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

• US 20160275559A1
• Filed: 05/26/2016
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: BLEECHER SNYDER, Joshua, METRAL, Max Edward
• Granted Patent: US 9,799,053 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising;

receiving a stream of information;

determining a plurality of packets from the stream of information received;

determining one or more time intervals between consecutive packets from the plurality of packets;

determining a location based on the one or more time intervals; and

checking a user in to the location in response to determining the location based on the one or more time intervals.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of packets has a size of 32 bits or less.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location based on the one or more time intervals comprises matching the one or more time intervals to a corresponding set of stored one or more time intervals.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein checking the user in to the location comprises receiving an identifier of the location.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving promotional information associated with the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving payment options associated with the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a list of other users also checked in to the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a client computing device, a stream of information;

determining a plurality of packets from the stream of information received;

determining one or more time intervals between consecutive packets from the plurality of packets;

determining a location based on the one or more time intervals; and

checking a user in to the location in response to determining the location based on the one or more time intervals.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of packets has a size of 32 bits or less.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein checking the user in to the location comprises receiving an identifier of the location.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving promotional information associated with the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving payment options associated with the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying a list of other users also checked in to the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a stream of information;

determining a plurality of packets from the stream of information received;

determining one or more time intervals between consecutive packets from the plurality of packets;

determining a location based on the one or more time intervals; and

checking a user in to the location in response to determining the location based on the one or more time intervals.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of packets has a size of 32 bits or less.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein determining the location based on the one or more time intervals comprises matching the one or more time intervals to a corresponding set of one or more stored time intervals.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein checking the user in to the location includes receiving an identity of the location.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise receiving promotional information associated with the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise receiving payment options associated with the location in response to checking the user in to the location.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a list of other users also checked in to the location in response to checking the user in to the location.