Dynamic presentation of location-specific information

摘要

Improved approaches to allow a portable electronic device to dynamically present location-specific information while the portable electronic device is at a predetermined location are disclosed. In one embodiment, the portable electronic device has a display that can display the location-specific information and has wireless capabilities for use in receiving the location-specific information from the server. The location-specific information can, for example, augment other information that is to be presented on the display. In one embodiment, the location-specific information can be information pertaining to a media item being played in an establishment, such as a store, where the portable electronic device is located.

主权项

1. A method for presenting customized data to a patron of an establishment, the patron operating a portable electronic device at the establishment and having wireless network access via a wireless network, said method comprising:
determining whether the portable electronic device associated with the patron is located at a predetermined establishment; sending a data request from the portable electronic device associated with the patron located at the predetermined establishment to a remote data server apparatus; receiving, at the portable electronic device, a data response from the remote data server apparatus via at least the wireless network, wherein the data response includes or references establishment-based information pertaining to the predetermined establishment; and simultaneously displaying, at the portable electronic device, the establishment-based information and information previously presented on the display, wherein at least a portion of the data being requested by the data request is dependent on whether the patron is determined to be located at the predetermined establishment, wherein the establishment-based information includes at least information on at least one media item being played or recently played by a media play system at the predetermined establishment, wherein the displaying displays at least one purchase control that enables a user to initiate purchase of one or more of the media items being identified by the establishment-based information, wherein the data request is a request to an online media store for an online store media page, and wherein the data response includes information on one or more media items available for purchase from the online media store, and wherein said transmitting comprises:
forming a page responsive to the data request; andaugmenting the page to include the store-based information when the patron is determined to be located at the store.