Systems and methods for secure encryption of real estate titles and permissions

• US 10,235,726 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2017
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2013
• 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:
  US15/582,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20170249712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/10 Usage protection of distributed data files
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/167 Closing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing real estate permissions are disclosed. At least one user device is in network communication with a server platform. The server platform comprises a database storing at least one master key associated with at least one piece of real estate. The at least one user device is operable to unlock the at least one master key by at least one corresponding slave key for permission. The at least one user device is operable to function within the at least one piece of real estate based on obtained permission. At least one geofence is associated with the at least one piece of real estate. The at least on geofence is defined by at least one geographic designator associated with at least one Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Claims

1. A system for managing real estate permissions, comprising:

a server platform and at least one processor-based user device in network communication with the server platform;

wherein the server platform comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium providing volatile or non-volatile storage;

wherein the server platform comprises a database storing at least one master key associated with at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to unlock the at least one master key by at least one corresponding slave key, wherein unlocking the at least one master key provides at least one permission associated with the at least one piece of real estate for the at least one processor-based user device when the at least one processor-based user device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to function within the at least one piece of real estate based on the at least one permission;

wherein the at least one corresponding slave key is unique to the at least one permission;

wherein the at least one permission is adjustable in real-time;

wherein the at least one corresponding slave key is operable to be transferred to another processor-based device;

wherein the at least one master key is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address that defines the at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the IP address is unique to the at least one piece of real estate; and

wherein at least one geofence is associated with the at least one piece of real estate, and wherein the at least one geofence is defined by at least one geographic designator, wherein the at least one geographic designator is associated with at least one IP address including the IP address that defines the at least one piece of real estate, wherein the at least one geographic designator, the at least one geofence, and the at least one IP address are registered in a geofence database or a geofence registry, wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to query the geofence database or the geofence registry to determine at least one available geofence for the at least one processor-based user device to enter, wherein the at least one available geofence is selected from the at least one geofence, and wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to enter the at least one geofence.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server platform is in communication with title companies and/or a public system of real estate records providing information about real estate around the world.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one master key can be sold, leased, and marketed to a third party.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one owner and at least one name is associated with the at least one master key.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one geographic designator is a latitudinal point and a longitudinal point, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points, a region of interest (ROI), a county, a municipality, and/or a neighborhood.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one master key is associated with the at least one geofence for the at least one piece of real estate.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the functioning of the at least one processor-based user device includes receiving location-based content within the at least one geofence.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein GPS or other positioning means and network functionality are disabled on the at least one processor-based user device based on the at least one permission.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one permission includes a right for the at least one user device to enter the at least one piece of real estate.

9. A method for managing real estate permissions, comprising:

providing a server platform in network communication with at least one user device;

the server platform assigning at least one master key to at least one piece of real estate;

the at least one user device obtaining at least one permission associated with the at least one piece of real estate for the at least one user device when the at least one user device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate by unlocking the at least one master key with at least one corresponding slave key;

the at least one user device functioning within the at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the at least one corresponding slave key is unique to the at least one permission;

wherein the at least one permission is adjustable in real-time;

wherein the at least one corresponding slave key is operable to be transferred to another user device;

wherein the at least one master key is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address that defines the at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the IP address is unique to the at least one piece of real estate; and

creating at least one geofence associated with the at least one piece of real estate based on at least one geographic designator and at least one IP address including the IP address that defines the at least one piece of real estate, and registering the at least one geofence, the at least one geographic designator and the at least one IP address in a geofence database or a geofence registry, the at least one user device querying the geofence database or the geofence registry to determine at least one available geofence for the at least one user device to enter, wherein the at least one available geofence is selected from the at least one geofence, and the at least one user device entering the at least one available geofence.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the server platform obtaining boundaries of real estate around the world from title companies and/or a public system of real estate records by network communication.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one master key can be sold, leased, and marketed to a third party.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one geographic designator is a latitudinal point and a longitudinal point, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points, a region of interest (ROI), a county, a municipality, and/or a neighborhood.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one master key is associated with the at least one geofence for the at least one piece of real estate.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the at least one user device receiving location-based content after obtaining the at least one permission for the at least one piece of real estate.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the server platform disabling Global Positioning System (GPS) or other positioning means and network functionality on the at least one user device based on the at least one permission for the at least one piece of real estate.

17. A system for managing real estate permissions, comprising:

a server platform and at least one processor-based user device in network communication with the server platform;

wherein the server platform comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium providing volatile or non-volatile storage;

wherein the server platform comprises a database storing at least one master key associated with at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to unlock the at least one master key using at least one corresponding slave key, wherein unlocking the at least one master key provides at least one permission for the at least one processor-based user device when the at least one processor-based user device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to function within the at least one piece of real estate based on the at least one permission;

wherein the at least one corresponding slave key is unique to each obtained permission associated with the at least one piece of real estate;

wherein the at least one master key is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address that defines the at least one piece of real estate; and

wherein at least one geofence is associated with the at least one piece of real estate, and wherein the at least one geofence is defined by at least one geographic designator, wherein the at least one geographic designator is associated with at least one IP address including the IP address that defines the at least one piece of real estate, wherein the at least one geographic designator, the at least one geofence and the at least one IP address are registered in a geofence database or a geofence registry, wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to query the geofence database or the geofence registry to determine at least one available geofence for the at least one processor-based user device to enter, wherein the at least one available geofence is selected from the at least one geofence, and wherein the at least one processor-based user device is operable to enter the at least one geofence.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one corresponding slave key is operable to be transferred or duplicated, and wherein the at least one corresponding slave key which is transferred or duplicated is sent to at least one electronic device.