Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130179306 | MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO EXECUTE A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FUNCTION PRESENTED ON A VISUAL MEDIA - A multi-dimensional function presented on a visual media including a plurality of tags associated with a plurality of parameters of the function is electronically executed using a mobile computing device. Each of the tags is interpretable by the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device interacts with two or more of the tags of the visual media to select values for two or more of the parameters of the function. The function is executed according to the selected values for the two or more parameters. | 07-11-2013 |
20130201098 | ADJUSTMENT OF A PARAMETER USING COMPUTING DEVICE MOVEMENT - In general, techniques and systems for controlling a parameter of a target device are described. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a computing device, control information from an identification device that is associated with a target device, wherein the control information identifies the target device and a parameter that at least partially defines operation of the target device. The method may also include detecting, by at least one sensor of the computing device, physical movement of the computing device subsequent to obtaining the control information and transmitting the control information and movement information to a networked device configured to adjust a value of the parameter of the target device based at least in part on a function of the movement information. The movement information may include information that indicates the detected physical movement. | 08-08-2013 |
20140273826 | System and Method for Code Communication - Systems and methods for code communication are provided. A secure system wirelessly transmits, via a magnetic field transmitter, an access code to a handheld wireless communication device as a sequence of polarities of a short-range magnetic field. The wireless communication device senses the sequence of polarities and determines the code from the sensed sequence of polarities. The code provides access to the secure system. The handheld wireless communication device can wirelessly transmit the code received from the short-range magnetic field and identification information to the secure system to receive access to the secure system. The access is personalized based on at least the identification information and is maintained or validated when the handheld wireless communication device is within range of the short-range magnetic field. | 09-18-2014 |
20140358685 | Method and System for Providing Sign Data and Sign History - Methods and systems include determining that a device is proximate to a sign, providing sign identification information associated with the sign, and providing a sign history. A request for sign data associated with the sign identification information may be received, and sign data may be provided. Determining that a sign is proximate to a device may be based on a signal from the sign and/or the device. Additionally, a location of a device may be received and it may be determined that the device is proximate to a sign based on determining a location of the sign and determining that the difference in the location of the device and the location of the sign is less than a given threshold. A request for sign data associated with the sign may be sent. In response, sign data may be received, stored, and displayed. | 12-04-2014 |
20150095195 | CONTENT DISCOVERY VIA TAGS - Content provided at a venue may be stored to a database by associating the content provided with a content identifier and a venue identifier. In some configurations, the play time indicator may be associated with the content identifier and venue identifier. A query may be received based on a scan of a static, machine-readable computer code. The query may request a search of the database to be performed in order to identify the content provided at the venue. The query may be for content that is currently playing or for content that has been played at the venue within a defined time frame. A response to the query may be provided that identifies the content for the venue. The response may be provided, for example, to a smartphone belonging to a user and may present a purchase option for the content. | 04-02-2015 |
20150186921 | Wifi Landing Page for Remote Control of Digital Signs - A digital sign may be controlled from a user device. The sign may broadcast a network identifier to which the user's device connects. Connecting to the sign may result in the device's web browser launching and displaying a landing page. The landing page may display buttons that can be utilized to control or interact with the digital sign. | 07-02-2015 |
20150187186 | Wifi Landing Page for Remote Control of Digital Signs - A digital sign may be controlled from a user device. The sign may broadcast a network identifier to which the user's device connects. Connecting to the sign may result in the device's web browser launching and displaying a landing page. The landing page may display buttons that can be utilized to control or interact with the digital sign. | 07-02-2015 |
20150193121 | Discovering and Displaying Media Content Related to an Electronic Document - Systems, computer-readable storage mediums, and methods for discovering and displaying media content related to an electronic document. At a first computing device, document identifying information—which is one of: at least a portion of a network identifier or source code for the electronic document—for the electronic document is obtained. One or more media entities associated with the electronic document are then obtained from a server. The media entities correspond to media content including scheduled TV programming, steaming media or locally stored media. A representation of a subset of the media entities is displayed, and a user selection from the representation of a respective media entity from the subset is obtained. In response, selection information identifying the respective media entity is sent to a second computing device, which is configured to access and display respective media content corresponding to the respective media entity based on the selection information. | 07-09-2015 |