Mobile device order entry and submission using proximity events

• US 9,928,536 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Netclearance Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Netclearance Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Fernandez, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Stoltenberg, David J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ezewoko, Michael I
• Application Number:
  US14/091,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20140089111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,581 Days
• Field of Search: 705 1458
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• 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 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A system adapted to allow consumers to order delivered products and services from at least one establishment using proximity events is described. The system includes: a set of sensors, each sensor in the set of sensor adapted to transmit a wireless beacon signal, the beacon signal including a sensor ID associated with the sensor, wherein each sensor in the set of sensors is associated with a particular location; and a server adapted to receive a request that includes the sensor ID from a mobile device associated with a particular consumer, generate an order based at least partly on the request and associated with the particular location, and send the order to at least one establishment. In addition, a client application adapted to be executed by a mobile device to allow a consumer to order products and services from a set of establishments is described. An automated method is also described.

Claims

1. A system that allows consumers to order delivered products and services from at least one establishment using proximity events within a building, the system comprising:

a plurality of sensors, each sensor in the plurality of sensors able to transmit a wireless beacon signal, the beacon signal including a unique sensor ID associated with the sensor, wherein each sensor in the plurality of sensors is positioned at a particular location within the building; and

a server that receives a request that includes a first sensor ID from a mobile device associated with a particular consumer, generates an order based at least partly on the request and associated with the first particular location, and sends the order to at least one establishment, wherein the user travels to another beacon having a second sensor ID, and the server receives an update request comprising the second sensor ID so that the establishment is able to fulfill the order by physically delivering a set of goods and services listed by the order to a second location associated with the second sensor ID.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless beacon signal comprises a Bluetooth signal.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless beacon signal comprises a WiFi signal.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one establishment comprises a plurality of restaurants able to deliver to the particular location.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the particular location is one of a hotel room, a hospital room, and a restaurant table.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is one of a smartphone, a tablet, and a notebook computer.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one sensor in the plurality of sensors is associated with a consumer residence.

8. A mobile device that allows a consumer to order products and services from a set of establishments, the mobile device comprising:

a processor for executing sets of instructions; and

a non-transitory medium that stores the sets of instructions, wherein the sets of instructions comprise;

receiving a beacon signal from a location sensor if the mobile device is within a threshold distance of the location sensor, wherein the location sensor is associated with a particular zone from among a plurality of zones within a building complex;

sending a request to a server application based at least partly on the received beacon signal;

generating an order for submission to at least one establishment from the set of establishments, wherein the at least one establishment is associated with the location sensor and offers delivery of goods or services to the particular zone;

receives a second beacon signal from a second location sensor, wherein the second location sensor is associated with a second zone from among the plurality of zones within the building complex; and

sending an updated request to the server application comprising the received second beacon signal.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 further comprising providing a user interface (UI) adapted to allow a user to select from among a set of products provided by the establishment.

10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the UI is further adapted to allow the user to submit payment information to the establishment.

11. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the UI is further adapted to provide access to exclusive content.

12. The mobile device mobile device of claim 11, wherein the exclusive content comprises at least one of a coupon, an event invitation, and a club pass.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the establishment is a hotel and access to the exclusive content is based at least partly on a type of room associated with the location sensor.

14. An automated method executed by a mobile device, the method comprising:

detecting a beacon signal emitted from a wireless sensor, wherein the beacon signal comprises a unique sensor identifier (ID);

sending a request to a local server associated with a building;

receiving a set of ordering options from the local server, wherein the ordering options are based at least partly on a location associated with the wireless sensor; and

sending an update request to the local servers, wherein the update request comprises a second unique sensor identifier.

15. The automated method of claim 14, wherein the request comprises the sensor ID.

16. The automated method of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving a set of selections from among the set of ordering options; and

generating an order to an establishment based at least partly on the set of selections.

17. The automated method of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving payment information; and

sending the payment information to a third-party server for processing.

18. The automated method of claim 14, wherein the sensor ID is associated with at least one of a hotel room, a hospital room, and a restaurant table.

19. The automated method of claim 14, wherein the request comprises the sensor ID.