Automatically navigating a mobile device to a particular electronic page based on a user's location within a venue

• US 9,763,057 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2015
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Seacat DeLuca, Lisa, Smith-Eigenbrode, Shelbee D., Price, Dana L., Quirk, Aaron J.
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US14/951,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20170150323A1
• Time in Patent Office: 657 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4563
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings

Abstract

A location of a user within a venue can be determined by determining a location of a mobile device of the user within the venue. A user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue can be detected. Responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, a sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue, or at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue, can be identified. The mobile device can be automatically navigated to an electronic page containing information for the sub-section within the venue or information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining a location of a user within a venue by determining a location of a mobile device of the user within the venue;

detecting a user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, wherein the detected user interaction with the mobile device is an action by the user attempting to navigate a web browser or mobile application on the mobile device to a landing page associated with the venue;

responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, identifying a sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue or at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue; and

automatically navigating, using a processor, the mobile device to an electronic page containing information for the sub-section within the venue or information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a duration of time the user is present at the location within the venue; and

responsive to determining that the duration of time exceeds a threshold value, identifying at least one product that is offered for sale in the sub-section within the venue;

wherein information for the sub-section within the venue comprises information pertaining to the at least one product that is offered for sale.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting the user to indicate whether the user chooses the mobile device to be automatically navigated to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue;

wherein automatically navigating, using the processor, the mobile device to the electronic page is responsive to the user indicating that the user chooses the mobile device to be automatically navigated to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting the user to indicate whether the user desires additional information for the sub-section within the venue or the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section of the venue;

wherein automatically navigating, using the processor, the mobile device to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue is responsive to the user indicating that the user desires the additional information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue is only accessible by the mobile device if the mobile device is automatically navigated to the electronic page responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the mobile device of the user within the venue comprises:

determining the location of the mobile device using at least one beacon, at least one access point, at least one cellular microcell or at least one cellular base transceiver station.

7. A system, comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising;

determining a location of a user within a venue by determining a location of a mobile device of the user within the venue;

detecting a user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, wherein the detected user interaction with the mobile device is an action by the user attempting to navigate a web browser or mobile application on the mobile device to a landing page associated with the venue;

responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, identifying a sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue or at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue; and

automatically navigating the mobile device to an electronic page containing information for the sub-section within the venue or information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

8. The system of claim 7, the executable operations further comprising:

determining a duration of time the user is present at the location within the venue; and

responsive to determining that the duration of time exceeds a threshold value, identifying at least one product that is offered for sale in the sub-section within the venue;

wherein information for the sub-section within the venue comprises information pertaining to the at least one product that is offered for sale.

9. The system of claim 7, the executable operations further comprising:

prompting the user to indicate whether the user chooses the mobile device to be automatically navigated to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue;

wherein automatically navigating the mobile device to the electronic page is responsive to the user indicating that the user chooses the mobile device to be automatically navigated to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

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

prompting the user to indicate whether the user desires additional information for the sub-section within the venue or the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section of the venue;

wherein automatically navigating the mobile device to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue is responsive to the user indicating that the user desires the additional information.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue is only accessible by the mobile device if the mobile device is automatically navigated to the electronic page responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein determining the location of the mobile device of the user within the venue comprises:

determining the location of the mobile device using at least one beacon, at least one access point, at least one cellular microcell or at least one cellular base transceiver station.

13. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

determining, by the processor, a location of a user within a venue by determining a location of a mobile device of the user within the venue;

detecting, by the processor, a user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, wherein the detected user interaction with the mobile device is an action by the user attempting to navigate a web browser or mobile application on the mobile device to a landing page associated with the venue;

responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue, identifying, by the processor, a sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue or at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue at, or within a predetermined distance to, the location of the user within the venue; and

automatically navigating, by the processor, the mobile device to an electronic page containing information for the sub-section within the venue or information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, the method further comprising:

determining a duration of time the user is present at the location within the venue; and

responsive to determining that the duration of time exceeds a threshold value, identifying at least one product that is offered for sale in the sub-section within the venue;

wherein information for the sub-section within the venue comprises information pertaining to the at least one product that is offered for sale.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, the method further comprising:

prompting the user to indicate whether the user chooses the mobile device to be automatically navigated to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue;

wherein automatically navigating, by the processor, the mobile device to the electronic page is responsive to the user indicating that the user chooses the mobile device to be automatically navigated to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, the method further comprising:

prompting the user to indicate whether the user desires additional information for the sub-section within the venue or the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section of the venue;

wherein automatically navigating, by the processor, the mobile device to the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue or the information for the at least one event that takes place in the sub-section within the venue is responsive to the user indicating that the user desires the additional information.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the electronic page containing the information for the sub-section within the venue is only accessible by the mobile device if the mobile device is automatically navigated to the electronic page responsive to detecting the user interaction with the mobile device while the user is located within the venue.