Automatic notification of a conclusion of real property showing based on user device detection

• US 9,916,742 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2016
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Inventors: Kuenzi, Adam
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Anh V
• Application Number:
  US15/068,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20160275762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 340541, 340540, 340542, 3405451, 3405456
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/02 Mechanical actuation

Abstract

A notification system, method, and/or computer program product that provides an automatic real-time notification to an owner of a property is provided. Further the notification system, method, and/or computer program determines a location with respect to an electronic lockbox associated with the property and generates a geo-fence environment with respect to the property based on the location. Then, the notification system, method, and/or computer program monitors movements of a user device with respect to the geo-fence environment to determine whether a breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred and outputs the automatic real-time notification to the property owner in response to a determination that the breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred.

Claims

1. A method by a notification system for providing an automatic real-time notification to an owner of a property, comprising:

determining a location with respect to an electronic lockbox associated with the property;

generating a geo-fence environment with respect to the property based on the location,

wherein the geo-fence environment is a virtual radial geo-fence with the electronic lockbox as a center;

monitoring movements of a user device with respect to the geo-fence environment to determine whether a breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred,

wherein the determination that the breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred is a determination that a user of the user device has concluded a showing and left the property; and

outputting the automatic real-time notification to the property owner in response to a determination that the breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the geo-fence environment based on the location further comprises:

generating the geo-fence environment based on data parameters.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data parameters are read from at least one of the electronic lockbox, a database coupled to the notification system, and a web-based service in communication with the notification system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatic real-time notification is a message to the owner that a user of the user device has concluded a showing and left the property.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the message includes a duration of the showing.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the message includes a real time status of the showing.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic lockbox is a real estate lockbox.

8. A notification system for providing an automatic real-time notification to an owner of a property, comprising a processor and a memory, the processor configured to perform:

determining a location with respect to an electronic lockbox associated with the property;

generating a geo-fence environment with respect to the property based on the location,

wherein the geo-fence environment is a virtual radial geo-fence with the electronic lockbox as a center;

monitoring movements of a user device with respect to the geo-fence environment to determine whether a breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred,

wherein the determination that the breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred is a determination that a user of the user device has concluded a showing and left the property; and

outputting the automatic real-time notification to the property owner in response to a determination that the breach of the geo-fence environment has occurred.

9. The notification system of claim 8, wherein the generating of the geo-fence environment based on the location further comprises:

generating the geo-fence environment based on data parameters.

10. The notification system of claim 9, wherein the data parameters are read from at least one of the electronic lockbox, a database coupled to the notification system, and a web-based service in communication with the notification system.

11. The notification system of claim 8, wherein the automatic real-time notification is a message to the owner that a user of the user device has concluded a showing and left the property.

12. The notification system of claim 9, wherein the message includes a duration of the showing.

13. The notification system of claim 9, wherein the message includes a real time status of the showing.

14. The notification system of claim 8, wherein the electronic lockbox is a real estate lockbox.