System and method for supporting the processing of location specific orders, requests, and demands

• US 9,183,586 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2013
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Connect720 Technologies, Llc
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey L. Wohlwend, Peter J. Walsh, Jr.
• Inventors: Wohlwend, Jeffrey L., Walsh, Peter J. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): WYCHE, MYRON
• Application Number:
  US14/055,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20140046807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0617 Representative agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/66 the record carriers consisting of several layers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/674 having differing macroscopic or microscopic structures, e.g. differing crystalline lattices, varying atomic structures or differing roughnesses
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 5/82 Disk carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• 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 4/30 Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes

Abstract

The present invention is an applications gateway that offers multiple functions and features for specific geographic venue locations, while providing easy access to advertising, purchasing, and redemption opportunities for that specific geographic venue location. Venue locations can be stadiums, shopping malls, amusement parks, open air spaces where people can congregate, and/or buildings, which most often require the presence of a concentration of people. The venue location may correlate to the location of the hand-held mobile unit or it may be a remote geographic venue location not near the location of the hand-held mobile unit. Access to the gateway application is through a hand-held mobile unit, which can include a mobile phone, smartphone device, or portable computer having a wireless radio transmission connection. (e.g. iPhone, Droid, iPad, Slate, etc.)

Claims

1. A communication system supporting the processing of communications from a mobile unit comprising:

a home network associated with a first venue and having a home agent coupled to a computer server, said home agent and said computer server processing communications received from said mobile unit,

a transceiver unit coupled to said home agent and said computer server for receiving and transmitting communications to said mobile unit,

a first order processing unit and a second order processing unit located at a first order processing location and a second order processing location, respectively, said home agent coupled to said first processing unit and said second processing unit, respectively,

said home agent capable of receiving a first location specific order communication from said mobile unit through said transceiver unit, said first location specific order communication confirming the purchase of an item by the user of the mobile unit to be retrieved at a first specific location,

said home agent determines the location of the mobile unit and determines whether said first or second order processing unit is the most proper unit to process the first location specific order communication,

said home agent selecting said first or second order processing unit based on said determination of most proper order processing unit to process the first location specific order communication, and

said home agent transmits said first location specific order communication to the selected said first or second order processing unit so said order can be processed at the proper order processing location relative to the first specific location.

2. A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said first location specific order communication received by the home agent is purchasing a food item, a service, a ticket item or a merchandise item, which is processed by the selected said first or second order processing unit to be retrieved at said first specific location.

3. A communication system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a third order processing unit at a third order processing location, said home agent coupled to said third processing unit,

said home agent determines whether said first, second or third order processing unit is the most proper to process the first location specific order communication,

said home agent selects one of said first, second or third order processing units for processing the first location specific order communication, and

said home agent transmits said first location specific order communication to the selected said first, second or third order processing unit so said first location specific order communication can be processed at the proper order processing location relative to the first specific location.

4. A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said home agent selects the proper order processing unit to process said first location specific order communication based on the first specific location specified by the user of the mobile unit.

5. A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said home agent selects the proper order processing unit to process said first location specific order communication considering the amount and type of inventory available at the first or second order processing locations.

6. A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said first location specific order communication received by the home agent is purchasing one or more video images.

7. A communication system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a second home network associated with a second venue having a second home agent, said second home agent being coupled to said first home agent allowing the second home agent to process location specific order communications relating to the second venue.

24. A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said first location specific order communication received by the home agent is ordering one or more video feeds from one or more mobile cameras to be retrieved at said first specific location.

8. A communication system supporting the processing of communication from a mobile unit, comprising:

a home network associated with a first venue having a home agent coupled to a computer server, said home agent and said computer server processing communications received from said mobile unit,

a transceiver unit coupled to said home agent and said computer server for receiving and transmitting communications to said mobile unit,

said home agent capable of “

pushing”

an offer through the transceiver unit to said mobile unit, said offer capable of being engaged by a user with said mobile unit,

a first processing unit and a second processing unit located at a first processing location and a second processing location, respectively, said home agent coupled to said first processing unit and said second processing unit, respectively,

said home agent capable of receiving a first location specific request for information that requests a purchase of a product at a first specific location, said first location specific request for information transmitted from said mobile unit through said transceiver unit,

said home agent determines the location of the mobile unit and determines whether said first or second processing unit is the most proper unit to process the first location specific request for information,

said home agent selects said first or second processing unit based on said determination of most proper processing unit to process the first location specific request for information, and

said home agent transmits said first location specific request for information to the selected said first or second processing unit so said first location specific request for information can be processed at the proper processing unit relative to the first specific location.

9. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said first location specific request for information received by the home agent is a request for purchase information regarding food, services, tickets or merchandise, which is processed by the selected first or second processing unit.

10. A communication system according to claim 8 further comprising:

a third processing unit at a third processing location, said home agent coupled to said third processing unit,

said home agent determines whether said first, second or third processing unit is the most proper to process the first location specific request for information,

said home agent selects one of said first, second or third processing units for processing said first location specific request for information, and

said home agent transmits said first location specific request for information to the selected said first, second or third processing unit so said first location specific request for information offer can be processed at the proper processing location relative to the first specific location.

11. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said home agent selects the proper processing unit to process said first location specific request for information based on the first or second processing unit that is least busy.

12. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said first location specific request for information received by the home agent is requesting a purchase of one or more video images.

13. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said home agent selects the proper processing unit to process said first location specific request for information based on the first or second processing unit with the proper memory.

14. A communication system according to claim 8 further comprising:

a second home network associated with a second venue having a second home agent, said second home agent being coupled to said first home agent allowing the second home agent to process location specific requests for information relating to the second venue.

15. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said first location specific request for information is an event or redemption opportunity.

16. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said first location specific request for information connects the mobile unit to an outside vendor.

25. A communication system according to claim 8 wherein said first location specific request for information received by the home agent is a request for information regarding one or more video feeds from one or more mobile cameras to be retrieved at said first specific location.

17. A method for processing communication transmissions from a mobile unit, comprising the steps of:

providing a first home network associated with a first venue, said first home network has a home agent and a coupled computer server, said home agent coupled to a first order processing unit and a second order processing unit, respectively, said first order processing unit and said second order processing unit located at a first order processing location and a second order processing location, respectively,

receiving a first location specific order communication transmission from a mobile unit on a transceiver unit at the first venue,

transmitting the received first location specific order communication from the transceiver unit to the home agent, said first location specific order communication purchasing an item by the user to be retrieved at a first specific location,

determining at said home agent the location of the mobile unit,

determining at said home agent whether said first or second order processing unit is the most proper to process the first location specific order communication,

selecting at said home agent one of said first or second order processing units based on the prior determination,

transmitting said first location specific order communication to the selected said first or second order processing unit, and

processing said first location specific order communication at the proper order processing location relative to the first specific location.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said first location specific order communication received by the home agent is the purchase order for a food item, a service, a ticket item or a merchandise item, which is processed by the selected said first or second order processing unit.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

providing a third processing unit at a third order processing location that is coupled to said home agent,

determining at the home agent the location of the mobile unit,

determining at the home agent whether said first, second or third processing unit is the most proper to process the first location specific order communication,

selecting at the home agent one of said first, second or third processing units based on the determination,

transmitting said first location specific order communication from said home agent to the selected said first, second or third processing unit so said first location specific order communication can be processed at the proper processing location relative to the first specific location.

20. The method of claim 17 wherein said home agent is selecting the proper order processing unit to process said first location specific order communication based on the first specific location specified by the user of the mobile unit.

21. The method of claim 17 wherein said home agent is selecting the proper order processing unit to process said first location specific order communication based on amount and type of inventory available at the first or second order processing locations.

22. The method of claim 17 wherein said first location specific order communication received by the home agent is purchasing one or more video images.

23. The method in claim 17 further comprising the steps of:

providing a second home network associated with a second venue, said second home network having a second home agent coupled to said first home agent;

transmitting a location specific order communication received by the first home agent to the second home agent if it relates to the second venue, and,

processing location specific order communications received by the second home agent as forwarded from the first home agent including requests for venue specific information and data relating to said second venue or venue-specific ordering information relating to said second venue.

26. The method of claim 17 wherein said first location specific order communication received by the home agent is ordering one or more video feeds from one or more mobile cameras to be retrieved at said first specific location.