SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDSET OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

• US 20140006161A1
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IP Investment Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: E3, LLC
• Inventors: Jabara, Gary B., Linder, Lloyd Frederick, Simon, David Brett
• Granted Patent: US 10,410,251 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An application programming Interface (API) is downloaded to wireless user equipment (UE). The API enables the UE to automatically detect the presence of one or more access points (AP) in a venue and to transmit identification information to the access point to authenticate the UE. The identification/authentication may occur whenever the UE comes within range of any of the APs in the venue. A plurality of venues may be coupled to a Cloud network with the authentication information stored on the Cloud network. In this manner, whenever the UE enters any of the venues, the

UE is automatically authenticated when it comes within range of any AP within any of the venues. The venue may use the API to provide advertising to the UE. The Cloud network may aggregate data from a plurality of data sources to provide targeted advertising via the API to the UE.

Claims

1. A method for the control of a plurality of wireless communication devices in a short-range wireless communication network using an application programming interface (API) wherein each of the plurality of wireless communication devices includes a short-range transceiver, the method comprising:

authenticating one of the plurality of wireless communication devices associated with a user via one or more of a plurality of access points associated with a venue;

upon authentication of the wireless communication device, establishing a communication link between one or more of the plurality of access points and the authenticated wireless communication device;

receiving user data for the user of the authenticated wireless communication device; and

sending targeted advertising data to the authenticated wireless communication device from one or more of the access points via the communication link, the targeted advertising data being dependent on the received user data, wherein the API is configured to automatically process the advertising data and to display the advertising data on a display of the authenticated wireless communication device without further intervention by the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving user data comprises receiving a signal comprising user data from the authenticated wireless communication device via one or more of the access points.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the signal received from the authenticated wireless communication device comprises social network user data retrieved by the API from a social network database.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving user data comprises receiving user data over a network from an infrastructure network database associated with the plurality of access points.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing user registration data in a subscriber management data storage module, wherein receiving user data comprises receiving the user registration data from the subscriber management data storage module.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the API is configured to display the advertising data on the display of the authenticated wireless communication device as a pop up advertisement or as a banner advertisement.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving user data comprises receiving a signal comprising user data from the authenticated wireless communication device via one or more of the access points, receiving data over a network from an infrastructure network database associated with the plurality of access points, and receiving user registration data from a subscriber network management data storage module, the method further comprising:

aggregating the received user data in a data storage module;

analyzing the aggregated user data to determine one or more user characteristics; and

selecting the targeted advertising data based on the determined one or more user characteristics.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the authenticated wireless communication device with a map for display on the display thereof, the map including identification of authenticated vendors in a geographic region proximate to a current location of the authenticated wireless communication device,

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the authenticated vendors from the user by an input device of the authenticated wireless communication device via the communication link, wherein the targeted advertising data relates to the selected authenticated vendor.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the targeted advertising data comprises one or more of message data, image data, video data, and audio data.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the received user data to a data analytics module; and

receiving user characteristic data from the data analytics module, wherein the targeted advertising data is dependent on the user characteristic data received from the data analytics module.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a request for targeted advertising data to a third party ad server, and receiving targeted advertising data from the third party ad server.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the user data is indicative of a current location of the authenticated wireless communication device, and the targeted advertising data is related to a vendor located near the current location.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein authenticating the one of the plurality of wireless communication devices comprises:

transmitting a signal from the plurality of access points for detection by any of the plurality of wireless communication devices;

receiving an authentication request automatically transmitted from the one of the plurality of wireless communication devices that detects the transmitted signal, the authentication request including identification data associated with the wireless communication device;

providing the authentication request and identification data to an authentication server to determine if the identification data matches a previously registered user; and

authenticating the one of the plurality of wireless communication devices if the authentication server determines that the identification data matches a previously registered user.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the targeted advertising data comprises web link data, and the API is configured to automatically process the web link data and to display the web link data on the display of the authenticated wireless communication device.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the API is configured to use a resident web browser in the authenticated wireless communication device.

17. A method for the control of a wireless communication device in a wireless communication network using an application programming interface (API) wherein the wireless communication device comprises a short-range transceiver, the method comprising:

the API causing the wireless communication device to automatically search for an access point using the short-range transceiver;

automatically transmitting an authentication request to a detected access point, the authentication request including identification data associated with the wireless communication device;

upon authentication of the authenticated wireless communication device, automatically establishing a communication link with the access point;

automatically transmitting a signal from the authenticated wireless communication device to the access point using the short-range transceiver so long as the communication link with the access point is still established, the signal comprising user data;

receiving targeted advertising data from the access point that is dependent on the user data; and

automatically processing the targeted advertising data and displaying the targeted advertising data on a display of the authenticated wireless communication device without further intervention by the user.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the transmitted signal transmitted from the authenticated wireless communication device to the access point using the short-range transceiver comprises user data indicative of a current location of the authenticated wireless communication device.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein receiving targeted advertising data from the access point via the communication link comprises receiving web link data, and processing the received targeted advertising data comprises automatically processing the web link data and displaying the web link data on the display of the authenticated wireless communication device.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the API is configured to use a resident web browser in the authenticated wireless communication device to display the web link data,

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for the control of a wireless communication device in a short-range wireless communication network wherein the wireless communication device comprises a short-range transceiver, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device cause the computing device to:

authenticate a wireless communication device associated with a user via one or more of a plurality of access points associated with a venue;

upon authentication of the authenticated wireless communication device, establish a communication link between one or more of the plurality of access points and the authenticated wireless communication device;

receive a signal comprising user data from the authenticated wireless communication device via one or more of the access points;

receive user data over a data communication network from an infrastructure network database associated with the plurality of access points;

receive user data from a subscriber network management data storage module;

aggregate the received user data in a data storage module;

cause the aggregated user data to be analyzed by a data analytics module to determine one or more user characteristics of the user;

select targeted advertising data based on the determined one or more user characteristics; and

deliver targeted advertising data to the authenticated wireless communication device from one or more of the access points via the communication link.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device cause the computing device to provide the authenticated wireless communication device with a map for display on a display thereof, the map including identification of authenticated vendors in a geographic region proximate to a current location of the authenticated wireless communication device.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device cause the computing device to receive a selection of one of the authenticated vendors from the user by an input device of the authenticated wireless communication device via the communication link, wherein the selected targeted advertising data relates to the selected authenticated vendor.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 21 wherein the targeted advertising data comprises one or more of message data, image data, video data, and audio data.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device cause the computing device to:

send the user data to the data analytics module; and

receive the one or more user characteristics from the data analytics module.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device cause the computing device to send a request for targeted advertising data to a third party ad server, and receive targeted advertising data from the third party ad server.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 21 wherein the user data is indicative of a current location of the authenticated wireless communication device, and the targeted advertising data is related to a vendor located near the current location.

28. A system comprising:

an authentication server configured to receive an authentication request from a wireless communication device and, in response to the authentication request, to verify an identity of the wireless communication device based on authentication data contained in the authentication request;

a plurality of wireless access points associated with a first venue, the authentication server being configured to establish a communication link between the authenticated wireless communication device and one or more of the plurality of wireless access points such that the communication link is maintained so long as the authenticated wireless communication device is within range of at least one of the plurality of wireless access points;

a subscriber management data storage module configured to store user data for a user of the authenticated wireless communication device;

a database server configured to receive user data from the subscriber management data storage module, to receive user data from a data storage of the authenticated wireless communication device, and to receive user data from a infrastructure network data storage module associated with the plurality of wireless access points, the database server further configured to cause the aggregated user data to be analyzed by a data analytics module to determine one or more user characteristics of the user, to select targeted advertising data based on the determined one or more user characteristics, and to deliver targeted advertising data to the authenticated wireless communication device via the communication link.

29. The system of claim 28 wherein the plurality of wireless access points are configured to receive signals including user data transmitted from the authenticated wireless communication device via the short-range transceiver.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein the signals received from the authenticated wireless communication device comprises social network user data retrieved from a social network database.

31. The system of claim 28 wherein the database server is configured to receive a selection of one of a plurality of authenticated vendors from the user by an input device of the authenticated wireless communication device via the communication link, wherein the targeted advertising data relates to the selected authenticated vendor.

32. The system of claim 28 wherein the targeted advertising data comprises one or more of message data, image data, video data, and audio data.

33. The system of claim 28 wherein the database server is configured to send the user data to the data analytics module, and to receive user characteristic data from the data analytics module, wherein the targeted advertising data is dependent on the user characteristic data received from the data analytics module.

34. The system of claim 28 wherein the database server is configured to send a request for targeted advertising data to a third party ad server, and to receive targeted advertising data from the third party ad server.

35. The system of claim 28 wherein the user data is indicative of a current location of the authenticated wireless communication device, and the targeted advertising data is related to a vendor located near the current location.