System for providing targeted internet information to mobile agents
US6219696A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72445
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Actively Broadcast URLs for Drive-By Internet Information (ABU-DaBII) system provides for the just-in-time distribution of information through mobile information terminals. The system involves the Internet as the primary source of the information and includes a mobile information terminal as the output device and a local agent which is locally operated. The mobile information terminal includes a receiver, a URL queue and a WWW renderer/browser. The local agent includes a short-range transmitter to distribute information pointers to the mobile information terminal and a mechanism for transferring data into the transmitter.
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