Geolocation check-in system

• US 9,990,594 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Harkey, Scott Lee, Grigg, David M., Bondesen, Laura Corinne, Calman, Matthew A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen, William J
• Application Number:
  US15/009,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20160148127A1
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0619 Neutral agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a geolocation check-in system. An exemplary apparatus is configured to collect positioning data related to a user. After collecting position data the apparatus may be configure to determine, based at least partially on the positioning data that the user has crossed a threshold of a geofence associated with a merchant'"'"'s location. Based at least partially on this determination the apparatus may be configured to initiate a merchant check-in associated with the user and transmit user information to the merchant.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing a geolocation check-in system, the apparatus comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors; and

a module stored in the memory, executable by the one or more processors, and configured to cause the one or more processors to;

receive, by the one or more processors, one or more parameters defining a geofence associated with a merchant'"'"'s location;

obtain, by the one or more processors, social network feed data from one or more social networks associated with a user of a user computing device;

determine, by the one or more processors, a likely route of travel of the user of the user computing device, wherein determining the likely route of travel is determined based on analyzing the social network feed data, wherein the social network feed data provides an indication of the likely route of travel of the user of the user computing device;

collect, by the one or more processors, from the user computing device, positioning data related to the user computing device, wherein the positioning data comprises two or more locations of the user computing device along the determined likely route of travel, and wherein the positioning data is determined by the user computing device interfacing with a global positioning system;

determine, by the one or more processors, based at least partially on the positioning data comprising the locations along the determined likely route of travel, that the user computing device has crossed a threshold of the geofence associated with the merchant'"'"'s location;

in response to determining that the user computing device has crossed the threshold, transmit, by the one or more processors, a communication to the user computing device requesting the user to check-in with a social media site associated with the merchant;

receive, by the one or more processors from the user computing device, a verification that the user desires to check-in with the merchant;

initiate, by the one or more processors, a check-in with the social media site associated with the merchant responsive to the verification; and

transmit, by the one or more processors, information associated with the user to the merchant.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein determining that the user computing device has crossed the threshold of the geofence further comprises comparing the user computing device'"'"'s current position to the threshold of the geofence.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to receive one or more user preferences for processing the check-in with the social media site associated with the merchant.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein transmitting the communication to the user computing device requesting the user to check-in with the social media site associated with the merchant comprises prompting the user to accept one or more terms and conditions associated with the merchant.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to store the one or more parameters defining the geofence associated with the merchant'"'"'s location.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to notify one or more entities of a successful check-in.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the positioning data further comprises data from a video stream of an environment surrounding the user, wherein the video stream is captured by the user computing device.