Methods circuits systems and associated computer executable code for localizing and messaging a wireless communication device
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1. A method for localizing a mobile device, comprising:
- receiving, at a localization server, a message from the mobile device sent over a Client Device Access Network (CDAN) and including a coarse location indicator of a coarse location of the mobile device;
determining a unique address of the mobile device associated with a second communication network;
identifying a retailer station including a transceiver in proximity to the indicated coarse location;
automatically triggering, by the localization server, direct communication over the second network between the retailer station and the mobile device using the determined unique address; and
using the localization server to communicate with the retailer stations over a third network, distinct from the second communication network.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods, circuits, systems and associated computer executable code for detecting the presence of a mobile computing device in a specific area. Included are means for receiving a message from the mobile device including a coarse location indicator, determining that the received coarse location indicator is in proximity with one or more local (e.g. retailer) stations, and causing at least one of the one or more local stations to transmit a mobile device specific poling signal to the device.
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1. A method for localizing a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving, at a localization server, a message from the mobile device sent over a Client Device Access Network (CDAN) and including a coarse location indicator of a coarse location of the mobile device; determining a unique address of the mobile device associated with a second communication network; identifying a retailer station including a transceiver in proximity to the indicated coarse location; automatically triggering, by the localization server, direct communication over the second network between the retailer station and the mobile device using the determined unique address; and using the localization server to communicate with the retailer stations over a third network, distinct from the second communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for no-click check-in, comprising:
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automatically transmitting from a mobile device, over a Client Device Access Network (CDAN), a mobile device coarse location indicator of a coarse location of the mobile device to a localization server; receiving a mobile device specific signal based on a unique address of the mobile device, from a local communication node selected by the localization server based on proximity to the coarse location, over a second network; transmitting an acknowledgement of receipt of the signal to the local communication node; and receiving a pushed message associated with the local communication node using the localization server to communicate with the local communication node over a third network, distinct from the second communication network. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A localization server, comprising:
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a first database for storing locations of a set of retailer stations; a second database for storing correlations of unique identifiers of mobile devices within a first Client Device Access Network (CDAN) to unique identifiers of the mobile devices in a second communication network; a communication module for receiving a message from a target device including a coarse location indicator of a coarse location of the target device and a first unique identifier of the target device associated with the CDAN; and a controller adapted to; (i) compare the coarse location to locations stored in the first database and identify a retailer station within the set in proximity to the coarse location; and (ii) retrieve from said second database a second unique identifier of the target device associated with the second communication network; (iii) automatically trigger direct communication, based on the retrieved second unique identifier, over the second network, between the identified retailer station and the target device wherein said localization server communicates with the identified retailer station over a third network, distinct from the second communication network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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