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Directional information delivery system and method

US7555292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2006
Grant dateJun 30, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/1149
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A directional information delivery method and system, wherein a wide-angle electromagnetic wave transmitter is attached on each object for transmitting channel identification that indicates the transferring channel of the information of the exhibited item attached with the wide-angle electromagnetic wave transmitter to a specified area in wide angle, while each portable client device is provided with a directional electromagnetic wave receiver. When a user points the client device he/she to an object, it can receive the electromagnetic wave from that exhibited item. Then, the client device obtains a channel identification from that electromagnetic wave, and establishes a connection with an information delivery sub-system based on the obtained channel identification to obtain information about that exhibited item from the channel and to render that information. In this way, a user can select simply by pointing at the exhibited item with the client device, thereby accurately obtaining the information about the exhibited item of interest.

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