Systems and methods for managing real estate titles and permissions

• US 10,121,215 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2015
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GeoFrenzy, Inc
• Original Assignee: GeoFrenzy, Inc
• Inventors: Branscomb, Bennett Hill, Jones, Benjamin T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chea, Philip J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chen, Wuji
• Application Number:
  US14/811,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20160035054A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/167 Closing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/088 Usage controlling of secret information, e.g. techniques for restricting cryptographic keys to pre-authorized uses, different access levels, validity of crypto-period, different key- or password length, or different strong and weak cryptographic algorithms network architectures or network communication protocols for using time-dependent keys in a packet data network H04L63/068

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing real estate titles and permissions include using a key to identify titles and/or permissions. The key is preferably operable to control operations of electronic devices within geographic boundaries, with the geographic boundaries preferably being defined by a geofence and/or IP-based addressing. In certain embodiments, a system is linked to real property records to assign the key to the owner of record. Like other property rights, this virtual right-to-control electronic devices while located in a certain space may be sold outright, leased, rented, partitioned or otherwise conveyed to others.

Claims

1. A system for managing real estate titles and permissions comprising:

a real estate titles and permissions platform including a database, wherein the database includes at least one master key associated with at least one geographic designator and at least one title and/or at least one permission associated with the at least one master key;

wherein the real estate titles and permissions platform is in network communication with at least one electronic device;

wherein the at least one permission relates to activation or deactivation of programs or features on the at least one electronic device;

wherein the at least one electronic device includes at least one slave key which enables the at least one electronic device to perform functions relating to the at least one permission, and wherein the at least one slave key is a unique key for at least one of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission;

wherein the at least one electronic device is operable to transmit a request to the real estate titles and permissions platform, wherein the request includes the at least one geographic designator, and wherein the at least one geographic designator is a geographic location of the at least one electronic device;

wherein the real estate titles and permissions platform is operable to receive the request, determine if the at least one electronic device includes the at least one slave key, and based on the determination, generate an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address that is unique to the geographic designator and transmit the IPv6 address to the at least one electronic device;

wherein the IPv6 address contains metadata, and wherein the metadata includes an arriving, dwelling, or exiting message linked to the at least one title and/or the at least one permission associated with the at least one master key in the database; and

wherein the at least one title and/or the at least one permission includes an indication of at least one owner.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one geographic designator defines a geofence and is a latitudinal point and a longitudinal point of a geographic location, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points of a geographic location, a street address, a region of interest, a country, a city, a municipality, and/or a neighborhood.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one title and/or the at least one permission includes a chain of ownership for the at least one title and/or the at least one permission.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the real estate titles and permissions platform is operable to facilitate a creation, transfer, or division of title and/or permission for at least one of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the creation, transfer, division, or existence of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission is encrypted or hidden.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein ownership of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission is encrypted.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a commerce platform, wherein the commerce platform is operable to register at least one financial account to the at least one owner of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission, the commerce platform further operable to perform transactions between the at least one financial account registered with the at least one owner of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission and a third party financial account registered with the commerce platform.

8. A system for managing real estate titles and permissions comprising:

a real estate titles and permissions platform including a database, wherein the database includes at least one key associated with a prohibition relating to at least one geographic designator and/or a permission relating to the at least one geographic designator;

wherein the real estate titles and permissions platform is in network communication with at least one electronic device;

wherein the at least one electronic device includes at least one slave key which enables the at least one electronic device to perform functions relating to the prohibition and/or the permission, and wherein the at least one slave key is a unique key for at least one of the prohibition and/or the permission;

wherein the at least one electronic device is operable to transmit a request to the real estate titles and permissions platform, wherein the request includes the at least one geographic designator, and wherein the at least one geographic designator is a geographic location of the at least one electronic device;

wherein the real estate titles and permissions platform is operable to receive the request, determine if the at least one electronic device includes the at least one slave key, and based on the determination, generate an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address that is unique to the at least one geographic designator and transmit the IPv6 address to the at least one electronic device;

wherein the IPv6 address contains metadata, and wherein the metadata includes an arriving, dwelling, or exiting message linked to the prohibition and/or the permission associated with the at least one key in the database;

wherein the prohibition and/or the permission relate to activation or deactivation of programs or features on at least one electronic device; and

wherein the at least one key is operable to be transferred or duplicated by an owner of the prohibition relating to the at least one geographic designator and/or the permission relating to the at least one geographic designator.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one geographic designator defines a geofence and wherein the geofence and the IPv6 address are registered in a database of geofences.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the prohibition relating to the at least one geographic designator or the permission relating to the at least one geographic designator is a prohibition or a permission for the at least one electronic device with respect to the at least one geographic designator.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the prohibition or the permission for the at least one electronic device with respect to the at least one geographic designator includes a prohibition or a permission to enter the geofence, a permission or a prohibition to be operable within the geofence, a permission or a prohibition to access content within the geofence, and/or a permission or a prohibition to deliver goods within the geofence.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the prohibitions or the permissions for the at least one electronic device with respect to the geofence is restricted to a predefined, partial area of the geofence.

13. The system of claim 8, further including a marketplace platform, wherein the marketplace platform is operable to facilitate transfer or duplication of the at least one key, wherein the transfer or the duplication is permanent or temporary, and wherein the transfer or the duplication is made by online bidding, recurring payments, a purchase, a rental, or a lease.

14. A method for managing real estate titles and permissions comprising the steps of:

determining a location of at least one electronic device, wherein the at least one electronic device is in network communication with at least one real estate titles and permissions platform including a database, wherein the database includes at least one master key associated with at least one geographic designator and at least one title and/or at least one permission associated with the at least one master key, wherein the at least one permission relates to activation or deactivation of programs or features on the at least one electronic device, and wherein the at least one electronic device includes at least one slave key which enables the at least one electronic device to perform functions relating to the at least one permission, and wherein the at least one slave key is a unique key for at least one of the at least one title and/or the at least one permission;

transmitting a request from the at least one electronic device to the at least one real estate titles and permissions platform including the location of the at least one electronic device,

wherein the request includes the at least one geographic designator,

and wherein the at least one geographic designator is the location of the at least one electronic device;

the at least one real estate titles and permissions platform receiving the request from the at least one electronic device;

determining that the location of the at least one electronic device is arriving, exiting, or dwelling within real property boundaries;

determining if the at least one electronic device includes the at least one slave key and based on the determination, generating an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address that is unique to the geographic designator and that includes arriving, exiting, or dwelling metadata linked to the at least one master key associated with the real property boundaries, wherein the arriving, exiting, or dwelling metadata includes an arriving, dwelling, or exiting message linked to the at least one title and/or the at least one permission associated with the at least one master key in the database;

transmitting the IPv6 address and the key associated with the real property boundaries to the at least one electronic device; and

permitting the at least one electronic device to perform a function on the real property boundaries, or within the real property boundaries based on the transmitted IPv6 address.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the real property boundaries are defined using at least one IP address.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of permitting the at least one electronic device to perform the function on the real property boundaries, or within the real property boundaries includes only permitting the at least one electronic device to perform the function within sub-boundaries of the real property boundaries.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of storing identifying information for the at least one master key associated with the real property boundaries and identifying information for the at least one electronic device in the at least one real estate titles and permissions platform.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of transferring the at least one master key associated with the real property boundaries to another electronic device.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one master key and/or the at least one slave key is encrypted.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of permitting the at least one electronic device to perform the function on the real property boundaries, or within the real property boundaries includes a server in communication with the at least one electronic device unlocking functionality on the at least one electronic device necessary for the at least one electronic device to perform the function and selectively locking other functionality on the at least one electronic device.