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Portable local server with context sensing

US7412224B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2005
Grant dateAug 12, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for distributing information via short-range wireless communication. A mobile server receives information from an information provider for distribution to encountered devices. The information received from the service provider may contain both content to be distributed and context information that controls how the content is distributed. The mobile server may sense current environmental conditions, which are compared to distribution rules created from the context information to control how content information is distributed. The present invention is suitable for many applications, including the distribution of podcast-related information.

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