private network (VPN).
  • Figures 1 la- 1 lb collectively illustrate the present invention's method for selectively routing data content based upon a wireless interaction between a portable device and an information filling station (IFS).
  • IFS information filling station
  • FIGS 12a and 12b collectively illustrate the interaction between various wireless clients and the IFS core network.
  • Figure 13 illustrates a non-exhaustive group of the various interactions that are possible between a portable computer-based device and the information filling station (IFS).
  • IFS information filling station
  • Figure 14 illustrates system interaction in the preferred embodiment between the IFS and the portable device.
  • Figure 15 illustrates a method of the present invention as implemented between an IFS and a portable device.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a general architecture 300 associated with the present invention.
  • a user in an automobile equipped with a portable device (stand-alone or integrated) 314 is able to drive up to one of many information filling stations (IFSs) 302 that are physically located at various accessible locations.
  • IFSs information filling stations
  • IFSs information filling stations
  • users can authenticate themselves (via a security identity module (SIM) card or a virtual private network setup) to perform various functions via their portable device.
  • SIM security identity module
  • users can wirelessly send one or more requests for data content to the IFS 302 which, upon reception of such requests, identifies if any of the requested data content is protected via Digital Rights Management (DRM).
  • DRM Digital Rights Management
  • the IFS 302 interacts with one or more data content providers 304, 306, 308 to extract the requested data content.
  • the availability and pricing information of the requested content is extracted from the content providers 304, 306, 308 and transmitted onto the portable device 314, wherein it is rendered.
  • One or more broadband networks 310 facilitate the transfer of data between the data content providers 304, 306, 308 and IFS 302.
  • the broadband networks used in conjunction with the present invention include local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), or the Internet.
  • data is transferred between the content providers 304, 306, 308 and the IFS 302 via a digital synchronous line (DSL) link.
  • the data content that can be transferred includes, but is not limited to, multimedia files, WWW data, real-time and interactive games, e-mail (with or without attachments), electronic newspapers, news and sports information, traffic and weather information, e- books, interactive messaging, and data files.
  • the system of the present invention provides access to an entire spectrum of diverse data content and uniquely solves the information content size and network speed (data rate) limitation inherent in prior art cellular, terrestrial, and satellite-based systems.
  • the IFS model of the present invention provides convenient data access, as the IFS ports may be located at any public or privately accessible location including, but not limited to: gas stations, shopping malls, schools, airports, convenience stores, truck stops, hospitals, libraries, pay telephone locations, or any other location in close proximity of the vehicle.
  • the IFS provides wireless high-speed access to vehicles or handheld devices wherein, in the preferred embodiment, the wireless access is based upon the 802.11b protocol. It should, however, be noted that one skilled in the art can envision using other wireless protocols including the IEEE 802.11a or IEEE 802.1 lg protocols.
  • a portable device 314 wirelessly interacts with the IFS 1202 and performs financial transactions to purchase tickets, digital event related content, and event related products. More specifically, in Figure 3, the content providers 304, 306, and 308 push event related content such as, but not limited to: event information, event information, showtimes, ticket pricing, event reviews, food/snack availability at various venues hosting such events, auction information related to event tickets, advertisements, event previews, digital event content, and digital event related content (e.g., soundtrack of a movie, text of dialog of a movie, and/or directors comments related to a movie).
  • event related content such as, but not limited to: event information, event information, showtimes, ticket pricing, event reviews, food/snack availability at various venues hosting such events, auction information related to event tickets, advertisements, event previews, digital event content, and digital event related content (e.g., soundtrack of a movie, text of dialog of a movie, and/or directors comments related to a movie).
  • the portable device 314 is a computer-based device that is able to communicate wirelessly with the IFS 302 to request the above described event related content over a wireless network 312.
  • the wireless communications are based upon the 802.1 lb standard.
  • users interested in purchasing tickets to one or more events of interest use their portable computer-based device 314 and inquire the IFS 302 regarding one or more venues of interest (e.g., one or more theatres of interest) where the events of interest are scheduled to occur.
  • the IFS 302 extracts information (e.g., including movies playing in the theaters of interest, ticket availability of movies, and or pricing of movies) regarding requested venues of interest and wirelessly transmits such information onto the portable device 314, where it is rendered. Users are then able to select one or more events of interest and, based upon the availability of tickets, conduct financial transactions to purchase tickets for the events of interest.
  • users are able to receive event related information and digital content directly onto their portable device 314, where it is stored and rendered upon request (or, optionally, the digital content is sent to a physical address).
  • the portable device 314 can then be used at the venue to perform wireless authentication to obtain the tickets for the event of interest.
  • the IFS 302 can be placed at or near a venue, venue lobby, or ticket stand.
  • many of the functions described herein can be implemented in an IFS at a location remote from a venue, such as a generic information filling station.
  • Figure 4 illustrates various categories of service that the IFS of the present invention is capable of delivering.
  • the various IFS services can be categorized as: 1) service delivery, 2) authentication, and 3) discontinuous downloading.
  • Figure 5 illustrates the various categories of service offered under the service delivery category. This includes: information service delivery 504, telematic services 506, and advertising and promotional services 508.
  • Figure 6 illustrates various information services 602 that are deliverable by the IFS.
  • Information services delivered between the IFS and a portable device include, but are not limited to:
  • DRM Digital Rights Management
  • WWW World Wide Web
  • the IFS concept allows users to drive up to an IFS and download digital movies via a wireless port (or such digital content can be optionally routed to other locations).
  • the format of the digital content related to movies is MPEG4 and appropriate DRM processing is performed before transferring such content.
  • interactive games 612 real-time interactive games 614 or downloadable games 616
  • information 626 such as, but not limited to: news headlines 628, sports news 630, traffic news 632, and weather information 634;
  • the traffic 632 and weather 634 information also include alternative routing directions 636;
  • Telematic Services 702 that are delivered between the IFS and a portable device (stand-alone or integrated with an automobile) include, but are not limited to:
  • POS transactions such as purchasing gasoline and/or food at convenience stores
  • Figure 8 illustrates the various advertising and promotional services associated with the present invention.
  • Advertisement and promotional services delivered between the IFS and a vehicle mounted or handheld device include, but are not limited to:
  • Authentication Figure 9 illustrates various modes of authentication associated with the present invention.
  • the IFS supports individual vehicle or device authentication through:
  • VPN virtual private network
  • DRM-based Digital Rights Management based
  • FIG 10 illustrates a simple vehicle or device authentication based on a VPN setting.
  • VPN is a network that is constructed by using public wires to connect nodes.
  • public wires For example, there are a number of systems that enable one to create networks using the Internet as the medium for transporting data. These systems use encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that data cannot be intercepted.
  • an authenticating server 1002 and an IFS 1008 are part of a VPN represented by the solid line in Figure 10. It should be noted that other computers (such as 1003, 1005, 1006, 1007, and 1009) can also be connected to the service provider backbone routers 1004 and 1006, but they do not form a part of the virtual private network. Thus, an
  • IFS wirelessly interacting with an automobile or mobile device is able perform authentication over such a VPN.
  • the IFS supports discontinuous downloading, which provides a cohesive download of large files (movies, music, or files) without having to remain at an IFS port for long periods of time.
  • the IFS supports redirected downloads by allowing users to selectively route information services or content to other locations such as home or office.
  • FIGS Figures l la-l lb collectively illustrate the present invention's method 1100 for selectively routing data content based upon wireless interaction between a portable device and an information filling station (IFS).
  • a portable device (either a stand alone device or a device integrated with an automobile) is authenticated, and in step 1104, one or more content requests are received by the IFS.
  • information is extracted from one or more content provider databases regarding availability of each of said requested content and information identifying which of said content requests are associated with protected content.
  • a price if available - as some items may be available free of charge
  • information regarding availability and any identified prices associated with the requested content is transmitted from the IFS to the portable device.
  • step 1112 instructions are received from the portable device identifying one or more content of interest and routing instructions identifying one or more locations for selectively transferring each of the content of interest.
  • step 1114 a financial transaction is performed based upon any pricing information associated with said content of interest, and upon successful completion of the financial transaction: a) one or more content providers are paid the identified fees that are payable with respect to said protected content 1116; and b) corresponding content of interest is selectively sent to the one or more identified locations 1118.
  • one or more advertisements promoting one or more products are wirelessly transmitted from the IFS to the portable device wherein it is rendered. These advertisements either providing for, or indicating, a location for accessing pricing information related to the products.
  • additional instructions are received from the portable device identifying any products of interest and one or more locations for selectively routing each of said products of interest.
  • pricing (if available) associated with said products of interest are identified and a financial transaction is performed based upon any pricing information associated with said products of interest.
  • the IFS aids in selectively sending the identified products of interest to their corresponding identified locations.
  • the content requests as described in the above method is for any of, or a combination of, the following content: data files, rental of multimedia content, purchase of multimedia content, WWW data content, rental of digital movie content, purchase of digital movie content, real-time games, interactive games, e-mail with attachments, electronic newspapers, news information, sports information, traffic information, electronic books, or interactive messaging.
  • the wireless interaction in the preferred embodiment is based upon the IEEE 802.1 lb wireless protocol and the preferred format for transfer of digital movie content is the MPEG4 format.
  • the method described in Figures lla-l lb is not restricted to just requests for information service content, but can include requests for telematic services.
  • the IFS receives one more requests for telematic services from said portable device and the IFS then identifies, if available, a price associated with the requested telematic services.
  • a financial transaction is performed based upon any identified price associated with the requested telematic services.
  • the IFS either performs or schedules the requested telematic services.
  • Examples of telematic services that can be requested include any of, or a combination of the following requests: requests for point of sale transactions, request to purchase lottery tickets, requests for electronic transfer of funds, or request for electronic directory services.
  • a consumer with a portable computer-based device walks into a store and wirelessly connects to the store's local area network (LAN).
  • LAN local area network
  • the consumer browses the products in the store and identifies a product of interest, such as an audio CD (or a DVD).
  • the consumer scans the barcode associated with the audio CD (or a
  • the consumer is given the option of sampling the content (either in part or its entirety) of the audio CD (or the DVD) for a limited number of times (e.g., the tracks can be listened to twice in its entirety or a clip of the movie can be watched twice).
  • the samples are able to decide if they are interested in purchasing a copy of the CD or DVD (either in a digital form or on a tangible medium such as a CD or DVD sent to a physical location).
  • users are also given the option of downloading such content with an expiration date.
  • a CD or DVD can be purchased as a 3-day rental or a 3-day on demand download. In the event the consumer is interested in the digital form of the product of interest, a process for downloading the digital content is started.
  • the consumer does not have to be at the store after a decision is made to download (to the portable computer-based device or another physical location such as home or office).
  • the content is to be downloaded to the portable computer-based device and if consumers are no longer connected to the store's LAN, they may be required to connect to another network to continue the download process for an additional charge, or alternatively, they can pull up at one of the many information filling stations to complete the download.
  • Figures 12a and 12b collectively illustrate the interaction between various wireless clients and the IFS core network.
  • Figure 12a illustrates various examples of the portable devices that can be used in conjunction with the present invention.
  • the portable device can be any of, but not limited to: a laptop 1202, a pen-based computer (e.g., a tablet PC) 1204, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 1206, a wireless phone 1208 with a display and capable of bidirectional wireless communication, or a pager 1210 with a display and capable of bidirectional wireless communication.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • 12a shows, for the purposes of simplicity, one network cloud (1212) facilitating communication between the IFS and the content provider and between the IFS and the portable computer-based devices (1212).
  • network cloud facilitating communication between the IFS and the content provider and between the IFS and the portable computer-based devices (1212).
  • network cloud e.g., LAN, WAN, or the Internet
  • FIG. 12b illustrates how the portable devices shown in Figure 13a interact with the IFS core network 1213.
  • the IFS core network 1213 comprises one or more information servers 1214 and an access router 1216 that is linked with a plurality of wireless ports 1218 distributed at various physical locations.
  • Content providers transmit various forms of data (e.g., multimedia data) to one or more information servers 1214 wherein the content providers are able to refresh stored content and associate digital rights management with the stored content.
  • the information servers 1214 can either be local or be distributed across a network and are capable of storing and transmitting data such as multimedia data (e.g., mp3 audio files, video files in MPEG4 format).
  • the access router e.g., mp3 audio files, video files in MPEG4 format.
  • the access router 1216 provides authentication, billing (performed via a billing system and a customer database), and element management.
  • the access router 1216 and information servers 1214 are supported by separate element management systems.
  • the IFS core network 1213 is supported by the operator's existing or modified tier 2 network management system where such interfaces between the access router 1216, information servers 1214, and IFS core network 1213 are linked through standard SNMP or CORBA complainant interfaces.
  • the access router 1216 provides authentication and billing information
  • the content servers 1214 provide element management system functions providing but not limited to content management, digital rights management and accounting, traffic statistics, and storage capabilities.
  • the information servers 1214 are linked with the access router 1216 via a transportation link such as, but not limited to, an Ethernet link, a SONET link, or a DS3 link.
  • the access router in turn, is linked with wireless ports via a communication link such as, but not limited to, an Ethernet link, a DS3/DS1 link, or a DSL link.
  • the access router 1216 is linked with one or more wireless access ports located 1218 at various locations (e.g., payphone or other services with access to DSL, Tl, or Ethernet services).
  • wireless access ports 1218 e.g., IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.1 lg
  • wireless clients e.g., laptops, palmtops, PDAs, mobile telephones, etc.
  • the access router 1216 which in turn provides such clients with a link to data located in information servers 1214.
  • Figure 13 illustrates a non-exhaustive group of the various interactions that are possible between a portable computer-based device and the IFS 1302.
  • event information such as movie information 1304 can be accessed from the IFS 1302 in a wireless manner by the portable device.
  • data exchange is facilitated between the IFS 1302 and a portable device via an 802.11b protocol.
  • the various types of data that can be exchanged include, but are not limited to, movie information 1304, auction related information 1306, advertisements 1308, digital movie content 1310, food/snack information 1312, feedback 1314, and chatroom related information 1316.
  • Movie related information 1304 includes movie trailers 1318 (in various digital formats); reviews 1320 (that can be any of the following formats: text 1334, audio 1335, or video 1336); showtimes 1322, indicating various showtimes associated with movies playing at one or more theaters of interest; ticket availability information 1324, indicating the availability of tickets for one or more movies of interest; price information 1326, indicating price per ticket for one or more movies of interest; and supplemental information, such as, but not limited to, director's comments 1338 or text of dialogue 1340 associated with one or more movies of interest. Additionally, in an extended embodiment, the dialogue text 1340 is presented with a rewind feature that allows users to scroll back to see text for an earlier dialogue.
  • Auction related information 1306 can be accessed to view the availability of tickets in one or more auctions for one or more movies of interest.
  • a portable device can post a previously purchased ticket for sale, transfer, or exchange via an auction.
  • users are able to auction or reverse auction empty seats to a movie, or even inform users as to real-time price reductions based on over capacity.
  • over capacity is determined in the theater ticket system separate from the IFS, wherein a notice of available seating and price is sent to the IFS.
  • the IFS "pushes" this information much like advertisements to a user's device in close proximity of a wireless port. The device is then able to display the availability and start times associated with movies, and the user can then choose to accept or reject the theater request.
  • Tickets that are purchased via the IFS 1302 can be printed on paper, wherein such paper tickets or pseudo tickets are sufficient to obtain or retrieve a ticket.
  • users can be given a transaction identification number that can be used at a kiosk at a theater to print valid tickets.
  • Advertisements 1308 are used to push movie content 1310 or movie related products
  • movie soundtracks 1332 such as, but not limited to: movie soundtracks 1332, a digital copy of a movie (either transferred onto a portable device or onto a tangible storage medium) 1330, or other movie related products 1307.
  • advertisements for movie content or movie related products can be pushed prior to, during, or after a movie.
  • users are also able to order such content/products directly via their portable computer-based device.
  • the IFS 1302 is also able to provide food/snack information 1312 to users. Therefore, after purchasing their tickets, users are also able to order, via their portable device, food/snacks for pick up (or delivery to a particular location in the theater) at a theater of interest. It should be noted that such food/snack orders can be placed either before or during a movie. Users are also able to provide feedback or access feedback related information 1314 from the IFS 1302. In one embodiment, a pop-up window is provided on a movie screen that provides information uploaded from the user's device, including feedback on the film, user comments, or video of the user reacting to the film. Additionally, audience response to films after a movie, during a movie, or during a scene can also be gauged.
  • communications such as a chatroom environment 1316 with other users during a film are also provided by the IFS 1302.
  • a virtual drive-in experience provided by the IFS 1302 allows users to watch a movie itself on the user's portable device that is near the IFS 1302.
  • Figure 14 illustrates system interaction in the preferred embodiment between an IFS 1402 and a portable device 1404.
  • One or more content providers forward data content 1406 such as movie information, auction information, advertisements, movie related products information, and digital content to information filling station 1402.
  • the IFS 1402 is accessed by the portable device 1404, which requests and receives theater/movie information 1408.
  • users of the portable device identify a theater and a movie of interest 1410 in the theater based upon the received theater/movie information.
  • the IFS 1402 Upon receiving such identification for a theater and movie of interest, the IFS 1402 forwards pricing and auction information related to that theater and movie of interest. Additionally, advertisements 1414 can be pushed to the portable device 1404 promoting the sales of movie related products or digital content related to the movie of interest. The portable device 1404 then sends a request for the purchase of any identified tickets, movie related products, or digital movie content 1416 and, upon successful completion of a financial transaction 1418 related to such a purchase, the IFS forwards a confirmation related to the purchase of tickets or products and forwards any purchased digital content 1420 to the portable device 1404 (or, optionally, sends the digital content to a physical address in a storage medium).
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a method 1500 of the present invention as implemented between an IFS and a portable device.
  • a portable device associated with a user receives (based upon an earlier request) information related to movies playing at one or more theaters of interest (e.g., information such as trailers, reviews, showtimes, ticket availability, prices, and/or supplemental information), wherein the received information is rendered in the portable device.
  • information related to movies playing at one or more theaters of interest e.g., information such as trailers, reviews, showtimes, ticket availability, prices, and/or supplemental information
  • step 1504 based upon an input in the portable device, at least one theater of interest and at least one movie of interest in the theater of interest is identified and communicated to the IFS.
  • the portable device receives pricing and auction information regarding the availability of tickets for the identified movies(s) of interest from the IFS. Additionally, in step 1508, the portable device also receives and renders one or more advertisements indicating availability and pricing of: digital content related to the identified movie(s) of interest, digital content related to one or more movies identified based upon a profile of the user of the portable device, or movie related products.
  • step 1510 the user of the portable device identifies, from the advertisements and based upon an input in the portable device, digital content or products of interest.
  • step 1512 the portable device performs a financial transaction with the IFS, wherein the transaction is based upon the received pricing and auction information and the identified digital content of interest.
  • Such financial transactions are accomplished either of two ways.
  • the user can have a pre-established personal profile containing credit card information which the user utilizes to execute a financial transaction (via the IFS) without delivering their credit card number over the IFS network.
  • the user can input their credit or debit card information in the portable device which in turn delivers this information via a secure link to the provider or digital content services.
  • the portable device receives a purchase confirmation and any identified digital content of interest in step 1514. It should be noted that any purchased digital content can also be optionally sent to a physical address instead of being transferred to the portable device.
  • the present invention includes a computer program code based product, which is a storage medium having program code stored therein which can be used to instruct a computer to perform any of the methods associated with the present invention.
  • the computer storage medium includes any of, but is not limited to, the following: CD- ROM, DVD, magnetic tape, optical disc, hard drive, floppy disk, ferroelectric memory, flash memory, ferromagnetic memory, optical storage, charge coupled devices, magnetic or optical cards, smart cards, EEPROM, EPROM, RAM, ROM, DRAM, SRAM, SDRAM, and/or any other appropriate static or dynamic memory or data storage device.
  • Implemented in computer program code based products are software modules for: authenticating said portable device; aiding in the reception of one or more content requests from said portable device; aiding in extracting, from one or more databases, information regarding availability of each of said requested content and information identifying which of said content requests are associated with protected content; identifying, if available, a price associated with each of said available requested content including any fees that are payable with respect to said protected content; aiding in transmitting, to said portable device: said information regarding availability and any identified prices associated with said requested content; aiding in receiving, from said portable device, instructions identifying one or more content of interest and routing instructions identifying one or more locations for selectively transferring each of said content of interest; aiding in performing a financial transaction based upon any pricing information associated with said content of interest and upon successful completion of said financial transaction, aiding in paying to one or more content providers, said identified fees that are payable with respect to said protected content; and aiding in selectively sending to said one or more identified locations, corresponding content of interest.
  • Also implemented in computer program code based products are software modules for: aiding in the transmission, based upon a wireless protocol, of requested information related to events playing at one or more venues of interest (e.g., the venue could be a theater, the event could be a movie, and the information could be trailers, reviews, showtimes, ticket availability, prices, supplemental information); receiving at least one identified venue of interest and at least one identified event of interest in the venue of interest; aiding in the transmission of pricing and auction information regarding the availability of tickets for the identified event(s) of interest; aiding in the transmission of one or more advertisements indicating availability and pricing of: digital content related to the identified event of interest, digital content related to an event identified based upon a profile of the user of the portable device, or event related products; receiving an identification indicating digital content or products of interest and tickets of interest; facilitating a financial transaction based upon the identified tickets of interest and the identified digital content of interest; and aiding in the transmission of a purchase confirmation upon successful completion of the financial transaction and aiding in sending the identified digital content of interest
  • the present invention should not be limited by type or portable device, type of data content, type of protection, number of content provider databases, type of wireless network, type of network between content provider database and IFS, software/program, computing environment, format of digital content, type of wireless communication, type of portable computer based device, mode of transfer of digital content, location of information station, type of venue, type of event, or specific computing hardware.
  • the present invention may be implemented on a conventional IBM PC or equivalent, multi-nodal system (e.g., LAN) or networking system (e.g., Internet, WWW, wireless web). All programming and data related thereto are stored in computer memory, static or dynamic, and may be retrieved by the user in any of conventional computer storage, display (i.e., CRT), and/or hardcopy (i.e., printed) formats.
  • the programming of the present invention may be implemented by one skilled in the art of wireless transmission protocol programming (e.g., 802.11b communication protocol programming) and database management.

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Des fournisseurs de contenu de données (304, 306, and 308) transfèrent un contenu de données (incluant un contenu protégé DRM (gestion de droits numériques), des films, des produits de film, un contenu de film numérique, etc.) sur un réseau à large bande, dans une ou plusieurs stations de remplissage d'information (IFS 302) situées à un ou plusieurs endroits définis. Des utilisateurs peuvent communiquer par voie hertzienne avec les IFS (302) via un ou plusieurs dispositifs portatifs (314) qui peuvent fonctionner à proximité des IFS (302). Le contenu de données demandé par les dispositifs portatifs comprend entre autres: fichiers multimédia, données WWW, jeux en temps réel et interactifs, courriel (avec et sans dossiers attachés), journaux électroniques, nouvelles et informations sportives, information de trafic et météorologique, livres électroniques, messages interactifs, et/ou fichiers de données. Les dispositifs portatifs (314) sont capables, en outre, de faciliter des achats point de vente, des transferts électroniques de fonds et de réaliser des transactions financières afin d'acheter des tickets de cinéma (directement ou par des enchères), de télécharger un contenu de divertissement (par exemple, une copie d'un film, une copie d'un film identifié basé sur un profil conservé, une copie d'une bande sonore d'un film), ou des produits associés à un film. Les IFS (302) envoient aussi des produits de promotion publicitaire et des services aux dispositifs portatifs. Le dispositif portatif (314) peut aussi demander à l'IFS (302) d'envoyer sélectivement chaque contenu d'intérêt ou produit d'intérêt vers un ou plusieurs emplacements identifiés (par exemple, des utilisateurs peuvent envoyer de fichiers multimédia importants sur leur ordinateur domestique).
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