Zone Oriented Applications, Systems and Methods

• US 20140129693A1
• Filed: 01/13/2014
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Flybits Inc.
• Original Assignee: Flybits Inc.
• Inventors: Rahnama, Hossein
• Application Number:
  US14/153,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129693A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/24 using dedicated network management hardware
• 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 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Zone management infrastructure systems and methods are presented. A zone comprises a set of boundary conditions, which can include a geographic boundary. Zones further comprise a zone object representing the nature of the zone and the services or applications offered by the zone. Zone objects have intrinsic value based on their boundary conditions as well as the services they offer. Zone owners can allow third parties to offer services for the zone in exchange for a fee.

Claims

1. A zone management system comprising:

a database storing a plurality of zone objects each representing a zone capable of being instantiated; and

a zone management server coupled with the database and an electronic device, and configured to;

obtain a first zone object associated with a first zone, wherein the first zone comprises context criteria that depends on a first set of attribute boundary conditions including a geo-location dimension and a plurality of non-location dimensions in a multi-dimensional attribute space;

identify a set of dimensions that are contextually relevant to the electronic device from the geo-location dimension and the plurality of non-location dimensions;

assign a value to the set of contextually relevant dimensions; and

enable a device to initiate an interaction related to the first zone based on the value of the set of contextually relevant dimensions.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to enable the device to initiate an interaction with the zone management server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to enable the device to access the first zone via the zone management server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the value comprises an intrinsic value

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to assign a value to each contextually relevant dimension.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the value comprises a value associated with at least one of the contextually relevant dimensions.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of dimensions comprises a proper subset of the attribute boundary conditions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the contextually relevant dimensions comprises at least one of a geo-location, a position, an orientation, an identity, a weather, a temperature, a pressure, a motion, a demographic, a value, a density, a right, a regulation, a relationship, a resource, and an event.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to enable the device to initiate an edit to the first zone.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to enable the device to initiate providing promotional information.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to enable the device to initiate a notification using push technology.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to present a zone management interface via the device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the set of contextually relevant dimensions comprises at least one of an optional condition and a requirement indicating an extent of the first zone.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the zone management server is further configured to provide a recommendation.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the recommendation relates to an ontology comprising at least one of a user profile, a user relationship and an office profile.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the first zone comprises context criteria overlapping with at least one other zone represented by the plurality of zone objects.