Method and apparatus of providing location based device modifications

• US 8,892,129 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2011
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Ledet, David Gerard
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisner, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US13/221,416
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 4554561-457, 4554141-4144, 340/539.13, 340988-996, 705 144- 1473, 725/42
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Disclosed are examples of performing mobile station modifications. According to one example a method may include transmitting a notification from a mobile station to an advertisement server and receiving at least one advertisement parameter at the mobile station responsive to the transmitted notification. The method may also include performing a modification to a current state of the mobile device based on the at least one advertisement parameter and a distance between the mobile station and at least one establishment registered with the advertisement server.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

transmitting a notification from a mobile station to an advertisement server;

receiving at least one advertisement parameter at the mobile station responsive to the transmitted notification; and

performing a modification to a current state of the mobile device based on the at least one advertisement parameter and a distance between the mobile station and at least one establishment registered with the advertisement server, wherein the modification comprises a temperature increase of the mobile device; and

increasing an intensity of the temperature increase based on a function of the distance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is sent automatically when the mobile station enters a predetermined geographic domain associated with the at least one establishment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile station comprises at least one of a change in scent, audio and video controls of the mobile station.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

decreasing the intensity of the modification to the current state of the mobile station as the mobile station moves further from the establishment.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

disabling the modification to the current state of the mobile station when the mobile station exits the predetermined geographic domain.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one establishment is at least one of a retail outlet, a restaurant, a service center and a government entity.

7. A mobile station, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a notification to an advertisement server;

a receiver configured to receive at least one advertisement parameter at the mobile station responsive to the transmitted notification; and

a processor configured to perform

a modification to a current state of the mobile device based on the at least one advertisement parameter and a distance between the mobile station and at least one establishment registered with the advertisement server, wherein the modification comprises a temperature increase of the mobile device, and

an increase of an intensity of the temperature increase based on a function of the distance.

8. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein the notification is sent automatically when the mobile station enters a predetermined geographic domain associated with the at least one establishment.

9. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile station comprises at least one of a change in scent, audio and video controls of the mobile station.

10. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to decrease the intensity of the modification to the current state of the mobile station as the mobile station moves further from the establishment.

11. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to disable the modification to the current state of the mobile station when the mobile station exits the predetermined geographic domain.

12. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein the at least one establishment is at least one of a retail outlet, a restaurant, a service center and a government entity.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

transmitting a notification from a mobile station to an advertisement server;

receiving at least one advertisement parameter at the mobile station responsive to the transmitted notification; and

performing a modification to a current state of the mobile device based on the at least one advertisement parameter and a distance between the mobile station and at least one establishment registered with the advertisement server, wherein the modification comprises a temperature increase of the mobile device; and

increasing an intensity of the temperature increase based on a function of the distance.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the notification is sent automatically when the mobile station enters a predetermined geographic domain associated with the at least one establishment.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the modification to the current state of the mobile device comprises at least one of a change in scent, audio and video controls of the mobile device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

decreasing the intensity of the modification to the current state of the mobile device as the mobile device moves further from the establishment.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

disabling the modification to the current state of the mobile device when the mobile device exits the predetermined geographic domain.