GATHERING UNIQUE INFORMATION FROM DISPERSED USERS

• US 20150326953A1
• Filed: 05/08/2014
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Todasco, Michael Charles
• Granted Patent: US 10,104,452 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/25 using a mesh network, e.g. a public urban network such as public lighting, bus stops or traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing information to a user are described. Multiple mobile devices can individually collect data and feed the data to beacons in a location. The information can include sound data, light data, motion data, health and wellness related data, humidity data, and/or temperature data. The beacons receive this data from multiple users and transmit it to a service provider. The service provider collects the data from the beacons and provides the data to one or more users.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory device; and

one or more processors in communication with the memory device and operable to;

receive information from one or more beacons, wherein the information is sensed by a plurality of mobile devices;

process the information; and

provide the processed information to a user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more beacons comprise a Bluetooth low energy beacon.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information comprises contextual information, physiological information, or both.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the contextual information comprises information related to one or more of sound, light, temperature, humidity, and motion in an environment, and the physiological information comprises information related to one or more of heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and number of steps taken.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is further operable to instruct the one or more beacons to transmit a request for a specific type of information.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors is further operable to instruct the one or more beacons to transmit requests more frequently.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the organized information is provided as a visual representation.

8. A method for providing information to a user, comprising:

receiving, by one or more hardware processors of a service provider, from one or more beacons, information sensed by a plurality of mobile devices or beacons;

receiving, by the one or more hardware processors, from one or more beacons, locations of the plurality of mobile devices;

processing, by the one or more hardware processors, the sensed information and locations; and

displaying, by the one or more hardware processors, the sensed information and the locations to a user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more beacons receive time information, day information, device information, or any combination thereof, from the mobile devices.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensed information comprises contextual information.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the contextual information comprises information related to one or more of sound, light, temperature, humidity, and motion.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the contextual information comprises sound, and the sensed information includes intensity and clarity of a sound.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the sensed information and locations are displayed on a map.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, in response to a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from one or more beacons, physiological information sensed by a plurality of wearable computing devices;

determining a distribution of the physiological information in a vicinity of the one or more beacons; and

providing the distribution to a user.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more beacons receive time information, day information, device information, or any combination thereof, from the wearable computing devices.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the physiological information comprises information related to one or more of respiration, temperature, blood pressure, body motion, oxygen consumption, and heart rate.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more beacons are placed in a hospital, doctor'"'"'s office, retirement home, movie theater, or restaurant.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises receiving, from the one or more beacons, locations of the plurality of wearable computing devices.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises instructing the one or more beacons to transmit a request for a specific type of physiological information.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises instructing the one or more beacons to transmit requests more frequently.