Aggregation of mobile device data for facilitation of rule-based action

• US 10,051,420 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2016
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tipton, Rick, Thomas, Christine, Austin, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE
• Application Number:
  US15/297,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20170041753A1
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A network device can be placed in a central location to detect and disseminate mobile device data via a wireless network. The network device actions can be determined by an end-user device that receives subscription-based data. The end-user can determine parameters for communication between the network, network device, and the mobile device and determine actions based on the communication.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first network device comprising a processor, instruction data from a second network device based on subscription data representative of defined instructions;

receiving, by the first network device, a first indication that a mobile device is within a defined range of the first network device;

in response to the first indication and based on a condition associated with the defined instructions being determined to have been satisfied, sending, by the first network device, display data representative of a display to the mobile device;

in response to an action determined to be attributable to a user identity associated with the mobile device, receiving, by the first network device, an update associated with the display data from the mobile device, wherein the update comprises a second indication attributable to the user identity that the update has been received; and

based on the second indication, categorizing, by the first network device, the mobile device into a category associated with the mobile device being determined to have received the update.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined range is defined by a radius in relation to the first network device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the condition is associated with an eligibility criterion.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the display data is based on a third indication that the mobile device is exiting the radius.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the display data comprises coupon data representing a coupon.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display data comprises coupon code data representing a coupon code associated with a coupon.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the display data prompts for input from the user identity associated with the mobile device to perform the action.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

sending instruction data associated with a subscription of a network device;

receiving a first indication that a mobile device is within a defined range of the network device;

based on a determination that an eligibility criterion associated with the mobile device and the subscription has been determined to have been satisfied, sending display data representative of a display to the mobile device;

in response to a user identity input received by the mobile device, receiving an update associated with the display data from the mobile device, wherein the update comprises a second indication that the mobile device has been determined to have received a message; and

based on the second indication, grouping the mobile device into a group of mobile devices that have been determined to have received the message.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the defined range comprises a diameter in relation to the network device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the display data is based on a third indication that the mobile device is entering the diameter.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the display data comprises video data.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the network device is a first network device, and wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving service set identification data representative of a service set identification of the first network device from a second network device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the network device is a first network device, and wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving media access control data representative of a media access control number of the first network device from a second network device.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

sending fee data representative of a fee associated with the subscription of the network device.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

generating subscription data comprising a group of defined rules related to conditions of a network device;

based on the subscription data, sending instruction data related to the group of defined rules to the network device;

receiving a first indication that a mobile device is within a defined range of the network device;

based on a determination that a condition associated with the mobile device has been satisfied, sending display data representative of a user prompt to the mobile device;

in response to the sending the display data, receiving indication data representative of a second indication that the user prompt associated with a user identity has been presented; and

based on the receiving the indication data, categorizing the mobile device into a category of mobile devices that have been determined to have received the user prompt.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to an action, related to the user prompt, of the user identity associated with the mobile device, receiving action data representative of the action.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the action data comprises a third indication that the user identity has been determined to have read a message.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the receiving the action data, updating category data representative of the category of the mobile devices.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the updating comprises adding the mobile device to the category of mobile devices.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the updating comprises generating count data associated with a count of the mobile devices.