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EP1043905A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and apparatus for displaying information during idle time on a wireless mobile device

Assignee: Great Elm Group Inc
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Filing: 2000-04-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-04-05
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Abstract

Abstract A system for displaying idle content information on wireless computing devices during idle times is disclosed. A wireless computing device (106) receives from a wireless network (102) idle content information specified by an address identifier identifying a network resource in the wireless network. When the device determined as being idle, the idle content information is displayed on the device display (116). The idle content information might be the network operators customer support telephone number or advertisements. A browser program within the device may be modified to support looping content, interaction with idle displays, automatic scrolling, and automatic updating of idle content information.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bruce K. Martin, Jr.
  • 👤 Lawrence M. Stein
  • 👤 Gregory A. Heumann
  • 👤 David A. Chen
  • 👤 Bruce V. Schwartz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 16:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/029; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72445; H04M1/72427; H04M1/7243

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 63 words
A method of displaying idle content information on a wireless mobile device, said method comprising:- receiving from a wireless network idle content information specified by an address identifier identifying a network resource in said wireless network, said network resource comprising said idle content information; determining when said wireless device is idle; and displaying said idle content information when said wireless device becomes idle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 29 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:- fetching said idle content information according to said address identifier when said wireless device is communicating with a wireless network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 further comprising:- periodically fetching said idle content information according to said address identifier while said wireless computing device is communicating with a wireless network.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 25 words
A method as claimed in any preceding claim wherein displaying said idle content information is performed by a browser program in said wireless mobile device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 36 words
A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein said browser program responds to a first set of commands as related to said idle content and a second set of commands as unrelated to said idle content.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A method as claimed in claim 4 or 5 wherein said browser program loops through said idle content information.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 29 words
A method as claimed in any preceding claim further comprising:- updating said idle content information when said wireless mobile device moves from one geographic location to another geographic location.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 51 words
A wireless computing apparatus comprising:- a wireless network interface for coupling to a wireless network; and a browser program, said browser program communicating with an idle content server on said wireless network to obtain idle content, said browser program displaying said idle content information when said wireless computing apparatus becomes idle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 24 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said wireless computing apparatus periodically fetches said idle content information when said wireless computing device is active.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 8 or 9 wherein said browser program loops through said idle content information.

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