Method and apparatus for managing attributes and functionalities of predetermined geographical areas

• US 20150065176A1
• Filed: 11/03/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eventi LLC (Wagoo L.L.C.)
• Original Assignee: Federico Fraccaroli
• Inventors: Fraccaroli, Federico
• Granted Patent: US 9,439,035 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• 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 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes related to a geofenced session area, wherein at least some of those attributes are associated, at least in part, with analytics pertaining to permanence of users within said geofenced session area.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method comprising:

at least partially compiling a set of attributes associated to a first user who joined a session area, wherein said session area can be joined via a mobile equipment apparatus associated with said first user when said mobile equipment apparatus is determined to be positioned within a boundary of said session area; and

providing indicia, subject to said first user'"'"'s settings, of at least one subset of said set of attributes to at least a second user.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said subset of said set of attributes comprises a real time presence within said session area attribute and a professional tagline attribute.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein said subset of said set of attributes are provided to said second user when a mobile equipment apparatus associated with said second user is determined to be positioned within a boundary of another area encompassing said session area.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

at least partially enabling a set of functionalities wherein said set of functionalities comprises generating a notification to said second user that said first user has joined said session area.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

at least partially enabling a set of functionalities wherein said set of functionalities comprises enhancing the prominence of said attributes related to said first user when said first user is a premium user, as compared to attributes related to other users who also joined said session area by means of mobile equipment apparatuses associated with said other users, when said other users are not premium users.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

at least partially enabling a set of functionalities wherein said set of functionalities comprises regulating the prominence of said attributes related to said first user as compared to attributes related to other users who also joined said session area by means of mobile equipment apparatuses associated with said other users, said regulating being based, at least in part, on data related to permanence within said session area of said first user as compared to permanence within said session area of said other users.

27. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

enabling a set of functionalities wherein said set of functionalities comprises compiling a log of attributes related to at least a subset of users who joined said session area, said log being arranged according to a criteria selected from the group consisting of;

spatial proximity to said second user, time spent in proximity to said second user, an instantaneous reading of data at the time of a manual snapshot by said second user, classes of users, and combinations thereof.

28. A computer system having a set of instructions stored in at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium for controlling at least one general-purpose digital computer in performing desired functions comprising a set of instructions formed into each of a plurality of modules, each modules comprising:

a process for at least partially compiling by a computer apparatus a set of attributes related to a first user who joined a session area, wherein said session area can be joined via a mobile equipment apparatus associated with said first user, when said mobile equipment apparatus is determined to be positioned within a boundary of said session area; and

a process for providing indicia, subject to said first user'"'"'s settings, of at least one subset of said set of attributes to at least a second user.

29. The computer system of claim 28, wherein said subset of said set of attributes comprises a real time presence within said session area attribute and a professional tagline attribute.

30. The computer system of claim 28, wherein said subset of said set of attributes are provided to said second user when a mobile equipment apparatus associated with said second user is determined to be positioned within a boundary of another area that is encompassing said session area.

31. The computer system of claim 28, further comprising:

a process for at least partially enabling a set of functionalities, wherein said set of functionalities comprises generating a notification to said second user that said first user has joined said session area.

32. The computer system of claim 28 further comprising:

a process for at least partially enabling a set of functionalities, wherein said set of functionalities comprises enhancing the prominence of said attributes related to said first user, when said first user is a premium user as compared to attributes related to other users, who also joined said session area by means of mobile equipment apparatuses associated with said other users, when said other users are not premium users.

33. The computer system of claim 28, further comprising:

a process for at least partially enabling a set of functionalities wherein said set of functionalities comprises regulating the prominence of said attributes related to said first user as compared to attributes related to other users who joined said session area by means of mobile equipment apparatuses associated with said other users, said regulating being based, at least in part, on data related to analytics of permanence of said first user as compared to analytics of permanence of said other users within said session area.

34. The computer system of claim 28, further comprising:

a process for enabling a set of functionalities, wherein said set of functionalities comprises compiling a log of attributes related to at least a subset of users who joined said session area, said log being arranged according to a criteria selected from the group consisting of;

degree of spatial proximity to said second user, time spent in spatial proximity to said second user, an instantaneous reading of data at the time of a manual snapshot by said second user, classes of users, and combinations thereof.

35. An apparatus, comprising:

means for at least partially compiling a set of attributes related to users who joined a session area, wherein said session area can be joined via mobile equipment apparatuses associated with said users when said mobile equipment apparatuses are determined to be positioned within a boundary of said session area; and

means for providing indicia, subject to said users'"'"' settings, of at least one subset of said set of attributes.

36. The apparatus of claim 35 further comprising:

means for arranging said at least one subset of said set of attributes based on an instantaneous reading of RSSI data related to said mobile equipment apparatuses associated with said users at the time of a manual snapshot.

37. The apparatus of claim 35 further comprising:

means for arranging said at least one subset of said set of attributes according to criteria selected from the group consisting of;

degree of proximity between users, time spent in proximity between users, users'"'"' analytics of permanence within said session area, instantaneous measurements of data readings as a consequence of a manual snapshots, classes of users, and combinations thereof.

38. The apparatus of claim 35, further comprising:

means for measuring RSSI data related to said mobile equipment apparatuses that are associated with said users to produce indicia pertaining to relative positioning between said users.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, further comprising:

means for performing Bayesian inferences.

40. The apparatus of claim 35, further comprising:

means for producing indicia of directional readings of RSSI measurements.