Automatic Notification with Pushed Directions to a Mobile-Device Real-Estate App that Senses a Nearby Chirping Beacon Mounted on a Property-for-Sale Sign
First Claim
1. A mobile application for automatic notification comprising:
- a beacon receiver interface for receiving a beacon packet sent by a beacon that is in a proximity range of a mobile device that is running the mobile application,wherein the beacon transmits the beacon packet at least once every second;
a beacon parser that extracts a beacon identifier from the beacon packet received by the beacon receiver interface;
a network interface for connecting to an Internet;
a first lookup interface for sending the beacon identifier over the network interface to a first backend server and receiving a property identifier from the first backend server;
a second lookup interface for sending the property identifier over the network interface to a second backend server and receiving property data from the second backend server;
an audible notifier that activates a sound sub-system in the mobile device to make an audible sound when the property data is received from the second backend server; and
a display notifier for displaying the property data received from the second backend server on a display of the mobile device,whereby automatic notification of the property data is made when the mobile device is within the proximity range of the beacon.
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Abstract
Automatic notification of real estate for sale is provided to a prospective buyer running a real estate app on a mobile device. A chirp beacon that is a Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) tag or iBeacon is attached to a real estate sign. The chirp beacon periodically broadcasts its identifier that is received by mobile devices within a range of 10-100 meters. The real estate app sends the identifier to a remote database to find a property IDs. The property ID is looked up in a merged database to obtain property information and directions that are displayed on the mobile device. Additional signs such as at busy intersections or inside the property may also have chirp beacons that cause the real estate app to fetch more information. When real estate app detects a nearby chirp beacon, an audible chirp sound is generated by mobile device. Selling agents receive valuable usage statistics.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile application for automatic notification comprising:
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a beacon receiver interface for receiving a beacon packet sent by a beacon that is in a proximity range of a mobile device that is running the mobile application, wherein the beacon transmits the beacon packet at least once every second; a beacon parser that extracts a beacon identifier from the beacon packet received by the beacon receiver interface; a network interface for connecting to an Internet; a first lookup interface for sending the beacon identifier over the network interface to a first backend server and receiving a property identifier from the first backend server; a second lookup interface for sending the property identifier over the network interface to a second backend server and receiving property data from the second backend server; an audible notifier that activates a sound sub-system in the mobile device to make an audible sound when the property data is received from the second backend server; and a display notifier for displaying the property data received from the second backend server on a display of the mobile device, whereby automatic notification of the property data is made when the mobile device is within the proximity range of the beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A real estate notification system comprising:
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an app server that receives beacon identifiers from real estate apps running on mobile devices, the beacon identifiers extracted from beacon packets periodically broadcast from beacons that have a range of less than 100 meters; a beacon mapper that receives the beacon identifiers that identify beacons and returns property identifiers for properties corresponding to the beacons; a property database that stores property data that are retrieved using the property identifiers, the property data for a property including a street address, a selling price, and a room count for the property; a content manager that returns the property data from the property database to the mobile devices in response to the property identifiers; a statistics collector that logs a time and date when a beacon identifier is received from a mobile device; and an analytics module that reads logs generated by the statistics collector to generate a seller'"'"'s report, the seller'"'"'s report providing a number of mobile devices that received the beacon identifier from each beacon controlled by a seller, whereby the property data is pushed to the mobile device when the mobile device is within range of a beacon and able to receive the beacon packet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A beacon notification system comprising:
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a beacon that periodically broadcasts a beacon packet having a beacon identifier; a real estate app on a mobile device, the real estate app sending the beacon identifier to a remote server when the mobile device is within range of the beacon and receives the beacon packet; a remote mapper, coupled to the remote server, for providing a property identifier in response to the beacon identifier, wherein the beacon is for advertising a property identified by the property identifier; a statistics collector that logs and timestamps when the remote mapper receives the beacon identifier to generate an activity log that includes beacon identifiers and timestamps and an identifier of the mobile device sending the beacon identifier; and a content management system that retrieves property data in response to the property identifier, the property data sent back to the mobile device for display by the real estate app to a prospective buyer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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