Method for managing a geo-targeted campaign

• US 8,983,497 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Plainsight Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ZOS Communications LLC
• Inventors: Ziskind, Russell, McKechney, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, CONGVAN
• Application Number:
  US13/730,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20130115972A1
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/458, 455/466, 455/574, 455/9, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/413, 455/414.1, 455/457, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0205 Location or geographical consideration
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An embodiment is directed to a method for managing a geo-targeted campaign. A user defines a campaign by specifying devices eligible to receive the material associated with the campaign, landmarks defining points of interest and areas associated with the campaign, and triggers that enable the material to be delivered to devices based on a set of conditions. In an embodiment, a console provides controls for defining devices, landmarks, and events. The console includes a wizard for creating events and a visualization layer that allows a user to visualize devices and landmarks on a map.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of managing a geo-targeted event, comprising the steps of:

defining a set of devices associated with the geo-targeted event;

defining a geo-fenced area associated with the geo-targeted event;

selecting one or more triggers among a plurality of triggers associated with at least the geo-fenced area, wherein the one or more triggers fire in response to one or more conditions of a client device;

monitoring the one or more conditions on the set of devices;

delivering a message including a prompt to a device among the set of devices when the one or more conditions are true;

opening a communication channel between the device and a location management server; and

performing one or more actions on the device in response to requests sent from the location management server.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of defining a set of device includes the steps of:

defining a set of triggering devices monitored for firing the triggers; and

defining a set of action recipient device, the action recipient devices receiving the message including the prompt in response to a triggering device among the set of triggering devices firing a trigger.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of defining a geo-fenced area includes the steps of:

enabling a user to select a single point on a map displayed to the user;

enabling a user to select one or more points defining an outline of the geo-fenced area;

enabling a user to specify an address on the map; and

enabling a user to draw a circle around the single point.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of defining a geo-fenced area includes the step of selecting one or more points of interest within the geo-fenced area.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising the step of selecting one or more navigation points defining a route to the one or more points of interest.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more triggers can be combined using Boolean logic.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting one or more triggers associated with data from a third party.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of monitoring the one or more conditions includes testing of data gathered from one or more sensors of the client device.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more sensors include Wi-Fi radio,GPS, microphone, camera, BLUETOOTH, accelerometer, cell radio, and NFC.

10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more conditions include a location of the client device.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of tracking the location of the client device on a location management server and without using the Positioning Determining Entity of the carrier of the client device.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of determining the location of the client device by combining one or more location data sources, the one or more location data sources including GPS, AGPS, NFC, Wi-Fi, Cell ID, and third party data sources.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of triggers include entering the geo-fenced area, exiting the geo-fenced area, being in the geo-fenced area, being out of the geo-fenced area, proximity to a different device, proximity to the geo-fenced area.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of performing one or more third party actions on a third party system in response to the one or more conditions being true.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the one or more third party actions include delivering a third party message to the third party system, updating a status of the third party system, and deploying a function on the third party system.

16. The method as recited in 1, wherein the one or more actions include delivering advertising content to the device, updating a status of the device, installing an application on the device, deploying a function on the device, and modifying a behavior of a function on the device.