Promotion operable recognition system

• US 10,547,982 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2019
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Meiss, Thomas Michael, Mikan, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Torres, Marcos L
• Application Number:
  US16/242,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20190149944A1
• Time in Patent Office: 385 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0825 using asymmetric-key encryption or public key infrastructure [PKI], e.g. key signature or public key certificates
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A recognition system is employed in conjunction with a subscriber'"'"'s cellular phone and the network serving the subscriber. According to an embodiment, a subscriber can use a cellular phone to receive and capture data signals, from, for example, an audio output. The captured data signals can be transmitted to a remote network element that receives and translates the captured data and performs a plurality of functions. A promotion can be selectively tailored to a user based in part on the user location.

Claims

1. A network device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving, from a mobile device, first media data that was captured via the mobile device in response to determining that the first media data is to be utilized to provide, to the mobile device, promotional data indicative of a promotion, wherein the first media data comprises embedded image data;

based on a result of a comparison of the first media data with second media data that represents a defined media that was not captured via the mobile device, verifying that the first media data and the second media data satisfy a matching criterion;

in response to the verifying, transforming the embedded image data into information that is to be embedded within instruction data that is to be directed to the mobile device, wherein the information comprises radio frequency identification data; and

based on directing the instruction data to the mobile device, initiating a synchronization of the information with a communication device via a communication between the mobile device and the communication device to enable the promotion.

2. The network device of claim 1, wherein the promotion comprises a discount coupon.

3. The network device of claim 1, wherein the promotion comprises contest information.

4. The network device of claim 1, wherein the promotion comprises an entry within a sweepstake.

5. The network device of claim 1, wherein the information further comprises barcode data indicative of a barcode.

6. The network device of claim 5, wherein the barcode is to be displayed via a display interface of the mobile device to enable the promotion.

7. The network device of claim 1, wherein the initiating comprises initiating the synchronization via a radio frequency identification communication.

8. The network device of claim 1, wherein the directing the instruction data comprises directing the instruction data to the mobile device via a text message.

9. The network device of claim 1, wherein the embedded image data represents a defined arrangement of objects.

10. The network device of claim 7, wherein the radio frequency identification data comprises a radio frequency identification data certificate.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, first media data that was captured via a user equipment in response to determining that the first media data is to be utilized to provide, to the user equipment, promotional data indicative of a promotion, wherein the first media data comprises embedded image data;

determining, by the system, that the first media data and second media data, representing a defined media that was not captured via the user equipment, satisfy a matching criterion;

in response to the determining, facilitating, by the system, a conversion of the embedded image data into information that is to be embedded within instruction data that is to be directed to the user equipment, wherein the information comprises radio frequency identification data; and

based on directing the instruction data to the user equipment, initiating, by the system, a synchronization of the information with a communication device via a communication between the user equipment and the communication device to enable the promotion.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

directing, by the system, the instruction data to the user equipment via a text message.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the facilitating comprises facilitating the conversion of the embedded image data into the information that comprises barcode data indicative of a barcode.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

facilitating, by the system, a presentation of the via a display interface of the user equipment to enable the promotion.

15. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a network device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving first media data that has been captured via a user equipment in response to a determination that the first media data is to be utilized to provide, to the user equipment, promotional data indicative of a promotion, wherein the first media data comprises embedded image data;

determining that the first media data and second media data satisfy a matching criterion, wherein the second media data is indicative of defined media that was not captured via the user equipment;

in response to the determining, converting the embedded image data into information that is to be embedded within instruction data that is to be directed to the user equipment, wherein the information comprises radio frequency identification data; and

based on directing the instruction data to the user equipment, synchronizing the information with a communication device via a communication between the user equipment and the communication device to enable the promotion.

16. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the synchronization comprises generation of a coupon.

17. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the synchronization comprises entering information indicative of the user equipment in a contest.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating a transmission of the instruction data to the user equipment via a text message.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the radio frequency identification data comprises a radio frequency identification data certificate.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the information further comprises barcode data indicative of a barcode that is to be rendered via a display interface of the user equipment to enable the promotion.