Information exchange system and method
View Patent ↗A system and method for providing on demand information exchange between a data store and a portable recipient data storage device includes a source of data and a data transfer initiator, coupled to the source of data and configured for initiating the transfer of data from the source of data to a portable recipient data storage device. A data transfer port is provided to couple the data source with the portable recipient data storage device, and configured for transmitting, on request by the recipient, data from the source of data to the portable recipient data storage device.
1. A system for providing on-demand data exchange between a data store and a portable data-storage device of a user, the system comprising:
a source of data, including:
a device for storing data associated with the specific product or service,
a controller serving to control dissemination of the data associated with the specific product or service,
a display device including an information region being configured to display the data associated with a specific product or service,
a data-transfer initiator being coupled to the source of data, the data-transfer initiator being activatable by the user, the data-transfer initiator for initiating the data transfer between the source of data and the portable data-storage device, the data-transfer initiator being configured to cause the source of data to provide the data to the display device, and
a data-transfer port coupled to the source of data, and responsive to the dated transfer initiator that initiates transfer of the data associated with the specific product or service, the data-transfer port is configured for transmitting the data from the source of data to the portable data-storage device,
wherein the data-transfer initiator is responsive to the user interested in obtaining additional or more detailed information about the specific product or service displayed in the information region, the data-transfer initiator initiates and downloads all or some of the information from the source of data for review later on by the user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said source of data includes at least one type of information selected from the group consisting of textual data, video data and audio data.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data transfer initiator includes a user activated device.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said data transfer initiator includes a signal received from a portable recipient data storage device.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes a USB port mating device.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable data storage device.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable recipient data storage device configured for storing at least one of audio data, video data and textual data.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes a wireless portable data storage device.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said wireless portable data storage devices selected from the group consisting of a cell phone and a PDA.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said product or service display device includes a trade show display device.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein said product or service display device includes a public place display device.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said public place display device is selected from the group consisting of a trade show display device, an airport display device, a hotel display device, a subway display device and a bus display device.