WIRELESSLY TRIGGERED SMART MEDIA GUIDES

摘要

The invention is directed to wireless systems comprising one or more beacons that each emits a triggering data packet, and one or more smart media guides which upon receipt of a triggering packet, access the indicated track of digital content that has been preloaded into memory, and play that track through a user output interface. In some embodiments, each smart media guide transmits an SMG Identifier signal that can be received, stored and analyzed for purposes of understanding user behavior. In some embodiments, a transmitted content packet is transmitted by an exognenous source (such as a beacon or server-driven transceiver), received by a smart media guide, and stored for subsequent play. Beacon-based systems can be further used to trigger such things as alarms, lights, and various mechanisms. The invention has applications in such fields as tourism, marketing, demographic analysis, health care, pet care, safety and security.