System and Method for Mediating Representations With Respect to User Preferences

摘要

System and methods are provided to create representations of geographic areas. Such representations enable users to search for items and services of interest and to quickly locate and utilize such items and services. Representations are created using user preferences thus reducing the amount of information presented to a user, i.e., user preferences control the contents of a representation. Control APIs contained within a representation may be used to control devices represented in a representation or to manufacture them using 3-D printing technologies. Methods to learn user preferences via his movements and other actions and impose a user's preferences upon an environment are shown. Some details of the invention are described by applying the invention to problems in retail marketing and figures depicting an implementation illustrate certain aspects of the invention.

主权项

1. A method of generating a representation of an environment in which a triggered device receives signals from a Broadcasting Device (BD), comprising:
receiving over one or more communication networks one or more environmental data sets (EDSs), at least one of the EDSs including information relating to the environment, at least one of the EDSs being obtained from a triggered device located in the environment, which receives signals from a BD associated with the environment, the triggered device including a mobile communication device; organizing into a first representation of the environment at least some of the information included in the one or more EDSs in accordance with at least one preference of a user associated with the mobile device; and causing the first representation to be rendered on at least one rendering device.