FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This disclosure relates to the provision of content to mobile devices and in particular to systems and methods for redirecting content.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Mobile device capabilities have grown dramatically in modern times. There is now a vast variety of content that can be presented on mobile devices, including web content. Part of this content may include unsolicited or associated content such as ads, surveys, etc. A consumer may be interested in viewing/listening to one or more ads but the details of the image, background information, or audio on the product or services may be inappropriate for display on the mobile device, for example due to the device's capabilities such as screen resolution, audio quality, text size, etc.

What is required is an improved system and method for displaying content based on user commands and/or preferences.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Content such as advertisements received into a mobile device may be more appropriately displayed on an alternative device remote from the mobile device. When ad content is received into the mobile device, the user may perform a physical gesture such as movement of the device or an associated motion sensor. The physical gesture is analyzed in the mobile device and causes the ad content to be redirected to the remote device. Additional physical gestures by the user can be interpreted in the mobile device to manipulate the content on the remote device.

In one aspect of the disclosure, there may be provided a method for redirecting content received into a mobile device. When content is received into the mobile device, a user gesture may be detected by a gesture recording device associated with the mobile device. The user gesture may be processed to determine a redirection instruction that can be used to redirect the content to a remote device.

In one aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a method for manipulating content such as advertisements on a mobile device. When content is received into the mobile device, a first physical gesture may be interpreted to redirect the content to a remote device and one or more second physical gestures may be interpreted in the mobile device to manipulate the content on the remote device.

In one aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a mobile device configured for communications with a data network and to receive content from the data network. The mobile device may comprise at least one motion sensor and an application executable on at least one processor of the mobile device. The application may be configured to detect a user gesture, determine a redirection preference from the user gesture, and redirect the content to at least one external device dependent on the redirection preference.

