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Methods for authenticating communication between a mobile device and wireless beacon at a remote domain name system, projecting a level of interest in a nearby product, and providing and ordering option or product data

  • US 10,244,348 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2014
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for distributing notifications to a mobile computing device, comprising:

  • at a wireless beacon statically mounted to a physical space, the wireless beacon comprising a wireless communication module with a limited broadcasting range, a battery electrically coupled to the wireless communication module, and a housing enclosing the battery and the wireless communication module, wirelessly broadcasting a unique identifier of the wireless beacon, comprising;

    providing power from the battery to the wireless communication module; and

    at the wireless communication module, transmitting the unique identifier;

    in response to the mobile computing device entering the limited broadcasting range, at the mobile computing device, receiving the unique identifier from the wireless beacon, wherein the mobile computing device is executing a native application;

    at the mobile computing device, transmitting the unique identifier and a designator of the native application executing on the mobile computing device to a remote domain name system;

    at the remote domain name system, determining an identity of the wireless beacon based on the unique identifier;

    at the remote domain name system, determining whether the designator is associated with the identity of the wireless beacon, based on a list of authorized native applications for the wireless beacon;

    when the designator is not associated with the identity of the wireless beacon, at the remote domain name system;

    transmitting a prompt to the mobile computing device to install one or more native applications having an authorized native application designator;

    when the designator is associated with the identity of the wireless beacon;

    at the mobile computing device, receiving authorization from the remote domain name system to communicate with the wireless beacon;

    at the remote domain name system, identifying a product based on the unique identifier, wherein the product is arranged within the physical space proximal the wireless beacon;

    at the remote domain name system, projecting a level of interest in the product by a user affiliated with the mobile computing device based on communication between the mobile computing device and the wireless beacon during a period of time; and

    in response to the level of interest in the product exceeding a threshold value, presenting, within the native application executing on the mobile computing device, a product ordering option for ordering a unit of the product.

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