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• the invention relates to a method for transmitting and displaying images on at least one mobile telephone according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
• the object of the invention is to solve the problems mentioned above and bring the user the transmitted images in a non-disturbing way to note, in particular, the program flow and the operation of the mobile phone should not be disturbed by the representation of the respective image.
• the object of the invention is also to determine how many times each user has seen an image or how many times an image has been displayed to a user on their mobile phone.
• the invention solves this problem in a method of the type mentioned above with the characterizing features of claim 1.
• the invention relates to a method for transmitting and displaying images on at least one mobile phone and for determining the frequency of displaying individual images with the mobile phone.
• the server selects a number of images and transmits these images to the mobile phone, that one of the images transmitted from the server to the mobile phone is selected and made available for display that during the disabled active state of the mobile phone, the selected image from the mobile phone is displayed, and for each of the Server to the mobile phone transmitted images a count is determined, indicating how many times the respective image has been displayed on the mobile phone, and that the respective count for each of the images is transmitted from the mobile phone to the server.
• the server In order to determine how many times an image has been viewed overall, provision can be made for the server to determine a separate total count for each of the images, which corresponds to the sum of the counts determined for the server by the mobile telephones.
• a maximum counter value is transmitted for each of the images when transmitting the images from the server to the respective mobile telephone, which specifies the maximum display frequency of the individual images, and for the user In the event that the image was displayed as many times as determined by the respective maximum count for the image, the display of the respective image is omitted and another image is selected for display.
• the position of the mobile phone is determined by the mobile phone itself, in particular by means of GPS and that depending on this position, images are transmitted to the mobile phone and possibly the already stored on the mobile phone Pictures are deleted.
• the position of the mobile phone is determined by the mobile phone itself, in particular by means of GPS, and the individual images are provided with position information and transmitted to the mobile phone, wherein the image is selected from the images stored on the mobile phone whose associated position information is closest to the determined position of the mobile phone, or that the representation of the images is randomly determined with the proviso that the closer the associated position information is to the determined position of the mobile phone, the more likely the selection of an image is.
• the selected image is displayed during the disabled active state and hidden after making the Entsperrbetquestionedist or at a time that is a predetermined period of time after the Entsperrbetrucology.
• the selected image is displayed on the display or on at least one of the displays.
• an image is only displayed as displayed if it is displayed for longer than a predetermined minimum period of time, in particular one second.
• an image is only selected and displayed or only considered to be displayed if a minimum period of time, in particular 10 minutes, has elapsed since the last display of an image.
• the number of user actions is determined, assigned to the respectively displayed image and transmitted to the server, wherein in particular the server records the total number of all determined the display of an image user actions and, in particular for the respective image separately available.
• the respective displayed image is assigned and transmitted to the server, the server determines the total time duration of the display of an image and, in particular for the respective image separately, available.
• the time between successive unlocking operations or between successive activation operations of the mobile phone is determined and transmitted to the server and the server average time between any two consecutive unlock operations or between two consecutive enable operations.
• each counter is provided for each of the images in the mobile phone as well as in the server an overall counter, the counter associated with the respective image being displayed Is incremented by one, the value of the counter is sent as a count value from the mobile phone to the server and the total counter is set and kept at the total value of the counts transmitted by the mobile to the server for the respective picture.
• the respective selected image is deleted after presentation on the mobile phone or marked as displayed and a message indicating this circumstance is transmitted from the mobile phone to the server and that the server the number of messages received at him separately for each counts the images and the thus determined total count separately available for each of the images, in particular, the further display is already omitted as shown marked images.
• a position information in the form of a two-dimensional geometric surface area in the GPS coordinate system is specified and an image is selected and / or displayed when the mobile phone located within the surface area.
• an image of the observer in particular of his face, to be created with a camera and for which period of time the observer can view the display during the display of the image viewed in the disabled active state.
• an image is only displayed as displayed if the determined period of time in which the viewer has viewed the display without interruption, longer than a predetermined minimum period of time , especially one second, exceeds.
• the respectively determined period of time or the period of time for which the viewer has viewed the image is assigned to the respectively displayed image and optionally transmitted to the server is determined, wherein the total viewing time of an image by all users from the server as a sum of the respective transmitted to the server, each associated with this image determined periods or periods, in particular the server keeps the respective total viewing time for each image separately available.
• the selected image is displayed for a certain display time after the unlocking operation has been performed and is hidden again after this display time.
• Fig. 1 shows a network comprising a central server and a mobile telephone.
• Fig. 2 shows schematically the states of the mobile phone during the inactive state until the transfer to the unlocked active state and a subsequent locking of the mobile phone.
• Fig. 3 shows schematically the contents of a database located in the server.
• Fig. 4 shows schematically the content of a mobile phone located data storage list.
• Fig. 5 shows a network comprising a central server and a camera equipped with a mobile phone.
• FIG. 1 the typical structure of a system for transferring data between a central server 1 and a mobile phone 2 is shown.
• the mobile phone 2 has a display 4 for displaying images 3.
• the server 1 is connected via a network 10 to a connection station 9 which is in wireless data connection with the mobile telephone 2.
• the server 1 has a database 7, the mobile phone 2 has a data storage list 8.
• a number of images 3 are stored, which are to be transmitted, for example, for advertising purposes to a plurality of users.
• each of the images 3 is assigned a count value which indicates how many times the respective image 3 has already been displayed on one of the mobile telephones 2.
• a counter 6 is used to determine the count value, which is assigned to the respective image 3 and indicates for the respective image 3, how often this has been displayed or displayed on one of the mobile phones 2 in communication with the server 1 ,
• the images 3 stored in the database 7 are made available to the individual mobile telephones 2 of the users by the server 1 via the mobile radio network.
• the server 1 selects a number of images 3 from the database 7 and transmits these images 3 to the mobile telephone 2.
• the images 3 are additionally provided with further localization information 11, the data being stored in the database 7 and associated with the respective image 3.
• the location information indicates the geographical position of the respective image 3, for example in the form of coordinates.
• the respective mobile telephone 2 respectively determines its own position and transmits this position to the server 1.
• the server 1 selects images 3 whose respective associated localization information 1 1 lies within a predetermined environment around the determined position of the mobile telephone 2.
• images 3 are used, which are linked to positions 11 that lie within a radius of 100 m around the respective determined position of the mobile telephone 2.
• the perimeter around the position of the mobile phone 2 may be so be enlarged or reduced in size until a certain number of images 3 is determined, their respective assigned position 1 1 is within the respective radius. If such a number of images 3 can not be determined, it is also possible to transmit further images 3 to the mobile telephone 2 whose associated localization information 1 1 is not in any immediate geographic proximity to the position of the mobile telephone.
• an assignment of an image 3 to a circular surface area does not necessarily have to be circular.
• the localization information 1 1 also consist of one or more geometric surface areas in the two-dimensional GPS coordinate system, in which case the image 3 all geographic coordinates are assigned within the geometric figures. If the mobile telephone 2 is located within the geometric surface areas assigned to the image 3, image 3 is transmitted and / or displayed on the display 4 of the mobile telephone 2 during the disabled active state.
• the selection of the images 3 for the display during the disabled active state takes place such that for each image 3 a surface area in the form of one or more geometric figures is defined in the two-dimensional GPS coordinate system.
• the representation of the images 3 with one or more surface areas takes place only if the determined position of the mobile telephone 2 lies within a surface area of the respective surface areas.
• a part of the images 3 which are transmitted to the mobile telephone 2 is determined on the basis of their localization information 11 compared to the respective position of the mobile telephone 2 and the remaining images 3 are selected independently of the respective position of the mobile telephone 2 and be determined.
• the thus selected and / or determined images 3 are transmitted from the server 1 to the mobile telephone 2 and stored in a local data storage list 8 (FIG. 4) located on the mobile telephone 2.
• a determinable by the mobile phone 2 count is provided which indicates how many times the respective image 3 has already been displayed on the mobile phone 2.
• a local counter 5 is provided in the local data memory list 8 for each of the stored images 3, in each case in which the respective count value is stored.
• the mobile phone 2 has three basic operating states 30, 31, 32, namely an inactive operating state 30, a disabled active state 31 and an unlocked active state 32. After switching on the mobile phone 2, this is typically in Unlocks active state 32.
• the mobile phone 2 accepts user input of any kind, in particular call connections can be set up with other subscribers, different applications (apps) can be called or dialed, it is possible to send SMS, etc
• the mobile telephone 2 it is possible to block it by performing a blocking operation 23, for example by entering a specific key combination.
• the mobile phone 2 is automatically locked and put in the locked state 30 when no user actions are made by the user for a predetermined period of time.
• the lock 23 of the mobile phone 2 or by the omission of operations of the mobile phone 2 this is placed in an inactive state 30, in the present case, the display 4 of the mobile phone 2 inactive or dark switched, there are basically no user input except for an activation operation 21 accepted.
• the mobile phone 2 is set from the inactive state 30 to a disabled active state 31.
• the activation operation 21 is, for example, pressing a button or touching the touch-sensitive display 4.
• the selected image 3 is displayed on the display 4 of the mobile phone. This selected image 3 remains displayed during the entire disabled active state 31 of the mobile phone 2.
• the respective user performs an unlock operation 22 which places the mobile phone 2 from the disabled active state 31 to the unlocked active state 32.
• the mobile phone 2 accepts only one Entsperrbetquestioned Trent 22, other operations are ignored, the mobile phone 2 each remain in the disabled active state 31.
• the mobile phone 2 falls back to the inactive state 30 after a predetermined time or inactivity of the user by a deactivation 24.
• the mobile phone 2 is placed in the unlocked active state 32, the image displayed on the display 4 3 is hidden after making the Entsperrbet effetist 22.
• the respective selected image 3 is still displayed for a predetermined time period or a predetermined period of time after the Entsperrbetatigung 22 and is hidden after expiration of this period after the Entsperrbetatigung 22.
• the selected image 3 is faded out over a predetermined period of time by a fading process, whereby the background of the display 4 of the mobile phone 2, which is displayed during the unlocked active state 32, successively comes to the foreground.
• the selected image 3 is displayed only after a predetermined display time after the Entsperrbetatigung 22 and faded out after the display time.
• an image 3 is selected by the mobile telephone 2 which is to be displayed during the next disabled active state 31.
• the selection of the image 3 to be displayed takes place from the images 3 last transmitted by the server 1 and can be carried out in different ways.
• the selection of the respective image 3, which is to be displayed during the next disabled active state 31 of the mobile phone 2 takes place in the present embodiment always during the immediately preceding unlocked active state, wherein the respective image 3 immediately and immediately after the Entsperrbetatigung 22 is selected and is available from this date.
• One way to make a selection from the images 3 transmitted by the server 1 may be to select an image 3 at random.
• the localization information 1 1 transmitted with the respective image is compared with the position of the mobile telephone 2 currently determined by the mobile telephone 2 itself.
• the images 3 stored on the mobile phone 2 that image 3 is selected whose assigned position information 1 1 is closest to the determined position of the mobile phone.
• the selection of the image 3 to be displayed can also take place according to random criteria, with the selection of an image 3 being more likely the closer its associated localization information 1 1 lies to the determined position of the mobile telephone 2.
• a count is determined, indicating how many times the respective image 3 has been displayed on the mobile phone 2.
• a counter 5 is used for this purpose, which is in each case increased by 1 after the display of the image 3 during the disabled active state.
• a relevant message is transmitted from the mobile phone 2 to the server 1.
• a separate total counter value 6 is available in the database 7 (FIG. 3) of the server 1, which corresponds to the sum of the count values 5 determined by the mobile telephones for the server 1.
• One way to determine the count for a stored on the mobile phone 2 image 3, is to implement in the database 7 for each record with a picture 3 each have a respective image 3 associated counter 6.
• the mobile phone 2 can detect the respective count by checking the existence of the respective image file and, in the presence of the respective image 3 on the memory of the mobile phone 2 or the respective marker, provides a corresponding count, in this case only 0 or 1 can accept. After the respective message has been transmitted from the mobile phone 2 to the server 1, the total count is incremented for the respective image 3, wherein advantageously for the respective total count a counter 6 is provided.
• an image 3 is only shown as shown when it was displayed during the disabled active state 31 and the disabled active state 31 has lasted longer than a predetermined minimum time period of 1 second. This measure avoids that the user takes no notice of the displayed image 3 and makes the Entsperrbetuschist very quickly.
• the user views a plurality of different images 3 directly one after the other. This is achieved by selecting and displaying an image 3 only if it has been shown as having been shown, if a minimum period of 10 minutes has elapsed since the last display of an image 3 on the display 4 of the mobile telephone 2.
• the number of operator actions performed by the user is determined and assigned to the respective image 3.
• the number of user actions is assigned as a separate data field 12 to the data record of the respective image 3 and stored in a separate memory in the data memory list 8 of the mobile phone 2 and together with the rest, the image 3 information, in particular the number of representations to the server 1 transferred.
• the server 1 determines the total number of all user actions made during the display of an image from the users of all mobile phones 2 and keeps them available for further use.
• the database 7 of the server 1 each has a data field 13 for the summation of the user actions carried out during the display of an image 3. For each of the stored in the database 7 of the server 1 images 3 thus each of the total number of all user actions performed during the display of the image 3 is available.
• the time duration for which the respective image 3 was displayed during the disabled active state 31 is also determined. This time period is determined separately for each of the displayed images 3 and transmitted from the mobile phone 2 to the server 1, respectively.
• a separate data field 14 in the data storage list 8 of the mobile phone 2 is created for each image 3, in which the respective display time of Image 3 is stored.
• the server 1 calculates the total duration of the display of each image 3 separately and holds separately for each image 3 the time duration of their display available, wherein for each image 3 a separate data field 15 is created in the database 7 of the server 1.
• the time between successive EntsperrbetHence Cosmeticen or between successive activation operations of the mobile phone 2 is determined and transmitted this period each time after unlocking or after activation to the respective server 1.
• the server 1 keeps the average time between any two consecutive unlock operations or two successive enable operations available.
• the for this mobile phone 2 has a look recognition unit 16 with the can be recognized whether the user looks at the display 4.
• a view recognition unit 16 is disclosed, for example, in US Pat. Appl. US 201 1/0074822 A1 (Yao-Tsung Chang) and has a camera and a processing unit connected downstream of the camera, which uses faces, in particular eyes, generated from the respective image produced by the camera. recognizes and identifies the line of sight of the eyes.
• the eye recognition unit 16 can recognize whether the eyes of a person depicted in the image of the camera are directed towards the mobile telephone 2. In this case, the gaze recognition unit 16 outputs a related viewing signal.
• an image 3 is shown as darg Robinson only when it was displayed during the disabled active state 31 and was determined with the gaze recognition unit 16 that the user the respective image 3 longer than a predetermined minimum period of 1 second viewed Has. It is determined the respective period of time for which the respective user views the image 3 and this period is assigned to the image.
• an image 3 can also be regarded as viewed and only selected and displayed marked when the displayed image 3 as a whole, ie also when viewed several times by the user, was viewed by the user over a summed period of 30 seconds.
• the eye recognition unit 16 can be assigned or connected downstream of a time measuring unit, not shown, which determines how long the user has viewed the respective image and how long the viewing signal of the eye recognition unit 16 was active.
• a time measuring unit for example, a timer or counter can be used, the value of which is counted in the presence of the observation signal from an initial value of. In this way, both the aforementioned time period and the aforementioned period can be determined.
• the following considerations can be made both with the determined period of time or with the determined period of time, which in the following are generalized as viewing time.
• the observation time determined for the respective image 3 is assigned to the respective image 3.
• the individual time periods or periods allocated to the mobile phones 2 and assigned to the images 3 are sent to the server 1 together with an identifier of the respective image 3 transmitted. All transmitted time periods assigned to the same picture 3 and the same identifier are added by the server 1 and assigned to the identifier of the picture 3 as a total viewing time.
• the server (1) keeps the respective total viewing time separately available for each image (3) for later access.

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