System and method for a proximity correlation platform based on geolocation information

• US 10,034,131 B1
• Filed: 01/19/2018
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Akhter, Shameem Firoz, Myers, Michael Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nimesh
• Application Number:
  US15/875,410
• Time in Patent Office: 186 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A device may receive, from a server device, information that identifies a user device and information that identifies an object. The device may receive, from the user device, information that identifies a geolocation of the user device. The device may receive information that identifies a geolocation of the object. The device may determine that a proximity condition associated with the user device and the object is satisfied. The device may provide information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action to be performed in association with the object.

Claims

1. A computer-device associated with a proximity platform, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to;

receive, from a server, information that identifies an identifier of a wireless user device and information that identifies an identifier of an object of interest to a user,

the object of interest to a user being selected from a list of objects of interest to the user available proximal to the wireless user device;

receive, at the computer-device, information that identifies a first geolocation of the wireless user device and information that identifies a geolocation of the object of interest to the user;

determine that a proximity condition associated with the wireless user device and the object of interest to the user is satisfied based on the information that identifies the first geolocation of the wireless user device and the information that identifies the geolocation of the object of interest to the user;

provide, based on the determining, information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied, to permit an action, by the server device, and based on the proximity condition, to be performed in association with the wireless user device or the object of interest to the user;

the action selected from one of the following;

permitting access to the object;

causing an account of the user of the user device to be modified;

crediting an account associated with the object;

enabling the object to operate;

unlocking the object; and

managing an inventory system associated with the object.

2. The computer-device of claim 1, where a sensor device is affixed to the object of interest to a user,

the sensor device to provide the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object.

3. The device of claim 2, where the second geolocation of the object of interest to a user dynamically changes based on a change in a third geolocation of the sensor device.

4. The computer-device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that the first geolocation of the wireless user device is within a geofence associated with the object of interest to the user; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the proximity condition is satisfied, are to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the geofence.

5. The computer-device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that the first geolocation of the wireless user device is within a geofence associated with the object of interest to the user;

determine at least one of;

a threshold amount of time the wireless user device is within the geofence,

a velocity of the wireless user device, or

an orientation of the wireless user device; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the proximity condition is satisfied, are to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the geofence and at least one of;

the threshold amount of time the wireless user device is within the geofence,

the velocity of the wireless user device, or

the orientation of the wireless user device.

6. The computer-device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that another proximity condition is satisfied; and

cause another action of interest to the user to be performed based on the other proximity condition being satisfied.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, from a server, information that identifies an identifier of a wireless user device and information that identifies an identifier of an object of interest to a user,

the object of interest to the user being selected from a list of objects of interest to the user available proximal to the user device;

receive information that identifies a first geolocation of the wireless user device and information that identifies a geolocation of the object of interest to the user,

determine that a proximity condition associated with the wireless user device and the object of interest to the user is satisfied based on the information that identifies the first geolocation of the wireless user device and the information that identifies the geolocation of the object of interest to the user;

provide based on the determining, information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action, and based on the proximity condition, to be performed in association with the wireless user device or the object of interest to the user,

the action selected from one of the following;

permitting access to the object;

causing an account of the user of the user device to be modified;

crediting an account associated with the object;

enabling the object to operate;

unlocking the object; and

managing an inventory system associated with the object.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine that the first geolocation of the wireless user device and a third geolocation of a sensor device are within a geofence,

the sensor device being associated with the object of interest to the user; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the proximity condition is satisfied, cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation and the third geolocation being within the geofence.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

identify a time frame associated with the proximity condition being satisfied; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to cause the action to be performed in association with the object of interest to the user, cause the one or more processors to;

provide the information to cause the action to be performed based on the time frame.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a geofence associated with the object of interest to the user;

determine that the first geolocation of the wireless user device is within the geofence; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the proximity condition is satisfied, cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation of the wireless user device being within the geofence.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a geofence associated with the object of interest to the user;

determine that the first geolocation of the wireless user device is within the geofence; and

determine at least one of;

a threshold amount of time the wireless user device is within the geofence,

a velocity of the wireless user device, or

an orientation of the wireless user device; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the proximity condition is satisfied, cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation of the wireless user device being within the geofence and at least one of;

the threshold amount of time the wireless user device is within the geofence,

the velocity of the wireless user device, or

the orientation of the wireless user device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, where a sensor device is affixed to the object of interest to the user,

the sensor device to provide the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object of interest to the user.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, where the second geolocation of the object of interest to the user dynamically changes based on a change in a third geolocation of the sensor device.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computer-device and from a server, information that identifies an identifier of a wireless user device and information that identifies an identifier of an object of interest to a user,

the computer-device being associated with a proximity platform,

the object of interest to the user being selected from a list of objects of interest to the user available proximal to the wireless user device;

receiving, at the computer device, information that identifies a first geolocation of the wireless user device, and information that identifies a geolocation of the object of interest to the user,

determining that a proximity condition associated with the wireless user device and the object of interest to the user is satisfied based on the information that identifies the first geolocation of the wireless user device and the information that identifies the geolocation of the object of interest to the user;

providing, by the device, based on the determining, information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action by the server device, and based on the proximity condition, to be performed in association with the object of interest to the user or the wireless device;

the action selected from one of the following;

permitting access to the object;

causing an account of the user of the user device to be modified;

crediting an account associated with the object;

enabling the object to operate;

unlocking the object; and

managing an inventory system associated with the object.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving, from the server, information that identifies a sensor device,

the sensor device being associated with the object of interest to the user;

requesting the information that identifies the second geolocation based on the information that identifies the sensor device; and

where receiving the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object of interest to the user comprises;

receiving the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object of interest to the user based on requesting the second geolocation information.

16. The method of claim 15, where the second geolocation of the object of interest to the user dynamically changes based on a change in a third geolocation of the sensor device.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining a time frame for which the proximity condition is satisfied; and

where providing the information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied comprises;

providing the information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to cause the action to be performed based on the time frame.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying a geofence associated with the object of interest to the user;

determining that the first geolocation of the object of interest to the user is within the geofence; and

where determining that the proximity condition is satisfied comprises;

determining that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the geofence.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying a geofence associated with the object of interest to the user;

determining that the first geolocation of the object of interest to the user is within the geofence;

determining at least one of;

a threshold amount of time the wireless user device is within the geofence,

a velocity of the wireless user device, or

an orientation of the wireless user device; and

where determining that the proximity condition is satisfied comprises;

determining that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the geofence and at least one of;

the threshold amount of time the wireless user device is within the geofence,

the velocity of the wireless user device, or

the orientation of the wireless user device.