Controlling a crowd of multiple mobile station devices
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus of communicating with multiple mobile station devices in a concerted effort is disclosed. According to one example method of operation content is provided to multiple mobile station devices in a pre-defined venue location. The method may also provide identifying the mobile station devices as being present at the pre-defined venue location via a server and initiating an application on the server that establishes a customized content delivery function utilized to deliver customized content to each of the identified mobile station devices. A command may be triggered to begin transmitting the customized content to each of the mobile station devices at a predetermined time and the customized content may be transmitted to each of the mobile station devices responsive to receiving the trigger command.
1. A method of providing content to a plurality of mobile station devices in a pre-defined venue location, the method comprising:
identifying the plurality of mobile station devices as being present at the pre-defined venue location via a server;
initiating an application on the server that establishes a customized content delivery function utilized to deliver customized content to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices;
receiving a trigger command to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices at a predetermined time; and
transmitting the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to receiving the trigger command, wherein
the customized content is transmitted such that each screen of the plurality of mobile station devices is treated as a single pixel of light in a larger image resembling a digital monitor.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the plurality of mobile station devices as being present at the particular venue location further comprises transmitting a request for specific location information to each of the plurality of mobile station devices and receiving and storing the specific location information in an application server database.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the specific location information comprises at least one of a seat assignment, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, and triangulation power estimation signal information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger command comprises a plurality of trigger commands and the predetermined time comprises a plurality of different predetermined times, and wherein each of the plurality of trigger commands specifies a corresponding plurality of predetermined times to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of predetermined times are different for each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the customized content delivered to each of the plurality of mobile station devices is different for each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined venue location comprises at least one of a stage hall, a sports arena, a concert hall, and a classroom.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customized content is transmitted such that each of the plurality of mobile station devices collectively form a plurality of images over time that act as a video.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting further comprises determining what color should be displayed by each of the plurality of mobile station devices at a given time.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is mapped onto the plurality of mobile station devices according to their respective locations via a mapping table that includes at least one of a mobile station identifier, a mobile station location, an image color at a particular pixel, an image intensity, and an image duration.
11. An apparatus configured to provide content to a plurality of mobile station devices in a pre-defined venue location, the apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to
identify the plurality of mobile station devices as being present at the pre-defined venue location, and
initiate an application on the server that establishes a customized content delivery function utilized to deliver customized content to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices;
a receiver configured to receive a trigger command to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices at a predetermined time; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to receiving the trigger command, wherein
the customized content is transmitted such that each screen of the plurality of mobile station devices is treated as a single pixel of light in a larger image resembling a digital monitor.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the identification of the plurality of mobile station devices as being present at the particular venue location provides the transmitter transmitting a request for specific location information to each of the plurality of mobile station devices and the receiver receiving and storing the specific location information in an application server database.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the specific location information comprises at least one of a seat assignment, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, and triangulation power estimation signal information.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the trigger command comprises a plurality of trigger commands and the predetermined time comprises a plurality of different predetermined times, and wherein each of the plurality of trigger commands specifies a corresponding plurality of predetermined times to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of predetermined times are different for each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the customized content delivered to each of the plurality of mobile station devices is different for each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the predetermined venue location comprises at least one of a stage hall, a sports arena, a concert hall, and a classroom.
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to provide content to a plurality of mobile station devices in a pre-defined venue location, the instructions further configured to cause the processor to:
identify the plurality of mobile station devices as being present at the pre-defined venue location via a server;
initiate an application on the server that establishes a customized content delivery function utilized to deliver customized content to each of the identified plurality of mobile station devices;
receive a trigger command to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices at a predetermined time; and
transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices responsive to receiving the trigger command, wherein
the customized content is transmitted such that each screen of the plurality of mobile station devices is treated as a single pixel of light in a larger image resembling a digital monitor.
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the identifying the plurality of mobile station devices as being present at the particular venue location comprises transmitting a request for specific location information to each of the plurality of mobile station devices and receiving and storing the specific location information in an application server database.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the specific location information comprises at least one of a seat assignment, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, and triangulation power estimation signal information.
21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the trigger command comprises a plurality of trigger commands and the predetermined time comprises a plurality of different predetermined times, and wherein each of the plurality of trigger commands specifies a corresponding plurality of predetermined times to transmit the customized content to each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of predetermined times are different for each of the plurality of mobile station devices.
23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the customized content delivered to each of the plurality of mobile station devices is different for each of the plurality of mobile station devices.