Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transmission of broadcasts based on recipient location
- Patent Title (中): 基于接收者位置传输广播
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Application No.: US13220905Application Date: 2011-08-30
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Publication No.: US08929807B2Publication Date: 2015-01-06
- Inventor: David C. Brillhart , Christopher J. Dawson , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Anne R. Sand , James W. Seaman
- Applicant: David C. Brillhart , Christopher J. Dawson , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Anne R. Sand , James W. Seaman
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Keohane & D'Alessandro PLLC
- Agent William E. Schiesser; Maxine L. Barasch
- Main IPC: H04B5/00
- IPC: H04B5/00 ; H04W24/00 ; H04B7/00 ; G08B3/10 ; B60Q1/22 ; H04H40/00 ; H04L12/18 ; H04H60/52 ; H04H20/63

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for transmitting/broadcasting messages/content (e.g., audio) by routing such messages to an intended audience/recipient(s), and optionally applying audio preferences to broadcast characteristics. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may receive a message/broadcast in a queue, and identify a set of intended recipients of the broadcast (e.g., based on the content therein). Once the intended recipients have been identified, a set of locations of the intended recipients may be determined. Based on the locations, at least one output device is selected (e.g., based on proximity of the output device(s) to the intended recipients). Thereafter, the broadcast may be transmitted to the intended recipients via the selected output device(s), while any associated audio preferences are applied. In one embodiment, if an intended recipient is listening to other content, such content may be muted and/or paused so that the transmitted broadcast may be heard.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130052940A1 TRANSMISSION OF BROADCASTS BASED ON RECIPIENT LOCATION Public/Granted day:2013-02-28
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