Mobile proximity based messages

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11432102-B2
Application number	US-201916455042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2019
Priority date	Aug 24, 2015
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

Techniques for providing proximity based messages are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include one or more servers configured to receive proximity message requests from a consumer device. The requests may include consumer device locations, which may be used by the one or more servers to generate a geofence set. Furthermore, the consumer device location may be used as a basis for selecting notification data relevant to the location. Both the geofence set and the notification data may be sent to the consumer device in a single proximity message response for local notification creation if the notification data can be collected within a maximum response time. The notification data may be provided via a push notification server asynchronously if the notification data cannot be collected within the maximum response time.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, that at least on memory storing instructions that, with the at least one memory, cause the apparatus to:
receive a proximity message request from a consumer device via a network, the proximity message request comprising location data defining a consumer device location of the consumer device;
determine a maximum response time defining a maximum time in which attempts to collect notification data associated with a location of interest of a first geofence associated with the consumer device location from at least one repository be completed on behalf of the consumer device, wherein the first geofence is associated with a geofence set comprising a plurality of geofences each associated with a respective location of interest proximate to the consumer device location; and
in response to determining that the notification data cannot be collected within the maximum response time:
transmit a proximity message response to the consumer device, the proximity message response comprising the geofence set independent of the notification data associated with the first geofence; and

in response to collecting the notification data after the maximum response time has elapsed:
transmit the notification data associated with the first geofence to a push notification server configured to generate a notification based on the notification data and asynchronously push the notification to the consumer device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, with the at least one processor further cause the apparatus to:
in response to determining that the notification data can be collected within the maximum response time, transmit a proximity message response to the consumer device, the proximity message response comprising the geofence set and the notification data associated with the first geofence.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first geofence is determined by:
determining proximate locations to the consumer device location based on the location data;
determining the geofence set including a geofence associated with each of the proximate locations; and
selecting the first geofence from the geofence set based at least in part on a proximate location associated with the consumer device location.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the notification is configured for display via a consumer interface of the consumer device in a first consumer defined style when a consumer application associated with the notification is executing in a background of a mobile operating system of the consumer device.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first consumer defined style is one or more of a banner style, a banner overlay, or an alert view.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the alert view is configured to cause the mobile operating system to bring the consumer application to a foreground of the mobile operating system of the consumer device to display the notification.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the notification is configured for display via a consumer interface of the consumer device in a second consumer defined style when a consumer application associated with the notification is executing in a foreground of a mobile operating system of the consumer device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the notification is configured for display via a consumer interface of the consumer device in a second consumer defined style when a consumer application associated with the notification is executing in a foreground of a mobile system of the consumer device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second consumer defined style is one or more of a popup window over the consumer application or a banner style.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, with the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to:
receive a second proximity message request from the consumer device via the network, the second proximity message request comprising second location data defining a second consumer device location of the consumer device;
determine a travel speed associated with the consumer device based at least in part on the first location data and the second location data; and
select the notification data for transmission based on a second geofence selected based at least in part on the travel speed.

11. A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving a proximity message request from a consumer device via a network, the proximity message request comprising location data defining a consumer device location of the consumer device;
determining a maximum response time defining a maximum time in which attempts to collect notification data associated with a location of interest of a first geofence associated with the consumer device location from at least one repository may be completed on behalf of the consumer device, wherein the first geofence is associated with a geofence set comprising a plurality of geofences each associated with a respective location of interest proximate to the consumer device location; and
in response to determining that the notification data cannot be collected within the maximum response time:
transmitting a proximity message response to the consumer device, the proximity message response comprising the geofence set independent of the notification data associated with the first geofence; and

in response to collecting the notification data after the maximum response time has elapsed:
transmitting the notification data associated with the first geofence to a push notification server configured to generate a notification based on the notification data and asynchronously push the notification to the consumer device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the notification data can be collected with the maximum response time, transmitting a proximity message response to the consumer device, the proximity message response comprising the geofence set and the notification data associated with the first geofence.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first geofence is determined by:
determining proximate locations to the consumer device location based on the location data;
determining the geofence set including a geofence associated with each of the proximate locations; and
selecting the first geofence from the geofence set based at least in part on a proximate location associated with the consumer device location.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the notification is configured for display via a consumer interface of the consumer device in a first consumer defined style when a consumer application associated with the notification is executing in a background of a mobile operating system of the consumer device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first consumer defined style is one or more of a banner style, a banner overlay, or an alert view.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the alert view is configured to cause the mobile operating system to bring the consumer application to a foreground of the mobile operating system of the consumer device to display the notification.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the notification is configured for display via a consumer interface of the consumer device in a second consumer defined style when a consumer application associated with the notification is executing in a foreground of a mobile operating system of the consumer device.

18. The method of clai

Assignees

• Groupon Inc

Inventors

• Ellis Scott
• Gangal Devdatta
• Joy Jayesh
• Barney Hamish

Classifications

• H04L51/222

  using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area · CPC title

• H04W4/023

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

• G06Q30/0261

  based on user location · CPC title

• H04W4/021 Primary

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04L67/55

  Push-based network services · CPC title