IP Library Granted Patent US 11,423,464
Granted Patent B2
US 11,423,464 · App. 16/398,240 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for enhancement of fan experience based on location data

Inventors: Michael Fein (Ann Arbor, MI); Anthony R. Brown (Spring Grove, IL); John Huffman (Lincolnshire, IL); Robert Grom (Lake Zurich, IL); Karl Torchalski (Arlington Heights, IL); James J. O'Hagan (McHenry, IL)
Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
G06Q30/0635G06Q20/3224G06Q30/0201G06Q30/0202G06Q30/0205G06Q30/0252G08C17/02G09B19/0038H04W4/021H04W4/21
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Patent No.
US 11,423,464
App. No.
16/398,240
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example method includes receiving an application device identifier from an application device associated with a location tag; receiving blink data from the location tag; calculating, using a processor, location data based on the blink data; in response to an event occurrence indication, generating, using the processor, a camera data request based on the location data and the event occurrence indication; transmitting the camera data request; and receiving camera data from the application device in response to the camera data request.

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

receiving first blink data at time intervals from a first location tag associated with an application device, wherein the application device is mobile and includes a camera;

measuring, using a processor, times of arrival (TOA) of the received first blink data;

calculating, using the processor, a first location within a venue for the application device at a first time based on the TOA measurements of the first blink data;

detecting, using the processor, an event occurrence associated with participant activity external to the application device in the venue at the first time based on second blink data received at time intervals from a second location tag;

measuring, using the processor, TOA of the received second blink data;

determining, using the processor and based on the TOA measurements of the second blink data, a second location within the venue corresponding to the event occurrence;

comparing, using the processor, the first location to the second location;

in response to the first location being proximate to the second location, generating, using the processor, a camera data request and transmitting the camera data request to the application device;

receiving camera data captured by the camera from the application device in response to the camera data request; and

causing the camera data to be displayed on a display.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera data is image data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display is a venue screen.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera data request includes a period of time including the first time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application device is a first application device, and further comprising transmitting the camera data to a second application device determined to proximate the first application device based third blink data from a third location tag.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the camera data to a social media site.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event occurrence is indicative of at least one of an injury or a security event.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

receive first blink data at time intervals from a first location tag associated with an application device, wherein the application device is mobile and includes a camera;

measure times of arrival (TOA) of the received first blink data;

calculate a first location within a venue for the application device at a first time based on the TOA measurements of the first blink data;

detect an event occurrence associated with participant activity external to the application device in the venue at the first time based on second blink data received at time intervals from a second location tag;

measure TOA of the received second blink data;

determine, based on the TOA measurements of the second blink data, a second location within the venue corresponding to the event occurrence;

compare the first location to the second location;

in response to the first location being proximate to the second location, generate a camera data request and transmit the camera data request to the application device;

receive camera data from the application device in response to the camera data request; and

cause the camera data to be displayed on a display.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the camera data is image data.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the display is venue screen.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the camera data request includes a period of time including the first time.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the application device is a first application device, and the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to transmit the camera data to a second application device determined to be proximate the first application device based on third blink data from a third location tag.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to transmit the camera data to a social media site.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the event occurrence is indicative of at least one of an injury or a security event.

15. A system comprising:

an application device, wherein the application device is mobile and includes a data capture device;

a first location tag associated with the application device, the first location tag to generate first blink data at time intervals;

a hub including a processor, the hub configured to:

measure times of arrival (TOA) of the first blink data;

calculate a first location within a venue for the application device at a first time based on the TOA measurements of the first blink data;

detect an event occurrence associated with participant activity external to the application device in the venue at the first time based second blink data received at time intervals from a second location tag;

measure TOA of the received second blink data;

determine, based on the TOA measurements of the second blink data, a second location within the venue corresponding to the participant activity;

compare the first location to the second location; and

when the comparison indicates that the first location tag is proximate the event occurrence, generate and transmit a data request to the application device, wherein the application device is to transmit camera data captured by the data capture device of the application device to the hub in response to the data request; and

a display to display the camera data.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the display is a venue screen.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the hub is to transmit the captured data to a social media site associated with the application device.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the data request includes a period of time including the first time of the event occurrence.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the event occurrence is indicative of at least one of an injury or a security event.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the application device is a first application device, and the hub is to transmit the captured data to a second application device determined to be proximate the first application device based on third blink data from a third location tag.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2022
From: FEIN, MICHAEL K.; BROWN, ANTHONY R.; HUFFMAN, JOHN A.; GROM, ROBERT A.; TORCHALSKI, KARL; O'HAGAN, JAMES J.
To: ZIH CORP.
Reel/Frame 059625/0484 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 18, 2022
From: ZIH CORP.
To: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059625/0643 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2021
From: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056471/0906 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST - 364 - DAY Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; LASER BAND, LLC; TEMPTIME CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056036/0590 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; LASER BAND, LLC; TEMPTIME CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053841/0212 →