SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING PROXIMITY, MAPPING, INDEXING, MOBILE, ADVERTISING AND/OR OTHER FEATURES

• US 20140324627A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PROXIMITY CONCEPTS
• Original Assignee: Joe Haver
• Inventors: HAVER, Joe, HAVER, Tammy
• Granted Patent: US 9,824,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/30 Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel

Abstract

Systems and methods involving proximity, mapping, indexing, mobile, advertising, and location processing, among others, are disclosed. According to one illustrative implementation, a method of determining a mobile device location may comprise capturing product information from a product within a facility by a mobile device, retrieving a product location within the facility from a database based on the captured product information, and determining the mobile device location within the facility based on the product location and the product information.

Claims

1. A method of determining a mobile device location, the method comprising:

capturing product information from a product within a facility by a mobile device;

retrieving a product location within the facility from a database based on the captured product information; and

determining the mobile device location within the facility based on the product location and the product information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein product location information is indexed in the database by an institution.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the institution is an offer and index management entity.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the database comprises hierarchical relationship information for products and locations.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the product location information comprises location coordinates.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the product location information comprises supplemental location information including a micro location of a product within the facility.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the micro location is a three-dimensional spatial location within the facility comprising one or more of:

location coordinates inside the facility, a shelving unit, an aisle, a case, a distance from an end of the shelving unit, a distance from an end of the aisle, a distance from an end of the case, and a three-dimensional distance from a predetermined point.

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45. A method of determining a product location, the method comprising:

capturing first product information from a first product within a facility by a mobile device;

retrieving a first product location within the facility from a database based on the captured first product information; and

determining a second product location of the facility for a second product based on the first product location and the first product information.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein the database comprises hierarchical relationship information for products and locations.

49. The method of claim 48, wherein the hierarchical relationship information includes product characteristics and relationship information between the first product and the second product.

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109. A method of tracking a mobile device location, the method comprising:

capturing first product information from a first product within a facility by a mobile device;

retrieving a first product location within the facility from a database based on the captured first product information;

determining a first mobile device location as a function of the first product location;

detecting movement from a motion detection device of the mobile device;

determining a second product location within a proximity of the mobile device based on the first product location and the detected movement.

110. The method of claim 109, further comprising:

retrieving relationship information from the database based on the second product information;

determining an offer based on the second product location and the relationship information obtained from the database; and

providing the offer by the mobile device.

111. The method of claim 109, further comprising:

retrieving location information from the database based on the second product information;

determining a second mobile device location; and

providing the mobile device location on the mobile device.

112. The method of claim 109, wherein the motion detection device comprises one or more of:

an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a compass, and an inertial navigation system (INS).

113. The method of claim 112, wherein the motion detection device calculates orientation, acceleration and direction of motion of the mobile device.

120. The method of claim 109, further comprising:

updating second products in proximity to the mobile device based on the detected movement.

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