IP Library Granted Patent US 10,064,018
Granted Patent B1
US 10,064,018 · App. 15/783,112 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Initiating actions based on mobile device location

Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca (Baltimore, MD); Steve McDuff (Markham, CA)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04W4/04G06Q30/0261G06Q30/0267
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Patent No.
US 10,064,018
App. No.
15/783,112
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for initiating actions based on mobile device location of a user. The method includes one or more processors determining that a user is within a defined proximity to a zone within a venue, based on monitoring a computing device of the user moving through the venue. The method further includes one or more processors identifying an action associated with the zone, where the action includes performing a function of the computing device of the user. The method further includes one or more processors initiating the identified action associated with the zone on the computing device of the user.

Claims (16)

1. A method for initiating an action based on a location of a computing device, the method comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, that a user is within a defined proximity to a zone within a venue based on monitoring a computing device of the user moving through the venue;

registering, by one or more processors, a globally unique identifier of the computing device of the user with a zone provider associated with the venue, wherein the zone provider is one zone provider of a plurality of zone providers within a venue;

updating, by one or more processors, a position of the computing device of the user as the user changes locations within the venue, wherein the venue includes one or more beacons that define a plurality of zones within the venue;

identifying, by one or more processors, an action associated with the zone, wherein the action includes performing a function of the computing device of the user, wherein identifying the action associated with the zone further comprises:

estimating, by one or more processors, a time that the user will enter the zone;

initiating, by one or more processors, the identified action associated with the zone at the estimated time;

identifying, by one or more processors, content within the zone;

identifying, by one or more processors, an action associated with the identified content within the zone, wherein the identified action includes initiating display of a webpage associated with the identified content within the zone on the computing device of the user;

determining, by one or more processors, a comparison of features of the identified content within the zone and features of products included in purchase history information of the user;

presenting, by one or more processors, a promotional product to the user, wherein the promotional product is included in the identified content within the zone, and wherein presenting the promotional product includes presenting the determined comparison of features of the promotional product to the features of products included in purchase history information of the user; and

responsive to determining the computing device of the user is in proximity to a zone boundary, identifying, by one or more processors, an action associated with the zone boundary, wherein the action is presenting an application for download to the computing device of the user, and

wherein the identified actions include initiating display of webpage associated with the identified content within the zone on the computing device of the user, activating an e-commerce website that displays one or more products related to a recently purchased product, activating a computing application, presenting a user with an instruction manual of the recently purchased product, automatically deactivating a computing device, downloading a security protocol, uploading the computing application to a computing device, and installing the computing application to the computing device; and

initiating, by one or more processors, the identified action associated with the zone on the computing device of the user, wherein the action is presenting an application for download to the computing device of the user; and

in response to determining that an action associated with the zone is not present, identifying, by one or more processors, a relevant action to perform on the computing device, wherein the relevant action is an operation to perform on the computing device that is associated with content that is located within another zone from another zone provider and wherein the operation is identified based on user preferences, wherein the user preferences indicates to automatically order a product from another zone provider when the product is not present in the zone and the user has exhausted a supply of the product as determined from the purchase history information of the user, and wherein identifying the relevant information further comprises:

determining, by one or more processors, one or more products of interest to the user by analyzing the purchase history information of the user located on one or more applications, the one or more applications including financial applications, e-commerce applications.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2022
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MAPLEBEAR INC.
Reel/Frame 059035/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2017
From: DELUCA, LISA SEACAT; MCDUFF, STEVE
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043858/0331 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 15610888 · Jun 1, 2017