Systems and methods involving proximity, mapping, indexing, mobile, advertising and/or other features

• US 9,824,387 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PROXIMITY CONCEPTS
• Original Assignee: Proximity Concepts LLC
• Inventors: HAVER, Tammy, Haver, Joe
• Primary Examiner(s): Iwarere, Seye
• Application Number:
  US14/217,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324627A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,345 Days
• Field of Search: 4555561, 705 1445, 705 263, 705 269, 705 28
• 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 tracking a mobile device location, the method comprising:

at a server with a processor and memory, the server in communication with the mobile device,

receiving a first mobile device location from a first global positioning system (GPS) signal captured at the mobile device;

retrieving a facility identification information from a database, based on the received first mobile device location;

receiving a captured first item information from a first item within the facility by a scanner in the mobile device;

retrieving a first item location within the facility from a database based on the captured first item information,

wherein the database includes gathered interior dimensions of the facility including layout and dimensions of item rows and item locations within the rows;

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

receiving movement information gathered from an Inertial Navigation System (INS) motion detection device the mobile device;

determining a location of a second item within a proximity of the mobile device based on the first item location and the received INS movement information;

sending information about the second item to the mobile device based on the determined first mobile device location and the received INS movement information,

wherein the second item information may be displayed on the mobile device when the mobile device is in proximity of the second item location;

receiving a selection of acceptance of the second item information from the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

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

providing the item information by the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

determining a second mobile device location; and

providing the mobile device location on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the motion detection device comprises one or more of:

an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a compass.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the motion detection device calculates orientation, acceleration and direction of motion of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the capturing of the first item information is by a scanner on the mobile device and the first item information is in a code format.

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

at a server with a processor and memory, the server in communication with the mobile device,

mapping interior dimensions of a facility including layout and dimensions of item rows;

capturing first item information from a first item within the facility by a scanner on the mobile device;

retrieving a first item location within the facility from a database of the mapped interior dimensions of the facility based on the captured first item information;

determining a first mobile device location as a function of the first item location and a global positioning system (GPS) signal received at the mobile device;

receiving movement information from a motion detection device and the GPS information from the mobile device;

determining a second item location within a proximity of the mobile device based on the first item location and the received GPS information;

sending second item information to the mobile device based on the determined mobile device information and second item location;

wherein the second item information may be displayed on the mobile device when the mobile device is in proximity of the second item location; and

receiving a selection of acceptance of the second item information from the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the motion detection device comprises one or more of:

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