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US 8706159
Media data transfer
Current assignee: Apple Inc
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Patent summary
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Patent Overview: US8706159B2 — "Media Data Transfer"
Title: Media data transfer
Patent number: US8706159B2
Current assignee: Apple Inc. (originally Apple Computer, Inc.)
Inventors: Stanley C. Ng; Andrew Bert Hodge; Anthony M. Fadell; Jeffrey L. Robbin; Robert Edward Borchers; Chris Bell; Eddy Cue
Priority date: 2006-01-03
Filing date: 2006-09-01 (application US11/514,806)
Publication date: 2014-04-22
Adjusted expiration: 2028-11-13 (legal status listed as Active)
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8706159B2/en
Purpose: The patent addresses wireless data exchange with portable electronic devices (mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs), moving beyond cable-based (USB) downloads from a host computer and cellular-network downloads. A "local server" at a location such as an establishment or venue wirelessly transmits data to nearby mobile devices, with delivery potentially customized individually or as a group based on location, characteristics, interests, preferences, and/or requests of users.
Plain-language scope (from the described embodiments): The local server discovers portable electronic devices in its vicinity, informs them of available broadcasts or channels at the establishment, receives a user's selection, and transmits the selected broadcast to the device. In a related embodiment, the server retrieves stored data from the device and determines what data to provide based on that retrieved data. Other described embodiments cover determining whether a device is proximate to a location, identifying data pertaining to that location, and delivering it over a local wireless network.
What the supplied excerpt does not establish: The excerpt does not include the full claims, complete description, or drawings; it does not establish the precise claim scope, the specific prior-art references applied, prosecution history, or the validity, enforceability, or ownership-transfer details of the patent. Classification listings and legal-status labels shown are noted by the source as assumptions, not legal conclusions.
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