US 8,165,598 B2
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA ON MOBILE DEVICESGeneral
US 8,165,598 B2
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA ON MOBILE DEVICES
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Olumide T Ajibade Akonai
Art Unit:
2617 Computer Graphic Processing, 3D Animation, Display Color Attribute, Object Processing, Hardware and Memory
Agent:
Kwan Intellectual Property Law
Inventors:
Monica Tran; Gavin Peacock; James Roseborough; David Lowell; Aravind Nallan; Ian Farmer
Assignee:
Priority:
09/21/07
Filed:
09/21/07
Granted:
04/24/12
Expiration:
08/04/29
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms are provided for sending targeted content and data to mobile devices. Location information associated with a device is determined. In some instances, the location information is manually entered. In other instances, the location information is determined automatically from characteristics associated with the device. Location information can be obtained from global positioning system (GPS) data, cell-site triangulation, Internet Protocol (IP) address detection, etc. Content and advertising can be provided in a location relevant manner to the mobile device.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04N21/41407H04W4/029H04L67/52H04N