IP Library Patent Application 14601959
Patent Application
App. No. 14/601,959

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING MOBILE DEVICES TO CREATE SECURITIZED LOCALLY DEPLOYED SIGNALS TO DELIVER VALUE

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App. No.
14/601,959
Abstract

A system and method for using mobile devices to create securitized locally deployed signals to deliver value are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: detecting a trigger event in a location, by a data processor in a first mobile device without the use of a stationary transmission device at the location; initiating a local broadcast of a signal from the first mobile device in the location in response to the trigger event, the signal including a value offering; and receiving the signal at a second mobile device in the location.

Claims (29)

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting a trigger event in a location, by a data processor in a first mobile device without the use of a stationary transmission device at the location;

initiating a local broadcast of a signal from the first mobile device in the location in response to the trigger event, the signal including a value offering; and

receiving the signal at a second mobile device in the location.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device are from the group consisting of: personal communication devices, cellular telephones, smartphones, wireless devices, portable computing devices, laptops, tablet computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wearable computing devices, network computers, web appliances, networking devices, routers, gateways, personal computers (PCs), set-top boxes, consumer electronic devices, vehicle electronic systems, a data processing system, a communication system, a networking system, and an electronic system.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the trigger event includes a user-initiated event or an automatic event.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the value includes at least one element from the group consisting of: advertising, a coupon, application (app) functionality, loyalty points, and any combination of the elements.

5 . The method of claim 1 further including terminating the local broadcast when the first mobile device exits the location, and enabling other mobile devices at the location to perpetually sustain the signal.

6 . The method of claim 1 further including using decoy signals that only authorized receivers can differentiate from authentic.

7 . The method of claim 1 further including using variably modulated codes that only authorized receivers can decipher, alter, and/or replicate.

8 . The method of claim 1 further including mapping signal generators and identifying unauthorized signals in the location using ad hoc connected mobile devices.

9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the value includes a record of visits for marketing conversions or remarketing.

10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first mobile device has access to a wide area network.

11 . A system comprising:

a data processor in a first mobile device;

an ad-hoc local network interface, in data communication with the data processor, for communication on an ad-hoc local data network; and

a value delivery system, executable by the data processor, to:

detect a trigger event in a location, by the data processor in the first mobile device without the use of a stationary transmission device at the location;

initiate a local broadcast of a signal from the first mobile device in the location in response to the trigger event, the signal including a value offering; and

receive the signal at a second mobile device in the location.

12 . The system of claim 11 wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device are from the group consisting of: personal communication devices, cellular telephones, smartphones, wireless devices, portable computing devices, laptops, tablet computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wearable computing devices, network computers, web appliances, networking devices, routers, gateways, personal computers (PCs), set-top boxes, consumer electronic devices, vehicle electronic systems, a data processing system, a communication system, a networking system, and an electronic system.

13 . The system of claim 11 wherein the trigger event includes a user-initiated event or an automatic event.

14 . The system of claim 11 wherein the value includes at least one element from the group consisting of: advertising, a coupon, application (app) functionality, loyalty points, and any combination of the elements.

15 . The system of claim 11 being further configured to terminate the local broadcast on the first mobile device when the first mobile device exits the location and enabling other mobile devices at the location to perpetually sustain the signal.

16 . The system of claim 11 being further configured to use decoy signals that only authorized receivers can differentiate.

17 . The system of claim 11 being further configured to use variably modulated codes that only authorized receivers can decipher, alter, or replicate.

18 . The system of claim 11 being further configured to map signal generators and identify unauthorized signals in the location.

19 . The system of claim 11 wherein the value includes a record of visits for marketing, conversions, or remarketing.

20 . The system of claim 11 wherein the first mobile device has access to a wide area data network.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: INMARKET MEDIA, LLC
To: MULTIPLIER GROWTH PARTNERS, LP
Reel/Frame 060963/0081 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2015
From: DIPAOLA, TODD J
To: INMARKET MEDIA LLC
Reel/Frame 035209/0318 →