Automatic content retrieval based on location-based screen tags
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-015/16
H04L-029/08
G06Q-030/02
출원번호
US-0136788
(2013-12-20)
등록번호
US-8880649
(2014-11-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Randall, Stephen
출원인 / 주소
Monster Patents, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP
인용정보
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초록▼
Systems and methods automatically obtain contents and display the contents on location-specific display screens, based on content attributes associated with the screens. Associating content attributes (“tags”) with the screens allows administrators to specify the types of contents desired for displa
Systems and methods automatically obtain contents and display the contents on location-specific display screens, based on content attributes associated with the screens. Associating content attributes (“tags”) with the screens allows administrators to specify the types of contents desired for display on the screens. For example, an establishment that caters to customers of a particular demographic (such as 21-27 year old singles, families with children, fans of rock-and-roll music, “bikers,” sports fans or ice cream lovers) may associate one or more content attributes (such as “dating,” “Disney,” “Led Zeppelin,” or “Red Sox”) with its display screen. The system then automatically obtains contents based on the attribute(s) and displays the contents on the screen. Patrons with mobile telephones or web-based users may send text messages for display on the screen or play interactive games displayed on the screen, as described in the incorporated patent application. However, even absent such activity, the disclosed systems and methods populate the screen with potentially ever-changing contents, thereby keeping the screen “fresh” and avoiding a situation known as the “ghost town” effect. The system may obtain the contents to be displayed from a variety of sources. For example, Twitter messages (“Tweets”) that contain or are otherwise associated (such as via “hashtags”) with a content attribute of a screen may be displayed.
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1. A system for displaying contents on a geographic location-specific display screen, the system comprising: at least one display screen located at a respective specific geographic location;a database configured to store, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, at least one selec
1. A system for displaying contents on a geographic location-specific display screen, the system comprising: at least one display screen located at a respective specific geographic location;a database configured to store, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, at least one selection criterion for contents to be displayed on the display screen, the at least one selection criterion including information about the specific geographic location of the display screen;a first server coupled to the at least one display screen, to the database and to at least one content server distinct from the first server, the first server being configured, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, to automatically obtain contents from the at least one content server, select a portion of the obtained contents according to the at least one selection criterion in the database and display the selected portion on the display screen; anda web server coupled to the first server and configured to serve, for each of the at least one display screen, a web page to a plurality of remote computers distinct from the at least one display screen, the web page comprising at least some of the contents displayed on the at least one display screen. 2. A computer-implemented method of displaying contents on at least one display screen, each display screen of the at least one display screen being located at a respective specific geographic location, the method comprising: storing, in a database, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, at least one selection criterion for contents to be displayed on the display screen, the at least one selection criterion including information about the specific geographic location of the display screen;by a first server remote from the at least one display screen, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, automatically obtaining contents from at least one content server distinct from the first server;by the first server, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, selecting a portion of the obtained contents according to the at least one selection criterion in the database;by the first server, for each display screen of the at least one display screen, displaying the selected portion, via a computer network, on the display screen; andby a web server, making at least some of the contents available as a web page to computers other than the display screen. 3. A method according to claim 2, wherein selecting the contents comprises selecting the contents based on at least one content attribute associated with the display screen. 4. A method according to claim 2, wherein displaying the selected portion comprises displaying the selected contents on a display screen selected from the list consisting of: a display screen coupled via a computer to a wide area network;a display screen of a jukebox;a display screen of an interactive game system;a display screen of a point-of-sale kiosk; anda display screen coupled to a private television distribution network. 5. A method according to claim 2, further comprising associating at least one content attribute with the display screen. 6. A method according to claim 5, wherein associating the at least one content attribute with the display screen comprises associating a plurality of content attributes with the display screen. 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of content attributes is selected from the set consisting of: geographic location of the display screen;venue type of the geographic location of the display screen;a demographic characteristic of an expected viewer of the display screen; anda message topic. 8. A method according to claim 5, wherein associating the at least one content attribute with the display screen comprises receiving a message sent by a user to an address associated with the display screen, the message identifying the at least one content attribute. 9. A method according to claim 8, wherein receiving the message comprises receiving a message sent by the user from a mobile telephone. 10. A method according to claim 8, wherein receiving the message comprises receiving a message sent by the user from an Internet-connected computer, the message traversing at least a portion of the Internet. 11. A method according to claim 5, wherein associating the at least one content attribute with the display screen comprises automatically identifying the content attribute, based on contents selected from the list consisting of: contents of at least one message already displayed on the display screen; andcontents of at least one message to be displayed on the display screen. 12. A method according to claim 5, wherein associating the at least one content attribute with the display screen comprises receiving information descriptive of an activity currently taking place at the geographic location of the display screen. 13. A method according to claim 12, wherein receiving information descriptive of an activity currently taking place comprises receiving automatically-generated information from a game system. 14. A method according to claim 12, wherein receiving information descriptive of an activity currently taking place comprises receiving automatically-generated information about a song being played by a jukebox. 15. A method according to claim 14, wherein automatically sending the contents for display on the display screen comprises automatically obtaining additional information about the song being played by the jukebox. 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein automatically obtaining additional information about the song being played comprises automatically obtaining information about other geographic locations where the song is currently being played. 17. A method according to claim 15, wherein automatically obtaining additional information about the song being played comprises automatically obtaining information about people who are currently playing the song in other geographic locations. 18. A method according to claim 15, wherein automatically obtaining additional information about the song being played comprises automatically obtaining information about people who have indicated an interest in the song or in an artist who performed the song. 19. A method according to claim 2, wherein sending the contents for display on the display screen comprises automatically obtaining the contents, via the Internet, from a system selected from the list comprising: a social networking system, a news data system;a classified advertisement system;an entertainment information system; anda syndicated data feed system and an advertisement system. 20. A method according to claim 2, wherein sending the contents for display on the display screen comprises automatically querying a computer system, via the Internet, for the contents. 21. A method according to claim 2, wherein sending the contents for display on the display screen comprises: subscribing to a data feed from a computer system; andreceiving contents automatically sent by the computer system in response to the subscription. 22. A method according to claim 2, wherein automatically selecting the contents comprises automatically selecting the contents according to a rule base, wherein the rule base at least statistically favors displaying contents that were generated specifically for the display screen over contents that were not specifically generated for the display screen. 23. A method according to claim 2, wherein automatically selecting the contents comprises automatically selecting the contents according to a rule base, wherein the rule base at least statistically favors displaying contents that are associated with the display screen over contents that are not associated with the display screen. 24. A method according to claim 2, wherein automatically selecting the contents comprises automatically selecting the contents according to a rule base, wherein the rule base at least statistically favors displaying contents that are associated with the geographic location of the display screen over contents that are not associated with the geographic location of the display screen. 25. A method according to claim 2, further comprising: automatically obtaining other contents displayed on another geographic location-specific display screen; anddisplaying the other contents on the display screen. 26. A method according to claim 25, wherein the other contents are selected according to at least one rule. 27. A method according to claim 26, wherein the at least one rule disfavors selecting contents associated with a predetermined set of other geographic location-specific display screens. 28. A method according to claim 2, wherein sending the contents for display on the display screen comprises displaying the obtained contents for an amount of time based at least in part on other contents displayed on the display screen. 29. A method according to claim 28, wherein the amount of time is based at least in part on a number of other contents displayed on the display screen. 30. A method according to claim 2, wherein sending the contents for display on the display screen comprises displaying the obtained contents for a predetermined amount of time.
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