Load balancing for points of interest
First Claim
1. A method of operating a system for point of interest (POI) load balancing including a server and a mobile device for distributing loads across POIs, the method comprising:
- storing, by the server or the mobile device, load profile data of a plurality of POIs within a predetermined geographical area;
monitoring, by the server, a position of a mobile device using global positioning system (GPS) tracking;
determining, by the server an arrival of the mobile device at a first POI of the plurality of POIs;
measuring, by the server, a duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI;
determining, by the server, whether the duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI exceeds a preset time threshold for the first POI; and
sending, by the server, an incentive for a second POI of the plurality of POIs to the mobile device upon the duration of stay of the mobile device exceeding the preset time threshold for the first POI,wherein the second POI is in a different location than the first POI,the incentive is a predetermined offer for goods or services for the second POI,when a user of the mobile device applies the incentive for the second POI, a load of the first POI is reduced,the load of the first POI is a current occupancy of the first POI,the current occupancy of the first POI is a total number of persons present at the first POI at a current time,validity of the incentive is determined based on monitoring the position of the mobile device using GPS tracking,when the incentive is valid, the user is able to apply the incentive for the second POI,when the incentive is invalid, the user is unable to apply the incentive for the second POI,the GPS tracking determines a position of the first POI, a position of the second POI, and the position of the mobile device,when a difference between the position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI decreases, the incentive remains valid, andwhen a difference between the position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI increases, the incentive is invalidated by the server.
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Abstract
A method of point of interest (POI) load balancing includes storing load profile data of a plurality of POIs, monitoring a position of a mobile device, determining an arrival of the mobile device at a first POI of the plurality of POIs, measuring a duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI, determining whether the duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI exceeds a preset time threshold for the first POI, and sending an incentive for a second POI of the plurality of POIs to the mobile device upon the mobile device exceeding the preset time threshold for the first POI.
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1. A method of operating a system for point of interest (POI) load balancing including a server and a mobile device for distributing loads across POIs, the method comprising:
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storing, by the server or the mobile device, load profile data of a plurality of POIs within a predetermined geographical area; monitoring, by the server, a position of a mobile device using global positioning system (GPS) tracking; determining, by the server an arrival of the mobile device at a first POI of the plurality of POIs; measuring, by the server, a duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI; determining, by the server, whether the duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI exceeds a preset time threshold for the first POI; and sending, by the server, an incentive for a second POI of the plurality of POIs to the mobile device upon the duration of stay of the mobile device exceeding the preset time threshold for the first POI, wherein the second POI is in a different location than the first POI, the incentive is a predetermined offer for goods or services for the second POI, when a user of the mobile device applies the incentive for the second POI, a load of the first POI is reduced, the load of the first POI is a current occupancy of the first POI, the current occupancy of the first POI is a total number of persons present at the first POI at a current time, validity of the incentive is determined based on monitoring the position of the mobile device using GPS tracking, when the incentive is valid, the user is able to apply the incentive for the second POI, when the incentive is invalid, the user is unable to apply the incentive for the second POI, the GPS tracking determines a position of the first POI, a position of the second POI, and the position of the mobile device, when a difference between the position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI decreases, the incentive remains valid, and when a difference between the position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI increases, the incentive is invalidated by the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for POI load balancing, comprising:
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a mobile device comprising; a processor; a display; a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device; a wireless transceiver; and a stored program having codes executable by the processor to; determine, by the GPS tracking device, a current position of the mobile device, using GPS tracking; determine an arrival of the mobile device at a first POI; measure a duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI; determine whether the duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI exceeds a preset time threshold for the first POI; and present at a display of the mobile device an incentive for a second POI in a different geographical location than the first POI, upon the duration of stay of the mobile device exceeding the preset time threshold for the first POI, wherein the incentive is a predetermined offer for goods or services at the second POI; and a server comprising; a memory that stores load profile data of a plurality of POIs; a processing device that updates the load profile data of the plurality of POIs; and a communicator that communicates with the wireless transceiver of the mobile device and transmits an incentive for a second POI to the mobile device based on the updated load profile data of the plurality of POIs, wherein when a user of the mobile device applies the incentive for the second POI, a load of the first POI is reduced, the load of the first POI is a current occupancy of the first POI, the current occupancy of the first POI is a total number of persons present at the first POI at a current time, validity of the incentive is determined based on the current position of the mobile device, when the incentive is valid, the user is able to apply the incentive for the second POI, when the incentive is invalid, the user is unable to apply the incentive for the second POI, the GPS tracking determines a position of the first POI, a position of the second POI, and the current position of the mobile device, when a difference between the current position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI decreases, the incentive remains valid, and when a difference between the current position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI increases, the incentive is invalidated by the server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory, tangible, program storage medium, embodying a stored program executable by a processor in a mobile device to perform a method of POI load balancing, the method of POI load balancing comprising:
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storing load profile data of a plurality of POIs within a predetermined geographical area; monitoring a current position of the mobile device, using global positioning system (GPS) tracking; determining an arrival of the mobile device at a first POI; measuring a duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI; determining whether the duration of stay of the mobile device at the first POI exceeds a preset time threshold for the first POI; and presenting an incentive for a second POI at a display of the mobile device upon the duration of stay of the mobile device exceeding the preset time threshold for the first POI, wherein the second POI is in a different location than the first POI, the incentive is a predetermined offer for goods or services for the second POI, when a user of the mobile device applies the incentive for the second POI, a load of the first POI is reduced, the load of the first POI is a current occupancy of the first POI, the current occupancy of the first POI is a total number of persons present at the first POI at a current time, validity of the incentive is determined based on monitoring the current position of the mobile device using GPS tracking; when the incentive is valid, the user is able to apply the incentive for the second POI, when the incentive is invalid, the user is unable to apply the incentive for the second POI, the GPS tracking determines a position of the first POI, a position of the second POI, and the current position of the mobile device, when a difference between the current position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI decreases, the incentive remains valid, and when a difference between the current position of the mobile device and the position of the second POI increases, the incentive is invalidated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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