Systems and methods for low energy beacon management

• US 10,251,022 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Connelly, Michael, Athias, Franklyn, Botchway, Erami, Hart, John, Chen, Michael, Farrell, Corey
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Congvan
• Application Number:
  US15/047,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20170245105A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,139 Days
• Field of Search: 455 9, 4554042, 4554561, 4554562, 4554563, 455 671
• 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 are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

assigning, to a first set of premises devices at a location, a first set of premises device identifiers associated with a first event;

assigning, to a second set of premises devices at the location, a second set of premises device identifiers associated with a second event;

determining, based on an event schedule, that the first event is occurring;

activating, in response to the first event occurring, a first application on a user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers;

deactivating, in response to determining, based on the event schedule, that the first event has ended, the first application on the user device; and

activating, in response to determining, based on the event schedule, that the second event is occurring, a second application on the user device to monitor for the second set of premises device identifiers.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

deactivating, in response to determining that the first event has ended, the first application on the user device; and

activating, in response to determining that the second event is occurring, the first application on the user device to monitor for the second set of premises device identifiers.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

activating, in response to determining that the second event is occurring, the second application on the user device to monitor for the first set of premises device identifiers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first event comprises a first set of campaigns.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second event comprises a second set of campaigns.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first event is occurring comprises accessing the event schedule to determine when one or more events are occurring at the location.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising disassociating the first set of premises device identifiers from the first event.

8. A method comprising:

assigning, to a first set of premises devices at a location, a first set of premises device identifiers associated with a first event;

assigning, to a second set of premises devices at the location, a second set of premises device identifiers associated with a second event;

determining, based on an event schedule, that the first event has ended;

deactivating, in response to determining, based on the event schedule, that the first event has ended, a first application on a user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers; and

activating, in response to determining, based on the event schedule, that the second event is occurring, a second application on the user device to monitor for the second set of premises device identifiers.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising activating, in response to determining that the first event is occurring, the first application on the user device.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising disassociating the first set of premises device identifiers from the first event.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the first event comprises a first set of campaigns.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the second event comprises a second set of campaigns.

13. A method comprising:

assigning, to a first set of premises devices at a location, a first set of premises device identifiers associated with a first event;

assigning, to a second set of premises devices at the location, a second set of premises device identifiers associated with a second event;

determining, based on an event schedule, that the first event is occurring;

activating, in response to determining that the first event is occurring, a first application on a user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers;

deactivating, in response to determining, based on the event schedule, that the first event has ended, the first application on the user device;

determining, based on the event schedule, that the second event is occurring; and

activating, in response to determining, based on the event schedule, that the second event is occurring, a second application on the user device that monitors for the second set of premises device identifiers.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising deactivating, in response to determining that the second event has ended, the second application.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first event comprises a first set of campaigns.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the second event comprises a second set of campaigns.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein determining that the first event is occurring comprises accessing the event schedule to determine when one or more events are occurring at the location.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein determining that the second event is occurring comprises accessing the event schedule to determine when one or more events are occurring at the location.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising disassociating the first set of premises device identifiers from the first event.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising disassociating the second set of premises device identifiers from the second event.