Systems And Methods For Low Energy Beacon Management

• US 20170245105A1
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Published: 08/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Connelly, Michael, Athias, Franklyn, Botchway, Erami, Hart, John, Chen, Michael, Farrell, Corey
• Granted Patent: US 10,251,022 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

assigning a first set of premises device identifiers to a first set of premises devices at a location associated with a first event;

assigning a second set of premises device identifiers to a second set of premises devices at the location associated with a second event;

determining when the first event is occurring; and

notifying a user device when the first event is occurring, wherein a first application is activated on the user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

notifying the user device when the first event has ended, wherein the first application is deactivated on the user device; and

notifying the user device when the second event is occurring, wherein the first application is activated on the user device that monitors for the second set of premises device identifiers.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

notifying the user device when the first event has ended, wherein the first application is deactivated on the user device; and

notifying the user device when the second event is occurring, wherein a second application is activated on the user device that monitors for the second set of premises device identifiers.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

notifying the user device when the first event has ended, wherein the first application is deactivated on the user device; and

notifying the user device when the second event is occurring, wherein a second application is activated on the user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first event comprises a first set of campaigns.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second event comprises a second set of campaigns.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first event is occurring comprises accessing an event schedule to determine when one or more events are occurring at the location.

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21. A method comprising:

assigning a first set of premises device identifiers to a first set of premises devices at a location associated with a first event;

assigning a second set of premises device identifiers to a second set of premises devices at the location associated with a second event;

determining that the first event has ended; and

notifying a user device that the first event has ended, wherein a first application is deactivated on the user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

notifying the user device when the first event is occurring, wherein the first application is activated on the user device; and

notifying the user device when the first event is occurring, wherein the first application is activated on the user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising disassociating the first set of premises device identifiers from the first event.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

notifying the user device when the second event is occurring, wherein a second application is activated on the user device; and

notifying the user device when the second event is occurring, wherein a second application is activated on the user device that monitors for second first set of premises device identifiers.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the first event comprises a first set of campaigns.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the second event comprises a second set of campaigns.

27. A method comprising:

assigning a first set of premises device identifiers to a first set of premises devices at a location associated with a first event;

assigning a second set of premises device identifiers to a second set of premises devices at the location associated with a second event;

determining when the first event is occurring;

notifying a user device when the first event is occurring, wherein a first application is activated on the user device that monitors for the first set of premises device identifiers;

determining when the second event is occurring; and

notifying the user device when the second event is occurring, wherein a second application is activated on the user device that monitors for the second set of premises device identifiers.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising notifying the user device when the first event has ended, wherein the first application is deactivated on the user device.

29. The method of claim 27, further comprising notifying the user device when the second event has ended, wherein a second application is deactivated.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the first event comprises a first set of campaigns.

31. The method of claim 27, wherein the second event comprises a second set of campaigns.

32. The method of claim 27, wherein determining when the first event is occurring comprises accessing an event schedule to determine when one or more events are occurring at the location.

33. The method of claim 27, wherein determining when the second event is occurring comprises accessing an event schedule to determine when one or more events are occurring at the location.