SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHECKING A USER INTO A LOCATION USING A PACKET SEQUENCE INCLUDING LOCATION INFORMATION

• US 20150094080A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Metral, Max Edward, Bleecher Snyder, Joshua
• Granted Patent: US 9,356,819 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed which may allow a user having a mobile device to check in to a location using a packet sequence that includes information for identifying the location transmitted by one or more Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) beacons at or near the location. The user may be able to store packet sequences for various locations that may allow the user to automatically check into these locations using the store packet sequences.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a wireless transceiver configured to receive a packet sequence sent according to a Bluetooth®

low energy (BLE) protocol, the packet sequence including information identifying a location;

a network interface component configured to send a check in request including the received packet sequence;

one or more processors configured to generate the check in request; and

a memory configured to store the received packet sequence.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the packet sequence comprises a sequence of packets having a small packet size and having a predetermined time therebetween.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the packets comprise instructions for execution by the one or more processors.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the instructions comprise instructions for generating the check in request.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to automatically generate the check in request when the received packet sequence matches a packet sequence stored in the memory.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface component is further configured to receive an identity of the location in response to the check in request and send a confirmation message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface component is further configured to receive a packet sequence specific to the location in response to the check in request and the memory is configured to store the received packet sequence specific to the location.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a client computing device, a packet sequence sent according to a Bluetooth®

low energy (BLE) protocol, the packet sequence including information identifying a location;

sending, by the client computing device, a check in request to check in to the location when the received packet sequence matches a stored packet sequence specific to the location;

receiving, by the client computing device, the packet sequence specific to the location when the received packet sequence does not match a stored packet sequence specific to the location, the received packet sequence specific to the location being received over a network; and

storing, in a memory of the client computing device, the received packet sequence specific to the location.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the received and stored packet sequence comprises a packet sequence having a small packet size having a predetermined time therebetween.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the packets comprise instructions for execution by one or more processors of the client computing device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the instructions comprise instructions for sending the check in request.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein sending the check in request comprises sending the check in request along with the received packet sequence.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving the packet sequence specific to the location comprises receiving the packet sequence specific to the location in response to sending the check in request.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

receiving a packet sequence sent according to a Bluetooth®

low energy (BLE) protocol, the packet sequence identifying a location;

sending a check in request to check in to the location when the received packet sequence matches a stored packet sequence specific to the location;

receiving the packet sequence specific to the location when the received packet sequence does not match a stored packet sequence specific to the location, the received packet sequence specific to the location being received over a network; and

storing the received packet sequence specific to the location.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the received and stored packet sequence comprises a sequence of packets having a small packet size and having a predetermined time therebetween.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the packets comprise instructions for execution by one or more processors of the client computing device.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions comprise instructions for sending the check in request.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein sending the check in request comprises sending the check in request along with the received packet sequence.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein receiving the packet sequence specific to the location comprises receiving the packet sequence specific to the location in response to sending the check in request.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an identity of the location in response to the check in request; and

sending a confirmation message.