System and method for a proximity correlation platform based on geolocation information

• US 9,913,086 B1
• Filed: 03/07/2017
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Akhter, Shameem Firoz, Myers, Michael Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nimesh
• Application Number:
  US15/451,816
• Time in Patent Office: 364 Days
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A device may receive, from a server device, information that identifies a user device and information that identifies an object. The device may receive, from the user device, information that identifies a geolocation of the user device. The device may receive information that identifies a geolocation of the object. The device may determine that a proximity condition associated with the user device and the object is satisfied. The device may provide information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action to be performed in association with the object.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive, from a server device, information that identifies a user device identifier of a user device and information that identifies an object identifier of an object,

the device being associated with a first service associated with a proximity platform,

the user device identifier relating to at least one of;

a mobile directory number,

an international mobile station equipment identifier,

a mobile equipment identifier, or

an Internet Protocol (IP) address,

the object being selected by a user of the user device from a list of objects available proximal to the user device,

the server device being associated with a second service that is different than the first service;

receive, from the user device, information that identifies a first geolocation of the user device based on the information that identifies the user device;

receive information that identifies a second geolocation of the object based on the information that identifies the object;

determine that a proximity condition associated with the user device and the object is satisfied based on the first geolocation and the second geolocation; and

provide information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action to be performed in association with the object,

the second service to perform the action based on the proximity condition.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that the first geolocation of the user device is within a threshold distance of the second geolocation of the object; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the proximity condition is satisfied, are to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the threshold distance of the second geolocation.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that the first geolocation of the user device is within a geofence associated with the object; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the proximity condition is satisfied, are to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the geofence.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that another proximity condition is satisfied; and

cause another action to be performed based on the other proximity condition being satisfied.

5. The device of claim 1, where the server device and the device are associated with different entities.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

identify a geofence based on the object; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the proximity condition is satisfied, are to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the geofence.

7. The device of claim 1, where the action includes causing an account of the user of the user device to be modified.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, from a server device, information that identifies a user device identifier of a user device and information that identifies an object identifier of an object,

the user device identifier relating to at least one of;

a mobile directory number,

an international mobile station equipment identifier,

a mobile equipment identifier, or

an Internet Protocol (IP) address,

the object being selected by a user of the user device from a list of objects available proximal to the user device, and

the server device being associated with a service;

receive, from the user device, information identifying a first geolocation of the user device based on the information that identifies the user device;

receive information identifying a second geolocation of the object;

determine that a proximity condition associated with the user device and the object is satisfied; and

provide information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action to be performed in association with the object,

the service to perform the action based on the proximity condition being satisfied.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine that the first geolocation of the user device and a third geolocation of a sensor device are within a geofence,

the sensor device being associated with the object; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the proximity condition is satisfied, cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation and the third geolocation being within the geofence.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a geofence associated with the object;

determine that the first geolocation of the user device is within the geofence; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the proximity condition is satisfied, cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation of the user device being within the geofence.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, from the server device, information that identifies the object,

the server device being associated with the service that enables the user to access the object; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object, cause the one or more processors to;

receive the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object based on the information that identifies the object.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

identify a time frame associated with the proximity condition being satisfied; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to cause the action to be performed in association with the object, cause the one or more processors to;

provide the information to cause the action to be performed based on the time frame.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where a sensor device is affixed to the object,

the sensor device to provide the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device and from a server device, information that identifies a user device identifier of a user device and information that identifies an object identifier of an object,

the user device identifier relating to at least one of;

a mobile directory number,

an international mobile station equipment identifier,

a mobile equipment identifier, or

an Internet Protocol (IP) address,

the object being selected by a user of the user device from a list of objects available proximal to the user device;

receiving, by the device and from the user device, information that identifies a first geolocation of the user device based on the information that identifies the user device;

receiving, by the device, information that identifies a second geolocation of the object based on the information that identifies the object;

determining, by the device, that a proximity condition associated with the user device and the object is satisfied based on the first geolocation and the second geolocation; and

providing, by the device, information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to permit an action to be performed in association with the object.

15. The method of claim 14, where the server device is associated with a first service that is different than a second service associated with the device.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving, from the server device, information that identifies a sensor device,

the sensor device being associated with the object;

requesting the information that identifies the second geolocation based on the information that identifies the sensor device; and

where receiving the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object comprises;

receiving the information that identifies the second geolocation of the object based on requesting the second geolocation information.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining a time frame for which the proximity condition is satisfied; and

where providing the information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied comprises;

providing the information that identifies that the proximity condition is satisfied to cause the action to be performed based on the time frame.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying a geofence associated with the object;

determining that the first geolocation of the object is within the geofence; and

where determining that the proximity condition is satisfied comprises;

determining that the proximity condition is satisfied based on the first geolocation being within the geofence.

19. The method of claim 14, where the action includes permitting access to the object.

20. The method of claim 14, where the action includes causing an account of the user of the user device to be modified.