Location-based task execution for enhanced data access

• US 9,762,685 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2016
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated
• Inventors: Scarborough, David, Denker, Dennis, Sussman, Adam, Tran Nackman, MyDung
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, John B
• Application Number:
  US15/223,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20170237820A1
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 709226
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 : using geofenced areas
• 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 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 : based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices. A first user device associated with an access right to a resource can be identified. The location of the first user device can be determined at a time before a defined time period. Further, a protocol execution condition can be detected. Upon detecting the protocol execution condition, executing a protocol. Executing the protocol can include determining a distance between the first user device and a resource location. Whether the distance between the first user device and the resource location is less than or equal to a distance range of the resource location at a time prior to the defined time period can be determined. In response to determining that the distance is not less than or equal to the distance range, accessing a plurality of tasks, selecting a task, and executing the task.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, comprising:

identifying a first user device associated with an access right to a resource, the access right granting access to the resource during a defined time period;

receiving a first communication from the first user device prior to the defined time period, the first communication including location data that identifies a location of the first user device;

detecting whether a protocol execution condition is satisfied based on a current time;

in response to detecting that the protocol execution condition is satisfied, executing a protocol associated with the access right, the execution of the protocol including determining a distance between the first user device and a resource location;

determining whether the distance between the first user device and the resource location is less than or equal to a distance range of the resource location at a time prior to the defined time period;

in response to a determination that the distance is not less than or equal to the distance range at the time prior to the defined time period;

accessing a plurality of tasks associated with the resource;

selecting a task from amongst the plurality of tasks, wherein the task includes a set of operations that facilitate a reassignment of the access right to a second user device; and

executing the task, the execution of the task including transmitting a second communication to the first user device.

2. The computer-implemented method for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 1, wherein executing the protocol comprises:

comparing the location data with a position within the resource location;

identifying the distance between the user device and the position of the resource location; and

determining whether the distance is less than or equal to the distance range.

3. The computer-implemented method for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a set of second user devices associated with the first user device;

determining a group parameter based on the location of the first user device; and

selecting a subset of the set of second user devices, the selection of the subset being based on the group parameters.

4. The computer-implemented method for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 3, wherein executing the task comprises:

transmitting a third communication to the first user device, the third communication, when received at the first user device, causes display of a selectable element on the first user device;

receiving a fourth communication from the first user device, the fourth communication including an indication that the selectable element has been selected; and

reassigning the access right to a second user device of the subset of the set of second user devices.

5. The computer-implemented method for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 1, wherein the task includes a set of operations that facilitate transmission of a notification message to the first user device, the notification message indicating the time remaining before the beginning of the defined time period.

6. The computer-implemented method for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the location of the first user device is within the distance range at the time prior to the defined time period; and

transmitting a third communication to the first user device, the third communication including additional information corresponding to the resource.

7. A system for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, comprising:

one or more data processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to perform operations including;

identifying a first user device associated with an access right to a resource, the access right granting access to the resource during a defined time period;

receiving a first communication from the first user device prior to the defined time period, the first communication including location data that identifies a location of the first user device;

detecting whether a protocol execution condition is satisfied based on a current time;

in response to detecting that the protocol execution condition is satisfied, executing a protocol associated with the access right, the execution of the protocol including determining a distance between the first user device and a resource location;

determining whether the distance between the first user device and the resource location is less than or equal to a distance range of the resource location at a time prior to the defined time period;

in response to a determination that the distance is not less than or equal to the distance range at the time prior to the defined time period;

accessing a plurality of tasks associated with the resource;

selecting a task from amongst the plurality of tasks, wherein the task includes a set of operations that facilitate a reassignment of the access right to a second user device; and

executing the task, the execution of the task including transmitting a second communication to the first user device.

8. The system for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 7, wherein executing the protocol comprises:

comparing the location data with a position within the resource location;

identifying the distance between the user device and the position of the resource location; and

determining whether the distance is less than or equal to the distance range.

9. The system for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a set of second user devices associated with the first user device;

determining a group parameter based on the location of the first user device; and

selecting a subset of the set of second user devices, the selection of the subset being based on the group parameters.

10. The system for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 9, wherein executing the task comprises:

transmitting a third communication to the first user device, the third communication, when received at the first user device, causes display of a selectable element on the first user device;

receiving a fourth communication from the first user device, the fourth communication including an indication that the selectable element has been selected; and

reassigning the access right to a second user device of the subset of the set of second user devices.

11. The system for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 7, wherein the task includes a set of operations that facilitate transmission of a notification message to the first user device, the notification message indicating the time remaining before the beginning of the defined time period.

12. The system for executing tasks selected based on locations of user devices, as recited in claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the location of the first user device is within the distance range at the time prior to the defined time period; and

transmitting a third communication to the first user device, the third communication including additional information corresponding to the resource.

13. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations including:

identifying a first user device associated with an access right to a resource, the access right granting access to the resource during a defined time period;

receiving a first communication from the first user device prior to the defined time period, the first communication including location data that identifies a location of the first user device;

detecting whether a protocol execution condition is satisfied based on a current time;

in response to detecting that the protocol execution condition is satisfied, executing a protocol associated with the access right, the execution of the protocol including determining a distance between the first user device and a resource location;

determining whether the distance between the first user device and the resource location is less than or equal to a distance range of the resource location at a time prior to the defined time period;

in response to a determination that the distance is not less than or equal to the distance range at the time prior to the defined time period;

accessing a plurality of tasks associated with the resource;

selecting a task from amongst the plurality of tasks, wherein the task includes a set of operations that facilitate a reassignment of the access right to a second user device; and

executing the task, the execution of the task including transmitting a second communication to the first user device.

14. The computer-program product, as recited in claim 13, wherein

executing the protocol comprises:

comparing the location data with a position within the resource location;

identifying the distance between the user device and the position of the resource location; and

determining whether the distance is less than or equal to the distance range.

15. The computer-program product, as recited in claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a set of second user devices associated with the first user device;

determining a group parameter based on the location of the first user device; and

selecting a subset of the set of second user devices, the selection of the subset being based on the group parameters.

16. The computer-program product, as recited in claim 15, wherein executing the task comprises:

transmitting a third communication to the first user device, the third communication, when received at the first user device, causes display of a selectable element on the first user device;

receiving a fourth communication from the first user device, the fourth communication including an indication that the selectable element has been selected; and

reassigning the access right to a second user device of the subset of the set of second user devices.

17. The computer-program product, as recited in claim 13, wherein the task includes a set of operations that facilitate transmission of a notification message to the first user device, the notification message indicating the time remaining before the beginning of the defined time period.