Aggregation of mobile device data for facilitation of rule-based action

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10271174-B2
Application number	US-201816035898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2018
Priority date	Jul 1, 2014
Publication date	Apr 23, 2019
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019

Abstract

A network device can be placed in a central location to detect and disseminate mobile device data via a wireless network. The network device actions can be determined by an end-user device that receives subscription-based data. The end-user can determine parameters for communication between the network, network device, and the mobile device and determine actions based on the communication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a first network device comprising a processor, a first indication that a mobile device is within a defined range of the first network device;
in response to the first indication and based on a condition associated with subscription data being determined to have been satisfied, sending, by the first network device, display data representative of a display to the mobile device;
in response to an action determined to be attributable to a user identity associated with the mobile device, receiving, by the first network device, an update associated with the display data from the mobile device, wherein the update comprises a second indication attributable to the user identity that a message has been received; and
based on the second indication, categorizing, by the first network device, the mobile device into a category associated with the mobile device being determined to have received the update.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the defined range is defined by a distance from the first network device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the condition is associated with an eligibility criterion based on the subscription data.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the display data is based on a third indication that the mobile device is not within the defined range.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display data comprises video data representing a video to be displayed.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display data comprises coupon code data representing a coupon code associated with a coupon.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display data prompts for input from the user identity associated with the mobile device to perform the action.

8. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving a first indication that a mobile device is within a defined range of a network device;
based on a determination that an eligibility criterion, associated with the mobile device and a subscription of the mobile device, has been satisfied, sending display data representative of a display to the mobile device;
in response to user input received by the mobile device, receiving an update associated with the display data from the mobile device, wherein the update comprises a second indication that the mobile device has been determined to have received a message; and
based on the second indication, grouping the mobile device into a group of mobile devices that have been determined to have received the message.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the defined range comprises a diameter in relation to the network device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the display data is based on a third indication that the mobile device is entering the diameter.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the display data is based on a third indication that the mobile device is exiting the diameter.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the mobile device is a first mobile device, and wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving distance data associated with a distance between the first mobile device and a second mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second mobile device is within the defined range of the network device.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
sending fee data representative of a fee associated with the subscription of the network device.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
based on subscription data associated with a defined rule related to a condition of a network device, sending instruction data related to the defined rule to the network device;
receiving a first indication that a mobile device is within a defined range of the network device;
based on a determination that the condition has been satisfied by the mobile device, sending display data representative of a user prompt to the mobile device;
in response to the sending the display data, receiving indication data representative of a second indication that the user prompt has been to have been presented at the mobile device; and
based on the receiving the indication data, categorizing the mobile device into a category of mobile devices that have been determined to have received the user prompt.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
in response to an action, related to the user prompt, attributable to a user identity associated with the mobile device, receiving action data representative of the action.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the action data comprises a third indication that a message has been read.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
in response to the receiving the action data, updating category data representative of the category of the mobile devices.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the updating comprises adding the mobile device to the category of mobile devices.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the updating comprises generating count data associated with a count of the mobile devices.

Assignees

• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Tipton Rick
• Thomas Christine
• Austin Mark

Classifications

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04W4/023 Primary

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title