PEER DEVICE SUPPORTED LOCATION-BASED SERVICE PROVIDER CHECK-IN
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1. A method comprising, with a computing device:
- receiving one or more electrical signals representing a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at a venue location; and
in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid, identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided for use in checking-in a mobile device with a location based service provider at a venue location. A candidate device check-in profile for a candidate device and one or more check-in validation schemes may, for example, be provided, directly or indirectly, to a computing device via the candidate device and/or one or more peer devices. The candidate device may, for example, be checked-in with the location based service provider in response to a determination that the candidate device check-in profile is valid.
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76 Claims
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1. A method comprising, with a computing device:
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receiving one or more electrical signals representing a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at a venue location; and in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid, identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at a venue location; means for determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid; and means for identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device comprising:
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a wireless network interface; a processing unit to; obtain a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at a venue location; determine whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid; and identify said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a computing device to; obtain a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at a venue location; and in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid, identify said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising, with a first mobile device:
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associating an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiating transmission of one or more electrical signals representing at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and receiving one or more electrical signals representing an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for use in a first mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for associating an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; means for transmitting at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and means for receiving an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A first mobile device comprising:
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a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; associate an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and obtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a first mobile device to; associate an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and obtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method comprising, with a first mobile device:
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associating an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiating transmission of one or more electrical signals representing a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and receiving one or more electrical signals representing an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for use in a first mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for associating an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; means for transmitting a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and means for receiving an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A first mobile device comprising:
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a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; associate an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and obtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a first mobile device to; associate an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location; and obtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method comprising, with a mobile device:
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performing a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; receiving one or more electrical signals representing at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider; and transmitting said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile to a computing device capable of determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65)
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66. An apparatus for use in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for performing a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; means for receiving at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider; and means for transmitting said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile to a computing device capable of determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid.
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67. A mobile device comprising:
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a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; initiate a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; receive at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider; and initiate transmission of said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile to a computing device capable of determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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69. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a second mobile device to; initiate a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; receive at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider; and initiate transmission of said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile to a computing device capable of determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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71. A method comprising, with a mobile device:
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performing a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; and in response to receiving a signal from said first mobile device, transmitting one or more electrical signals representing at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for use in said separate check-in to said first mobile device.
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72. An apparatus for use in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for initiating a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; means for receiving a signal from said first mobile device; and means for transmitting at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for use in said separate check-in to said first mobile device.
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73. A mobile device comprising:
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a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; initiate a check-in, via said wireless network interface, with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; and in response to receiving a signal from said first mobile device, initiate transmission of at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for use in said separate check-in to said first mobile device.
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74. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a mobile device to; initiate a check-in with a location based service provider at a venue location from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; and in response to receiving a signal from said first mobile device, initiate transmission of at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for use in said separate check-in to said first mobile device.
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75. A method comprising:
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receiving at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile of a first mobile device from a second mobile device, said second mobile device having been checked-in with a location based service provider at a venue; and identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid.
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76. A method comprising, with a first mobile device:
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transmitting at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile to a second mobile device identified as being checked-in with a location based service provider at a venue, said venue including an estimated location of the first mobile device; receiving an indication that the first mobile device has been successfully checked in with the service provider at the venue location responsive to a determination at a computing device that said transmitted portion of said candidate device check-in profile is valid.
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