Identification, location, and authentication systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a mobile device of a user connected to a wireless network;
one or more master sensor nodes connected to the wireless network; and
a plurality of sensors in communication with the one or more master sensor nodes over the wireless network;
the mobile device configured to download an application from a cloud-based registration service, the application operable to;
register the mobile device to the cloud-based registration service,allow the user to search for a service provider, wherein the service provider is independent from the cloud-based registration service and is associated with the one or more master sensor nodes and the plurality of sensors,verify an identity of the mobile device,allow the user to create a reservation with the service provider, andsend the reservation and the identification of the mobile device to the one or more master nodes via the cloud-based registration service;
the one or more master sensor nodes configured to;
receive the reservation and the identification from the cloud-based registration service,identify a location associated with the mobile device, anddetermine that the mobile device is within a predefined distance from one of the plurality of sensors or from the one or more master sensor nodes,the plurality of sensors configured to;
scan for the mobile device when the mobile device is within the predefined distance,detect the mobile device,retrieve the reservation from the master sensor node,receive a request from the mobile device to authenticate the identity of the mobile device as being associated with the reservation and to provide authentication of the service provider to the mobile device as being associated with the reservation,authenticate the mobile device as being associated with the reservation,send authentication of the service provider as being associated with the reservation to the mobile device, andprovide the mobile device access to a second network connection associated with the service provider.
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Abstract
Identification, location, and authentication systems and methods are disclosed. A system includes a master sensor node located in a physical venue and connected to a broadband network channel. A plurality of sensors is provided in the physical venue, which are in communication with the master sensor node over a wireless network channel. The plurality of sensors and the master sensor node are communicatively coupled to a mobile device over a radio frequency network channel. The master sensor node identifies the mobile device and its location, wherein the mobile device is within a predefined distance from the master sensor node. The master sensor node receives a request from the mobile device to authenticate its identity and location to a third party connected the radio frequency network channel. The master sensor node authenticates the mobile device to the third party, which provides the mobile device access to a network connection.
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27 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile device of a user connected to a wireless network; one or more master sensor nodes connected to the wireless network; and a plurality of sensors in communication with the one or more master sensor nodes over the wireless network; the mobile device configured to download an application from a cloud-based registration service, the application operable to; register the mobile device to the cloud-based registration service, allow the user to search for a service provider, wherein the service provider is independent from the cloud-based registration service and is associated with the one or more master sensor nodes and the plurality of sensors, verify an identity of the mobile device, allow the user to create a reservation with the service provider, and send the reservation and the identification of the mobile device to the one or more master nodes via the cloud-based registration service; the one or more master sensor nodes configured to; receive the reservation and the identification from the cloud-based registration service, identify a location associated with the mobile device, and determine that the mobile device is within a predefined distance from one of the plurality of sensors or from the one or more master sensor nodes, the plurality of sensors configured to; scan for the mobile device when the mobile device is within the predefined distance, detect the mobile device, retrieve the reservation from the master sensor node, receive a request from the mobile device to authenticate the identity of the mobile device as being associated with the reservation and to provide authentication of the service provider to the mobile device as being associated with the reservation, authenticate the mobile device as being associated with the reservation, send authentication of the service provider as being associated with the reservation to the mobile device, and provide the mobile device access to a second network connection associated with the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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7. A method comprising:
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providing one or more master sensor nodes communicatively coupled to a mobile device of a user over a wireless network; providing a plurality of sensors in communication with the one or more master sensor nodes over the wireless network; registering, by an independent cloud-based registration service, a service provider associated with the one or more master sensor nodes and the plurality of sensors, wherein the mobile device is registered with the cloud-based registration service, and wherein the cloud-based registration service identifies the mobile device and allows the user to search for the service provider and create a reservation with the service provider; receiving, at the one or more master sensor nodes by the cloud-based registration service, the identification of the mobile device and the reservation; identifying, by the one or more master sensor nodes, a location associated with the mobile device; determining, by the one or more master sensor nodes, that the mobile device is within a predefined distance from one of the plurality of sensors or from the one or more master sensor nodes; scanning, for the mobile device when the mobile device is within the predefined distance; detecting, by the plurality of sensors, the mobile device; retrieving, by the plurality of sensors, the reservation from the master sensor node; receiving, by the plurality of sensors, a request from the mobile device to authenticate the identity of the mobile device as being associated with the reservation and to provide authentication of the service provider to the mobile device as being associated with the reservation; authenticating, by the plurality of sensors, the mobile device as being associated with the reservation; sending, by the plurality of sensors, authentication of the service provider as being associated with the reservation to the mobile device; and providing the mobile device access to a second network connection associated with the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24)
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13. A system comprising:
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a mobile device of a user connected to a wireless network; one or more calibrated master sensor nodes connected to the wireless network; and a plurality of sensors in communication with the one or more master sensor nodes over the wireless network; the mobile device configured to download an application from a cloud-based registration service, the application operable to; register the mobile device to the cloud-based registration service, allow the user to search for a service provider, wherein the service provider is independent from the cloud-based registration service and is associated with the one or more master sensor nodes and the plurality of sensors, verify an identity of the mobile device, allow the user to create a reservation with the service provider, send the reservation and the identification of the mobile device to the one or more master nodes via the cloud-based registration service; the one or more master sensor nodes configured to; identify a location associated with the mobile device, determine an estimated time of arrival of the mobile device to the service provider; receive the reservation, and the identification, location, and the estimated time of arrival of the mobile device from the cloud-based registration service, determine that the mobile device is within a predefined distance from one of the plurality of sensors or from the one or more master sensor nodes, the plurality of sensors configured to; scan for the mobile device when the mobile device is within the predefined distance, detect the mobile device, retrieve the reservation from the master sensor node, receive a request from the mobile device to authenticate the identity of the mobile device as being associated with the reservation and to provide authentication of the service provider to the mobile device as being associated with the reservation authenticate the mobile device as being associated with the reservation, send authentication of the service provider as being associated with the reservation to the mobile device, and provide the mobile device access to a second network connection associated with the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27)
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