Granted Patent B2

US 11,062,408 · App. 16/803,321 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Inventors: Bennett Hill Branscomb (Ingleside, TX); Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV)

Assignee: GEOFRENZY, INC.

G06Q50/163G06Q10/00G06Q10/10G06Q50/167H04L9/088H04L63/107H04W4/021H04W12/04G06Q2220/10H04L2209/56

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A system for managing real estate permissions, comprising:

a server platform comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium providing storage in network communication with at least one processor-based device;

wherein the server platform includes at least one master key associated with at least one piece of real estate;

wherein an Internet Protocol (IP) address is associated with at least one geographic designator;

wherein the at least one geographic designator is a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points or a geographic region;

wherein the at least one master key is operable to be unlocked by at least one slave key;

wherein at least one geofence is associated with the at least one piece of real estate, and wherein the at least one geofence is registered in a geofence database or a geofence registry;

wherein the geofence database or the geofence registry is operable to receive a query from the at least one processor-based device and is further operable to determine at least one available geofence for the at least one processor-based device to enter based on the query, wherein the at least one available geofence is selected from the at least one geofence;

wherein unlocking the at least one master key implements at least one prohibition for the at least one processor-based device, wherein the at least one prohibition includes disabling network functionality on the at least one processor-based device when the at least one processor-based device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate; and

wherein unlocking the at least one master key provides at least one permission for the at least one processor-based device, wherein the at least one permission provides functionality for the at least one processor-based device or the at least one permission includes a permission to receive content or a permission to access content within the at least one geofence.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the IP address is further associated with the at least one master key.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one slave key is unique.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one master key is associated with the at least one geofence for the at least one piece of real estate.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one geographic designator defines or is located within the at least one piece of real estate.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one slave key is operable to be transferred to another processor-based device.

7. A system for managing real estate permissions, comprising:

a server platform comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium providing storage in network communication with at least one processor-based device;

wherein the server platform includes at least one master key associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein the IP address is associated with at least one piece of real estate and at least one geographic designator, wherein the at least one geographic designator is a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points or a geographic region;

wherein the at least one master key is operable to be unlocked by at least one slave key;

wherein the at least one piece of real estate includes at least one geofence;

wherein the at least one processor-based device is configured to enter at least one available geofence, wherein the at least one available geofence is selected from the at least one geofence;

wherein the at least one slave key is operable to be transferred to another processor-based device;

wherein unlocking the at least one master key implements at least one prohibition for the at least one processor-based device, wherein the at least one prohibition includes disabling network functionality on the at least one processor-based device when the at least one processor-based device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate; and

wherein unlocking the at least one master key provides at least one permission for the at least one processor-based device, wherein the at least one permission provides functionality for the at least one processor-based device or the at least one permission includes a permission to receive content or a permission to access content within the at least one geofence.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the IP address is unique to the at least one piece of real estate.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one geofence is associated with the IP address.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one permission or the at least one prohibition is placed on the at least one processor-based device when the at least one processor-based device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one geofence, the IP address, and the at least one geographic designator associated with the IP address are registered in a geofence database or a geofence registry.

12. A method for managing real estate permissions, comprising:

providing a server platform in network communication with at least one processor-based device;

at least one slave key unlocking at least one master key associated with at least one piece of real estate;

providing at least one permission to the at least one processor-based device or implementing at least one prohibition on the at least one processor-based device when the at least one processor-based device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate;

a geofence database or a geofence registry receiving a query from the at least one processor-based device and determining at least one available geofence for the at least one processor-based device to enter based on the query;

wherein the at least one master key is associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein the IP address is associated with the at least one piece of real estate and at least one geographic designator, wherein the at least one geographic designator is a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points or a geographic region;

wherein unlocking the at least one master key implements at least one prohibition for the at least one processor-based device, wherein the at least one prohibition includes disabling network functionality on the at least one processor-based device when the at least one processor-based device is located on or within a predetermined proximity of the at least one piece of real estate; and

wherein unlocking the at least one master key provides at least one permission for the at least one processor-based device, wherein the at least one permission provides functionality for the at least one processor-based device or the at least one permission includes a permission to receive content or a permission to access content within at least one geofence.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the IP address is unique to the at least one piece of real estate.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one piece of real estate includes at the least one geofence, wherein the at least one geofence includes the at least one available geofence, and wherein the at least one geofence is defined by the at least one geographic designator.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one slave key is unique to the at least one permission or the at least one prohibition.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising duplicating the at least one slave key.

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