Proximity and time based content downloader

• US 9,680,943 B1
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DTN, LLC (TBG AG)
• Original Assignee: TWC Patent Trust, LLT (Twc Product and Technology, LLC)
• Inventors: Hassett, Stephen D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tiv, Backhean
• Application Number:
  US15/074,194
• Time in Patent Office: 452 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

Methods and systems for transmitting content to a device are described herein. Methods include receiving location information relating to a device that is usable to identify an approximate location of the device; comparing the approximate location of the device with a location of a venue; and transmitting content to the device if the approximate location of the device is within a pre-determined range of the location of the venue for a predetermined range of time. The user can receive the content without the need for the user to be aware of and seek out that content. The transmission of content to the device may depend not only on the user'"'"'s location, but also on the amount of time the user is at the location. Content may be selected based upon whether the approximate location of the device is within pre-determined ranges of the location of the venue.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting content to a device, comprising:

a computing device having a processor and a memory, the memory having program code encoded thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to execute;

a location comparison component for receiving a request for content from a device, the request usable to identify an approximate location of the device, wherein the location comparison component compares the approximate location of the device with a location of a venue, wherein the venue is associated with at least one feature;

a content selection component for selecting content from a plurality of content related to the venue stored in a database in memory of the computing device by determining whether the approximate location of the device is within a pre-determined range of the location of the venue for a pre-determined range of time, wherein the content selection component tailors the content based on the approximate location of the device relative to the location of the venue and an amount of time the device remains at the approximate location of the device relative to the location of the venue; and

a transmission component for transmitting a first content to the device if the approximate location of the device is within the pre-determined range of the location of the venue for a first pre-determined range of time and transmitting a second content to the device if the approximate location of the device is within the pre-determined range of the location of the venue for a second pre-determined range of time, wherein the first content and the second content are different, and wherein the first pre-determined range of time is longer than the second pre-determined range of time.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first content is more valuable than the second content.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the content selection component further selects content related to the venue by determining whether the approximate location of the device is within one of a plurality of pre-determined ranges of the location of the venue.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein a first pre-determined range is within the venue, and a second pre-determined range is outside of the venue.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of content related to the venue corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of pre-determined ranges and a respective amount of time the device remains within a respective one of the plurality of pre-determined ranges.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the content relates to the at least one feature.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the feature comprises at least one of access rights, a theme, a purpose, a person, event, a game, a sport, or an activity.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code when executed by a processor executes a method comprising:

receiving a request for content from a device;

receiving location information relating to the device, the location information usable to identify an approximate location of the device;

comparing the approximate location of the device with a location of a venue, wherein the venue is associated with at least one feature;

tailoring the content based on the approximate location of the device relative to the location of the venue and an amount of time the device remains at the approximate location of the device relative to the location of the venue, the content being related to the venue; and

transmitting a first content to the device if the approximate location of the device is within a pre-determined range of the location of the venue for a first pre-determined range of time, and transmitting a second content to the device if the approximate location of the device is within the pre-determined range of the location of the venue for a second pre-determined range of time, wherein the first content and the second content are different, and wherein the first pre-determined range of time is longer than the second pre-determined range of time.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the first content is more valuable than the second content.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the program code when executed by the processor executes the method further comprising selecting content related to the venue by determining whether the approximate location of the device is within one of a plurality of pre-determined ranges of the location of the venue.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein a first pre-determined range is within the venue, and a second pre-determined range is outside of the venue.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein each of a plurality of content corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of pre-determined ranges and a respective amount of time the device remains within a respective one of the plurality of pre-determined ranges.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the content relates to the at least one feature.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the feature comprises at least one of access rights, a theme, a purpose, a person, event, a game, a sport, or an activity.