Patent Publication Number: US-2016249172-A1

Title: Automated onsite information search and multimedia method and system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 
     Mobile device users go to visit places such as a business, a facility or an entity with a range of functions may not be aware of all the information, services, or accurate places of products and best deals of products at those places provided. Therefore there is a need to provide them with automated system, and users don&#39;t have to do anything to have it activated and the system will show them what are offered at those places: the system would automatically alert them and automatically displays static or alive information and or performs multimedia programs, including but not limited to alive or pre-recorded audio, and or video programs. 
     A software application of said system may be installed on mobile electronic device such as cellphone, and it utilizes web map such as google map or GPS to locate the physical locations of the users and or identified by an onsite wireless apparatus with multimedia data receiving, storing and broadcasting capacities. Once said users are in, at or close to those places which have information or programs are available for the system, said software application alerts users and automatically displays information, plays audio and or video programs, either alive or recorded on a popup window above either locked or unlocked screen of said mobile device. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The current invention is related to automated onsite information search and onsite performance of multimedia programs. The system consists of a software application installed on a mobile device such as cellphone with wireless connection and digital map such as google map or GPS to locate physical location of a user. The software communicates with a remote server and or an onsite wireless apparatus with multimedia data receiving and storing; information publishing and broadcasting capacities. When the user is in, at or close to a business, facility or an entity located by a digital map, or within a signal range of the onsite wireless apparatus, the software application plays alert sound and automatically displays information, plays video, audio programs above locked or unlocked screen of said mobile device. User may search specific information within or related to said business, facility or entity; or listen to and or watch alive or recorded video and or auto programs provided by said business, facility or entity. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An automated onsite information search and multimedia method and system consists of a software application installed on a mobile device such as cellphone with wireless connection and digital map such as google map or GPS to locate physical location of a user. 
     The software communicates with a remote server and or an onsite wireless communication apparatus with multimedia data receiving and storing; information publishing and broadcasting capacities. When the user is in, at or close to a business, facility or an entity, or within a signal range of the onsite wireless communication apparatus, the software application plays alert sound and automatically displays information, plays video, audio programs above locked or unlocked screen. 
     User may search specific information within or related to the business, facility; or listen to and or watch alive or recorded programs provided by the business, facility or entity. 
     information and commercials from a third party business, a facility or an entity may be displayed on window and or played during alive or recorded video and or audio programs by said business, facility or entity. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1 -A is flow chart that demonstrates logical flows of an automated onsite information search and multimedia method and system. 
         FIG. 2 -A displays specific position of a product located on store shelf in an aisle within a supermarket. 
         FIG. 2 -B shown a video play on introduction of an onsite restaurant. 
         FIG. 2 -C is a screen of a cinema&#39;s information page with names of movies. 
     
    
    
     PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referencing to drawings in FIG.-A and  FIG. 2 -A, a preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is in a supermarket, and said user&#39;s location is pinpointed by digital map and information and media program created by the supermarket is activated and forwarded to said cellphone from a remote server. 
     When the user enters the supermarket, the software application plays sound alert and gets attention of said user; a pre-recorded audio announces a welcome message and new products and good deals of the market for the day with location images; and also displays a text entering box allowing shoppers to search for specific product. Said user did not use text enter box, rather speaks to the microphone on the cellphone and looking for “ACB brand coffee”, the third-party server located the product and flashing with “Star” sign on a place on a shelf in aisle 1. Said user directly goes to the place and picks up the product without wasting anytime. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A and  FIG. 2 -B of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is outside of restaurant and has a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system, and said user location and pinpointed by digital map and information and media program created by the restaurant is activated and forwarded to said cellphone from a remote server. 
     The software application plays sound alert and gets attention of said user; a recorded video play pops up on said cellphone screen and welcome the user and shows a brief introduction of the restaurant and also best sales dishes and best deals of the day; after said video play a menu displays on screen of said user&#39;s cellphone. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A and  FIG. 2 -C of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is inside of cinema and said user location and pinpointed by digital map and information and media program created by said cinema is activated and forwarded to said cellphone from a remote server. 
     The software application plays a sound alert and gets attention of said user; a window page pops up with all the name of the movies shown on the day; an audio recording welcome said user and introduces the cinema briefly and asks said user to click on movie name and plays trailers of the movies. 
     The administrators of remote server of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system create and insert commercials and or information from third party businesses and said commercials and information are displayed and or played during regular information and or programs to generate extra revenues for the cinema chains. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is a concert hall and sitting far back in the aisle. 
     An onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities located in the concert hall and wired with a sets of video cameras sends alive video broadcasting of the performance on the stage to said cellphone and temporarily has audio and phone reception functions of the cellphone disabled in order to make sure that no noises disrupt the performance. Even though said user sits far back in the concert hall, he can clearly watch the performances on the stage. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is football stadium sitting in a back row. 
     An onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities located in stadium and wired with a sets of video cameras sends alive video broadcasting of the performance in the court to said cellphone. Said software application installed on said cellphone receives signals of an unique identification of said onsite wireless communication apparatus and forwards said signals to a remote sever for verification and make sure the said onsite wireless communication apparatus is licensed and authorized for alive video broadcasting with said remote server. After said remote server sends an approval signal to said software application installed on said cellphone, said software application opens a window and starts to receive and show alive video broadcasting from said onsite wireless communication apparatus. Even though said user sits a back row of the stadium, he can clearly watch the match in the field. During breaks of the match, commercials and or information of any third party are displayed on a window page or played on video screen. 
     Said onsite wireless communication apparatus is connected to said remote server and transferring onsite information and alive video program to said remote server. Said remote sever transfers said onsite information and alive video program to its website, and also said software application installed on said mobile device. Users of said software application from different places may select said information and alive program from said remote information and program menu option, pay a fee and read said information and watch said alive program; other audiences may also pay a fee and read and watch the same on their mobile devices, computers and TVs with internet connections. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system gets in a resort town with no knowledge where to go. 
     An onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities located in the town center sends welcome video to said cellphone, briefly introduces the town and then display a map of the town on a window. Said user clicks on interesting places shown on the map and get detailed information about those places with static information and or recorded video clips. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is at an airport and trying to find information and routing to get to his flight. 
     An onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities located at the airport sends welcome video to said cellphone, briefly introduces the airport structures and then asks said user to enter his flight information by either typing into a text box on the welcome window, or give an oral command; said user speaks his flight number, said onsite wireless communication apparatus retrieves and displays flight information and boarding location from a database and drawing a map routing map for said user based on his location and leading his way to the boarding terminal, and also constantly updating flight information with streaming data shown on window. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A user with a cellphone installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system is in the mountain with a group of campers and without cellphone signal, and said user gets lost in the wood. 
     Fortunately the organizer of the travel group brings an onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities and he published camp location on a map and all important information on said application window, and also alive video onsite of said camp is broadcasted. Said user looks at the software application on said cellphone, it shows where the camp center is and routes to get back to the camp center and also hears that the other member of the group talking to him over the speaker and encourage him to come back soon before it gets dark. 
     Referencing to drawings in  FIG. 1 -A of another preferred embodiment of said automated onsite information search and multimedia system. A small village or small town installed a unit of onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities. Instead of building up a radio station and or a TV station, said small village or small town publish information about the places and update news and also provide people in the places with alive audio and radio broadcasting when needed. 
     When any information and or programs are available or updated, people in the places with their cellphones installed with software application of an automated onsite information search and multimedia system will be alerted with a special ringtone and updated information and or programs are automatically shown above their locked or unlocked screens of said cellphones. 
     The administrators of said onsite wireless communication apparatus with audio and video broadcasting capacities create and insert commercials and or information from local businesses and said commercials and information are displayed and or played during regular information and or programs to generate revenues for said village and town. 
     The embodiments are mainly illustrations on the invention, advantages of the invention may be learned by practice, realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the claims. Further it is to be understood that both the foregoing general descriptions and detailed descriptions are exemplary and explanatory only and are not limited to the invention as claimed.