Systems and methods for providing location specific content and notifications utilizing beacons and drones

• US 9,832,751 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2016
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresh Digital, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fresh Digital, Inc.
• Inventors: Robinson, Jr., Douglas Eugene
• Primary Examiner(s): WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE
• Application Number:
  US14/993,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20160205654A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/02 using radio waves G01S19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/02 Indoor
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0249 Determining position using measurements made by a non-stationary device other than the device whose position is being determined
• 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 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

Venue information is stored, the venue information including a first location portion of the venue and a second location portion of the venue. An actual presence of a location sensing mobile device is identified within the venue, the actual presence identified based on beacon signals received from a beacon associated with the first location portion of the venue. A first drone associated with the first location portion of the venue is selected based on the actual presence. First sensor data is received from the first drone. A virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device is received, the virtual presence being different from the actual presence. A second drone associated with the second location portion of the venue is selected based on the virtual presence. Second sensor data is received from the second drone. The first and second sensor data is transmitted to the location sensing mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing venue information associated with a venue, the venue information including a first location portion of the venue and a second location portion of the venue;

identifying an actual presence of a location sensing mobile device within the venue, the actual presence identified based on one or more beacon signals received by the location sensing mobile device from a beacon, the beacon associated with the first location portion of the venue;

selecting a first drone from a plurality of drones based on the actual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the first drone associated with the first location portion of the venue;

receiving first sensor data from the first drone, the first sensor data comprising any of (i) image data of the first location portion of the venue or (ii) audio data of the first location portion of the venue;

receiving a virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the virtual presence being different from the actual presence;

selecting a second drone from the plurality of drones based on the virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the second drone associated with the second location portion of the venue;

receiving second sensor data from the second drone, the second sensor data comprising any of (i) image data of the second location portion of the venue or (ii) audio data of the second location portion of the venue; and

transmitting the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the beacon comprises a mobile beacon, the mobile beacon physically coupled to the first drone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device comprises streaming in real-time the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing first notification information associated with the first location portion of the venue and second notification information associated with the second location portion of the venue; and

transmitting the first notification information and the second notification information to the location sensing mobile device in response to satisfaction of one or more trigger notification conditions.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first notification information and second notification information comprise any of location specific advertisements or location specific hazard warnings.

6. A system comprising:

a location specific content server datastore configured to store venue information associated with a venue, the venue information including a first location portion of the venue and a second location portion of the venue;

a communication engine configured to receive a communication message indicating an actual presence of a location sensing mobile device within the venue, the actual presence identified based on one or more beacon signals received by the location sensing mobile device from a beacon, the beacon associated with the first location portion of the venue;

a location specific content generation engine configured to;

select a first drone from a plurality of drones based on the actual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the first drone associated with the first location portion of the venue;

receive first sensor data from the first drone, the first sensor data comprising any of image data of the first location portion of the venue or audio data of the first location portion of the venue;

receive a virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the virtual presence being different from the actual presence;

select a second drone from the plurality of drones based on the virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the second drone associated with the second location portion of the venue;

receive second sensor data from the second drone, the second sensor data comprising any of image data of the second location portion of the venue or audio data of the second location portion of the venue; and

the communication engine further configured to transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the beacon comprises a mobile beacon, the mobile beacon physically coupled to the first drone.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the transmitting the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device comprises streaming in real-time the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a location specific notification datastore configured to store first notification information associated with the first location portion of the venue and second notification information associated with the second location portion of the venue; and

a location specific notification generation engine configured to transmit the first notification information and the second notification information to the location sensing mobile device in response to satisfaction of one or more notification trigger conditions.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the first notification information and second notification information comprise any of location specific advertisements or location specific hazard warnings.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

storing venue information associated with a venue, the venue information including a first location portion of the venue and a second location portion of the venue;

identifying an actual presence of a location sensing mobile device within the venue, the actual presence identified based on one or more beacon signals received by the location sensing mobile device from a beacon, the beacon associated with the first location portion of the venue;

selecting a first drone from a plurality of drones based on the actual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the first drone associated with the first location portion of the venue;

receiving first sensor data from the first drone, the first sensor data comprising any of (i) image data of the first location portion of the venue or (ii) audio data of the first location portion of the venue;

receiving a virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the virtual presence being different from the actual presence;

selecting a second drone from the plurality of drones based on the virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the second drone associated with the second location portion of the venue;

receiving second sensor data from the second drone, the second sensor data comprising any of (i) image data of the second location portion of the venue or (ii) audio data of the second location portion of the venue; and

transmitting the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device.

12. A system comprising:

means for storing venue information associated with a venue, the venue information including a first location portion of the venue and a second location portion of the venue;

means for identifying an actual presence of a location sensing mobile device within the venue, the actual presence identified based on one or more beacon signals received by the location sensing mobile device from a beacon, the beacon associated with the first location portion of the venue;

means for selecting a first drone from a plurality of drones based on the actual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the first drone associated with the first location portion of the venue;

means for receiving first sensor data from the first drone, the first sensor data comprising any of (i) image data of the first location portion of the venue or (ii) audio data of the first location portion of the venue;

means for receiving a virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the virtual presence being different from the actual presence;

means for selecting a second drone from the plurality of drones based on the virtual presence of the location sensing mobile device, the second drone associated with the second location portion of the venue;

means for receiving second sensor data from the second drone, the second sensor data comprising any of (i) image data of the second location portion of the venue or (ii) audio data of the second location portion of the venue; and

means for transmitting the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the location sensing mobile device.