Event based service

• US 9,398,405 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2014
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fan, James, Chen, David, Kuo, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Michael T
• Application Number:
  US14/339,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20140335899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566, 455/414.1, 455/410, 455/414.3, 455/404.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0275 Auctions
• 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 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An event based service provides services and/or products based on an event. Services/products are made available to persons attending an event. Services, products, and/or advertisements can be made available to persons via wireless mobile communications devices. The services/products can be made available to persons attending an event. Services/products can be made available while the event is occurring. Additionally, advertising space is auctioned allowing the ability to bid for advertising space for advertising services/products via the event based service. Individual providers can offer services/products to a group of people at the same location, and at a time that people may be most interested in the services/products. Access to the event based service can be via service provider offered access points. An individual provider'"'"'s device can act as a server that enables services/products to be purchased. An individual provider'"'"'s device can act as a network gateway that enables services/products to be purchased.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving access to a service by a wireless communications device located within a geographic boundary of an event based location and for an event based amount of time, wherein the access is limited to the wireless communications device while the wireless communications device is located within the geographic boundary for the event based amount of time;

receiving, by the wireless communications device, a notification about available advertising space on a personal auction service;

receiving access to the personal auction service via the wireless communications device located within the geographic boundary for the event based amount of time, wherein the personal auction service provides ability to bid for advertisement space; and

providing, by the wireless communications device to another wireless communications device, an indication of upcoming event based location services.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event based location is proximate to the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is at least one of a sporting event, an entertainment event, transportation departures, transportation arrivals, a marketing event, or a parade.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless communications device, a notification about an available service.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless communications device, the indication of upcoming event based location services.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by the wireless communications device to the another wireless communications device, a notification about an available service.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operation comprising;

receiving access to a service located within a geographic boundary of an event based location and for an event based amount of time, wherein the access is limited to the apparatus while the apparatus is located within the geographic boundary for the event based amount of time;

receiving a notification about available advertising space on a personal auction service;

receiving access to the personal auction service within the geographic boundary for the event based amount of time, wherein the personal auction service provides ability to bid for advertisement space; and

providing to a wireless communications device, an indication of upcoming event based location services.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the event based location is proximate to the event.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the event is at least one of a sporting event, an entertainment event, transportation departures, transportation arrivals, a marketing event, or a parade.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, the operations further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless communications device, a notification about an available service.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, the operations further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless communications device, the indication of upcoming event based location services.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, the operations further comprising:

providing, by the wireless communications device to the another wireless communications device, a notification about an available service.

13. A computer-readable storage medium, that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving access to a service by a device located within a geographic boundary of an event based location and for an event based amount of time, wherein the access is limited to the device while the device is located within the geographic boundary for the event based amount of time;

receiving a notification about available advertising space on a personal auction service;

receiving access to the personal auction service within the geographic boundary for the event based amount of time, wherein the personal auction service provides the ability to bid for advertisement space; and

providing, by the device to another device, an indication of upcoming event based location services.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the event based location is proximate to the event.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the event is at least one of a sporting event, an entertainment event, transportation departures, transportation arrivals, a marketing event, or a parade.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, the operations further comprising:

receiving, by the device, a notification about an available service.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, the operations further comprising:

receiving, by the device, the indication of upcoming event based location services.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, the operations further comprising:

providing, by the device to the another device, a notification about an available service.