MOBILE COUPONS UTILIZING PEER TO PEER RANGING
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- determining a distance between a first device and a mobile device;
determining whether the distance is equal to or less than at least one distance threshold; and
associating a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) with the mobile device based at least in part on the at least one distance threshold determination.
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Abstract
Providing for distribution of a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) based on verified peer-to-peer (P-P) ranging between two wireless devices is described herein. By way of example, a first device can form a wireless link with a mobile device and initiate P-P ranging. By analyzing signals sent over the wireless link, a distance between such devices can be determined. In addition, at least a minimum distance between such devices can be verified based on actions performed by the mobile device that require a minimum completion time. Based in part on this verified distance, a DMC can be issued to the mobile device. Accordingly, the subject disclosure provides for increased security for issuing the DMC and mitigation of device spoofing, by verifying a minimum distance to the mobile devices and conditioning issuance of the DMC on such verified distance.
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78 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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determining a distance between a first device and a mobile device; determining whether the distance is equal to or less than at least one distance threshold; and associating a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) with the mobile device based at least in part on the at least one distance threshold determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus of wireless communication, comprising:
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a ranging module that determines a distance between the mobile device and the apparatus; an authorization module that determines whether the distance is equal to or less than at least one distance threshold; and a DMC issuance module that associates a DMC with the mobile device based at least in part on the at least one threshold distance. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A DMC host device, comprising:
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a ranging module configured to determine a distance between the DMC host device and a mobile device; an authorization module configured to determine whether the distance is equal to or less than at least one distance threshold; a DMC issuance module configured to associate a DMC with the mobile device based at least in part on the at least one threshold distance determination; and a synchronization module configured to associate the DMC with a transaction.
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42. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for determining a distance between a first device and a mobile device; means for determining whether the distance is equal to or less than at least one distance threshold; and means for associating a DMC with the mobile device based at least in part on the distance threshold determination. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising; at least one instruction for causing a computer to determine a distance between a first device and a mobile device; at least one instruction for causing a computer to determine whether the distance is equal to or less than at least one distance threshold; and at least one instruction for causing a computer to associate a DMC with the mobile device based at least in part on the distance threshold determination.
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49. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving a first signal pertaining to a DMC; transmitting a second signal from a first device to a second device, the second signal provides information in response to the first signal; and obtaining access to the DMC based at least in part on a distance between the first and second devices, wherein the distance is determined at least in part from the first signal and the information provided by the second signal - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first signal pertaining to a DMC; a transmitter configured to transmit a second signal to another device, the second signal provides information in response to the first signal; and an interface module configured to obtain access to the DMC based at least in part on a distance between the apparatus and said another device, the distance is determined at least in part from the first signal and the information provided by the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A mobile device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first signal pertaining to a DMC; a transmitter configured to transmit a second signal to another device, the second signal provides information in response to the first signal; an interface module configured to obtain access to the DMC based at least in part on a distance between the mobile device and said another device, the distance is determined at least in part from the first signal and the information provided by the second signal; and a user interface configured to provide an indication associated with the DMC or information pertinent to the DMC.
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72. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for receiving a first signal pertaining to a DMC; means for transmitting a second signal to another device, the second signal provides information in response to the first signal; and means for obtaining access to the DMC based at least in part on a distance between the apparatus and said another device, the distance is determined at least in part from the first signal and the information provided by the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A computer program product to facilitate wireless communication, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising; at least one instruction for causing a computer to receive a first signal pertaining to a DMC; at least one instruction for causing a computer to transmit a second signal from a first device to a second device, the second signal provides information in response to the first signal; and at least one instruction for causing a computer to obtain access to the DMC based at least in part on a distance between the first and second devices, wherein the distance is determined at least in part from the first signal and the information provided by the second signal.
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