Peer device supported location-based service provider check-in
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1. A method comprising, with a computing device:
- receiving one or more electrical signals representing a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at a venue location with said location based service provider wherein said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device and a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device;
determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute; and
in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid, identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided for use in checking-in a mobile device with a location based service provider at a venue location. A candidate device check-in profile for a candidate device and one or more check-in validation schemes may, for example, be provided, directly or indirectly, to a computing device via the candidate device and/or one or more peer devices. The candidate device may, for example, be checked-in with the location based service provider in response to a determination that the candidate device check-in profile is valid.
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59 Claims
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1. A method comprising, with a computing device:
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receiving one or more electrical signals representing a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at a venue location with said location based service provider wherein said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device and a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute; and in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid, identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 59)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at a venue location with said location based service provider wherein said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device and a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; means for determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute; and means for identifying said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing device comprising:
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a wireless network interface; a processing unit to; obtain a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at a venue location with said location based service provider, wherein said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device and a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; determine whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute; and identify said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a computing device to; obtain a candidate device check-in profile for a first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of a location based service provider, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is received via a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at a venue location with said location based service provider, wherein said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device and a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; determine whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute; and in response to a determination that said candidate device check-in profile is valid, identify said first mobile device as being checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising, with a first mobile device:
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associating an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiating transmission of one or more wireless signals representing at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and receiving one or more wireless signals representing an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second device and at least a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device, and wherein said determination is based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for use in a first mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for associating an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; means for transmitting at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and means for receiving an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second device and at least a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device, and wherein said determination is based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A first mobile device comprising:
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one or more sensors; a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; associate an estimated location of the first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via said one or more sensors; and obtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second mobile device and at least a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device, and wherein said determination is based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a first mobile device to; associate an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and obtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in portion is valid as determined, at least in part, by a computing device that received said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile from said second mobile device and at least a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device, and wherein said determination is based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method comprising, with a first mobile device:
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associating an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiating transmission of one or more wireless signals representing a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a wireless signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises;
(i) a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and
(ii) a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; andreceiving one or more wireless signals representing an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for use in a first mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for associating an estimated location of a first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; means for transmitting a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a wireless signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises;
(i) a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and
(ii) a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; andmeans for receiving an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A first mobile device comprising:
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one or more sensors; a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; associate an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a wireless signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises;
(i) a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via said one or more sensors; and
(ii) a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; andobtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a first mobile device to; associate an estimated location of said first mobile device with a venue location from which a location based service provider permits a check-in; initiate transmission of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, to a computing device, wherein at least a portion of said candidate device check-in profile is based, at least in part, on a wireless signal received from a second mobile device that is identified as being checked-in at said venue location with said location based service provider, and wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises;
(i) a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and
(ii) a second sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said second mobile device; andobtain an indication that said first mobile device has been successfully checked-in with said location based service provider at said venue location, said indication being based, at least in part, on a determination that said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile that is based, at least in part, on said signal received from said second mobile device is valid as determined, at least in part, by said computing device based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A method comprising, with a mobile device:
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performing a check-in at a venue location with a location based service provider from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; receiving one or more wireless signals representing at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and transmitting said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile and at least a second sensed attribute to a computing device for determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute, said second sensed attribute being based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. An apparatus for use in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for performing a check-in at a venue location with a location based service provider from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; means for receiving one or more wireless signals representing at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and means for transmitting said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile and at least a second sensed attribute to a computing device for determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute, said second sensed attribute being based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via one or more sensors of said mobile device.
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55. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more sensors; a wireless network interface; and a processing unit to; perform a check-in at a venue location with a location based service provider from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; receive at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device via said wireless network interface, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and initiate transmission, via said wireless network interface, of said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile and at least a second sensed attribute to a computing device for determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute, said second sensed attribute being based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via said one or more sensors of said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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57. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit in a second mobile device to; perform a check-in at a venue location with a location based service provider from which said location based service provider permits a separate check-in from a first mobile device; receive at least a portion of a candidate device check-in profile for said first mobile device from said first mobile device, said candidate device check-in profile being for use in a check-in validation scheme of said location based service provider, wherein said portion of said candidate device check-in profile comprises a first sensed attribute based, at least in part, on one or more of a first light or a first sound sensed via one or more sensors of said first mobile device; and initiate transmission of said at least said portion of said candidate device check-in profile and at least a second sensed attribute to a computing device for determining whether said candidate device check-in profile is valid based, at least in part, on a comparison of said first sensed attribute and said second sensed attribute, said second sensed attribute being based, at least in part, on one or more of a second light or a second sound sensed via said one or more sensors of said second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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