IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0070552
(2005-03-01)
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등록번호 |
US-7505966
(2009-03-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
36 |
초록
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A method of operating a portable computing device comprises receiving broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information. Creation of a search query is facilitated, and a search result is retrieved from the data repository based upon the search query. The search result is
A method of operating a portable computing device comprises receiving broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information. Creation of a search query is facilitated, and a search result is retrieved from the data repository based upon the search query. The search result is transformed in accordance with the formatting information to produce formatted content.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-readable medium to direct a portable computing device to function in a specified manner, the computer-readable medium comprising: a first set of instructions to determine a history of sending acknowledgements to an information distributor responsive to receiving a
What is claimed is: 1. A computer-readable medium to direct a portable computing device to function in a specified manner, the computer-readable medium comprising: a first set of instructions to determine a history of sending acknowledgements to an information distributor responsive to receiving a beacon from the information distributor soliciting acknowledgments from portable computing devices; a second set of instructions to determine whether to send an acknowledgement to the information distributor responsive to the received beacon based on the history; a third set of instructions to send the acknowledgment to the information distributor responsive to a determination to send the acknowledgement; a fourth set of instructions to receive broadcast information from the information distributor, the broadcast information including a database, a logic portion, and formatting information and to store said database in the portable computing device, said logic portion for creating a search query of said database; a fifth set of instructions to receive a user input and to utilize said logic portion and said user input to create said search query; a sixth set of instructions to retrieve a search result from said database stored in the portable computing device based upon said search query; and a seventh set of instructions to direct the portable computing device to transform said search result in accordance with said formatting information to produce formatted content. 2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising: an eighth set of instructions to wirelessly download said broadcast information to the portable computing device from the information distributor. 3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein said broadcast information further includes a plurality of search queries, and wherein said fifth set of instructions includes: an eighth set of instructions to select said search query from said plurality of search queries based upon said logic portion and said user input. 4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising: an eighth set of instructions to display said formatted content. 5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the fourth set of instructions comprises an eighth set of instructions to receive the broadcast information from the distribution system at a location where the portable computing device is within a broadcast range of the location, the database including location related information associated with the location, and wherein the formatted content comprises location related formatted content related to the location. 6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising: an eighth set of instructions to direct the portable computing device to receive the beacon from the information distributor soliciting acknowledgments from portable computing devices; a ninth set of instructions to direct the portable computing device to determine whether the broadcast information is error free; and a tenth set of instruction to direct the portable computing device to send a second acknowledgement responsive to the broadcast being determined error free and responsive to the determination to send the first acknowledgment. 7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the acknowledgment is transmitted at a rate of 1200 bps using a non-return-to-zero encoded scheme with a 37.5 kilohertz amplitude-shift-keying ("ASK") modulation scheme. 8. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second set of instructions comprises an eighth set of instructions to direct the portable computing device to determine whether to send the acknowledgment to the information distributor responsive to the received beacon based on the history according to a back-off algorithm. 9. A computer-readable medium to direct a portable computing device to function in a specified manner, the computer-readable medium comprising: a communication module internal to the portable computing device and configured to determine a history of sending acknowledgements to an information distributor responsive to receiving a beacon from the information distributor soliciting acknowledgments from portable computing devices, to determine whether to send an acknowledgement to the information distributor responsive to the received beacon based on the history, to send the acknowledgment to the information distributor responsive to a determination to send the acknowledgement, and to receive broadcast information from the information distributor; a remote application server internal to the portable computing device and configured to process the broadcast information and stored in the portable computing device, wherein said broadcast information includes a logic portion, a database, and formatting information, said logic portion for creating a search query of said database, and wherein said remote application server includes: a query generator module configured to receive a user input and to utilize said logic portion and said user input to create said search query; a database manager module configured to search said database stored in the portable computing device in accordance with said search query to retrieve a search result; and a content generator module configured to generate content in accordance with said search result and in accordance with said formatting information. 10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein said remote application server further includes: a display module configured to display said content. 11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising: a decoder configured to wirelessly download said broadcast information from the information distributor. 12. A method of operating a portable computing device, the method comprising: determining a history of sending acknowledgements to an information distributor responsive to receiving a beacon from the information distributor soliciting acknowledgments from portable computing devices; determining whether to send an acknowledgement to the information distributor responsive to the received beacon based on the history; sending the acknowledgment to the information distributor responsive to a determination to send the acknowledgement; receiving broadcast information from the information distributor, the broadcast information including a database, a logic portion, and formatting information, said logic portion for creating a search query of said database; storing said database in the portable computing device; receiving a user input; utilizing said logic portion and said user input to create said search query; retrieving a search result from said database stored in the portable computing device based upon said search query; and transforming said search result by the portable computing device in accordance with said formatting information to produce formatted content. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: wirelessly downloading said broadcast information to the portable computing device from the information distributor. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein said broadcast information further includes a plurality of search queries, and wherein utilizing said logic portion and said user input to create said search query comprises: selecting said search query from said plurality of search queries utilizing said logic portion and said user input. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising: displaying said formatted content. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising: receiving the beacon from the information distributor soliciting acknowledgments from portable computing devices; determining whether the broadcast information is error free; and sending a second acknowledgement responsive to the broadcast being determined error free and responsive to the determination to send the first acknowledgment. 17. A portable computing device comprising: a processor; a transceiver connected to the processor, the transceiver receiving broadcast information from an information distributor, the broadcast information including a database, a logic portion, and formatting information, said logic portion for creating a search query of the database; and a memory connected to the processor, the memory including: a decoder configured to determine a history of sending acknowledgements to the information distributor responsive to receiving a beacon from the information distributor soliciting acknowledgments from portable computing devices, to determine whether to send an acknowledgement to the information distributor responsive to the received beacon based on the history, to send the acknowledgment to the information distributor responsive to a determination to send the acknowledgement, to receive the broadcast information, and to store the database in the portable computing device; and a remote application server including: a query generator module configured to receive a user input and to utilize said logic portion and said user input to create said search query; a database manager module configured to retrieve a search result from the database based upon the search query; and a content generator module configured to transform the search result in accordance with the formatting information to produce formatted content. 18. The device of claim 17, wherein the transceiver is configured for wireless communications. 19. The device of claim 17, wherein the remote application server further includes a display module configured to forward said user input to the query generator module. 20. The device of claim 17, wherein the remote application server further includes a display module configured to display the formatted content to a user of the portable computing device.
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