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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Bby Solutions, Inc., Richfield, MN (US);
Donald N. Pierce, Boulder, CO (US);
Jaclyn Knapp, Boulder, CO (US);
Dan Fox, Boulder, CO (US);
Ken Slater, Boulder, CO (US);
Tony Tung, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Heather Look, Bloomington, MN (US);
Stacy Anderson, Woodbury, MN (US);
William Don Wortley, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Carrie Barclay, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Justin Ebert, South Orange, NJ (US);
BBY SOLUTIONS, INC., Richfield, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method is presented for awarding content to users of mobile devices for attending events, appearing at locations, or viewing audiovisual content. One embodiment also automatically alters the configuration of mobile devices, which is particularly useful in movie theaters. An application on the device recognizes an audible signal provided at the location or in the audiovisual content. The signal can also be used to unlock content. In this way, desired content is available only when the user has attended an event such as an event sponsored by the content creator. The content can relate to the event, and can be synchronized to the event. The signal can also trigger an application or unlock content at a store location. For example, a scavenger hunt can be guided by an application on the mobile device.