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Ad-hoc media delivery system

A technology of media and media information, applied in the direction of transmission system, digital transmission system, payment system structure, etc., can solve problems such as unneeded positions

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-28
INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
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First, the user must still pre-determine where he or she wishes to receive said media
And secondly, the user can only be in one location at a time, which means that the media will be published to locations that may not be necessary, or worse, not needed
[0004] The inflexibility and inefficiency of today's media distribution systems will persist without mechanisms for distributing media in a manner that does not require users to follow said media from one location to another

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[0046] Turning now to the drawings, the media distribution system (MDS) 100 of the preferred embodiment is shown to include several distinct components. These components include: server 102, phone 130, headset 135, handheld device 125, and media presentation systems (MPS) I through IV (also indicated as 105-120, respectively). Arrows interconnecting these components together are used to show one or both ways of interconnection. This interconnection is facilitated by wireless connections. The wireless protocol used in the preferred embodiment is the industry known Bluetooth, although other wireless protocols may be used. For more information on Bluetooth, the reader is referred to the Bluetooth Specifications developed, published and advocated by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.

[0047] The server of the preferred embodiment is an IBM server enhanced to provide the functionality required by the preferred embodiment. In the discussion below and especially with Figure ...

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Disclosed is an apparatus, method, and program product for performing ad hoc media delivery. Enhanced handheld devices are used in combination with the other components to route media and control its presentation. Enhanced media presentation stations detect the presence of one or more of the handheld devices. Information regarding the presence of a handheld device is then communicated from the media presentation stations to an enhanced server. The server uses this information to maintain a record of the location of each handheld device. The recorded location information is used to route the media to the media presentation station that is closest to the location of the handheld device. Control information, such as media selection and fidelity control (when appropriate), is forwarded from the handheld device to the server, so that the server can take appropriate action relative to transmission of the media to the media presentation station at issue. If a phone call is received, an enhanced phone interacts with the server to suspend presentation of the media until the phone call has ended.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to media presentation stations, and more particularly to problems related to the location of a user relative to (vis à vis) a media presentation station. Background technique [0002] Media systems are a well-known part of today's society. In fact, most people have at least one media system (eg, audio system, video system, etc.) in their home or room. Restaurants, nightclubs, institutions (eg, hospitals) and other larger facilities have even more complex systems that can be used to play music, video and / or broadcast messages. [0003] Despite these wide-ranging applications, today's media systems do not adapt well to changes in user location. In fact, the truth is quite the opposite. The user is forced to walk to where the media is presented rather than the other way around. For example, if a user wishes to listen to music, he or she must either go to a specific location where the music can be heard, or predetermine a ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/56H04L29/06H04L29/08
CPCG06Q20/3674H04W64/00H04W84/18H04L67/303H04L67/04H04W4/02H04L67/52H04W40/20H04W4/16H04L67/63H04W4/029H04L65/1101
Inventor B·L·斯特里姆尔
Owner INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP