Brian Davis Macdonald

US Patent:

20050095999, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/980112

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04B001/18

US Classification:

455179100

Abstract:

A method for presenting audio content to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, wherein each transmission includes a broadcast including audio content for presentation to a person using the mobile device; scanning each respective broadcast for preselected audio content; and presenting to a person using the mobile device a list representative of the audio content of those broadcasts found in scanning to match the preselected audio content.

US Patent:

20050096035, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/979646

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A method for storing informational content of selected broadcasts for later presentation to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, wherein each transmission includes a broadcast including informational content for presentation to a person; determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; and storing within the mobile device, for later presentation to a person using the mobile device, the informational content of each respective broadcast that is transmitted from a transmitter determined to be within a predefined proximity to the mobile device at the time of reception

US Patent:

20050096036, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/979647

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A method for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, wherein each transmission includes a broadcast including informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device; determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; scanning, for preselected types of informational content, each respective broadcast of the received transmissions that are transmitted from a transmitter determined to be within a predefined proximity to the mobile device at the time of reception; and presenting to a person using the mobile device a list representative of the informational content of those broadcasts found in scanning to match the preselected types of informational content.

US Patent:

20050096037, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/980104

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A method for practice in a system for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device includes the steps of unilaterally transmitting, with a wireless transmitter, a transmission containing a broadcast for receipt by mobile devices that are within a transmission range of the transmitter, wherein the broadcast includes informational content for presentation to people using the mobile devices; receiving, with a mobile device, the transmission when the mobile device is within the transmission range; and storing, within the mobile device, the informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device.

US Patent:

20050096038, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/980108

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04B007/00
H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A method determining the broadcasts to be included in a transmission includes the steps of: receiving by a first party from a second party informational content of the second party to be contained in a broadcast; receiving by the first party from the second party a selection of one or more wireless transmitters of the network for transmitting a transmission including the broadcast containing the received informational content; and assembling by the first party a plurality of broadcasts for inclusion in a transmission from a wireless transmitter selected by the second party, a broadcast of the transmission containing the informational content received by the first party from the second party.

US Patent:

20050096039, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/980113

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04B007/00

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A method for identifying broadcasts for acquisition and storage within a mobile device includes the steps of receiving a plurality of broadcasts, wherein each broadcast includes both informational content for presentation to a person and broadcast-identifying information; and, for each respective broadcast that is received, determining whether the respective broadcast has previously been received by comparing the broadcast-identifying information of the respective broadcast with broadcast-identifying information of previously received broadcasts. The method further may include the step of storing within the mobile device the informational content of a broadcast that has not previously been received, wherein the informational content of the broadcast is stored in association with the broadcast-identifying information thereof.

US Patent:

20050096040, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/980115

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A method for presenting informational content of selected broadcasts to a person using a mobile device that is within transmission range of the wireless transmitters includes the steps of: receiving with the mobile device a plurality of transmissions from the wireless transmitters, wherein each transmission includes a broadcast including informational content for presentation to a person; determining proximity of the wireless transmitter of each transmission that is received; and, using the mobile device, presenting the informational content to the person for the respective broadcast that is transmitted from a transmitter determined to be within a predetermined proximity to the mobile device at the time of presentation.

US Patent:

20050096041, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/980118

Inventors:

William Haberman - Celebration FL, US
John Ivsan - Charlotte NC, US
Chad Tillman - Charlotte NC, US
Brian MacDonald - Charlotte NC, US

International Classification:

H04B007/00

US Classification:

455422100

Abstract:

A system for presenting informational content to a person using a mobile device includes: a wireless transmitter that transmits a transmission containing a broadcast; and a mobile device configured to receive the transmission from the wireless transmitter when the mobile device is within a transmission range of the transmitter. In this respect, the transmitter unilaterally transmits the transmission without regard to whether the mobile device actually is within the transmission range of the transmitter. Additionally, the broadcast contained within the transmission includes both informational content for presentation to a person and broadcast-identifying information. Moreover, the mobile device is configured to store therein the informational content for presentation to a person using the mobile device, wherein the informational content is stored in association with the broadcast-identifying information.