Method and system for presence detection
Techniques for detecting and presenting rewards for presence are disclosed. Presence of a mobile device within a building is detected based on a plurality of triggers including a degradation of a first signal and a concurrent improvement of a second signal. The triggers are identified by a client-side application of the mobile device or a corresponding server-side processor with which the client-side application is in communication and from which the client-side application is configured to automatically receive available rewards. In response to detecting presence within the building, the server-side processor determines that a user of the mobile device is eligible for a reward, and the reward is provided to the user via the client-side application at the mobile device.
1. A device, comprising:
a display; and
at least one processor configured to:
detect a first trigger based on a degradation of a first signal and a second trigger based on a concurrent improvement of a second signal;
determine that the device is within a building based on the detected first trigger and second trigger;
receive a reward notification in response to the determination that the device is within the building; and
cause the display to display the received reward notification.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reward notification comprises a reward redeemable in a store within the building.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reward notification comprises a reward specific to a user associated with the device.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reward notification comprises a reward relating to a specific type of products offered in a store within the building.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reward notification comprises an offer to get a reward if a user associated with the device stays in a store within the building for a period of time equal to or exceeding a threshold.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reward notification comprises a reward relating to a membership status of a user associated with the device.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the reward notification comprises a reward relating to a frequency of visiting a store within the building by a user associated with the device.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the display to display a map of a store within the building.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first signal indicates a position of the device.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first signal comprises a global positioning system (GPS) signal.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal is transmitted by a transmitter located within the building.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises a sound signal.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the sound signal is inaudible to a user associated with the device.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises a WiFi signal.
15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises a Bluetooth signal.
16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises a radio frequency (RF) signal.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises a magnetic field signal.
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises at least one of a LAN (local area network) or PAN (personal area network) signal.
19. A method, comprising:
detecting a first trigger based on a degradation of a first signal received by a user device and a second trigger based on a concurrent improvement of a second signal received by the user device;
determining that the user device is within a building based on the detected first trigger and second trigger;
receiving a reward notification in response to the determination that the user device is within the building; and
displaying in a user interface of the user device the received reward notification.
20. A non-transitory computer-usable storage medium comprising computer instructions for:
detecting a first trigger based on a degradation of a first signal received by a user device and a second trigger based on a concurrent improvement of a second signal received by the user device;
determining that the user device is within a building based on the detected first trigger and second trigger;
receiving a reward notification in response to the determination that the user device is within the building; and
displaying in a user interface of the user device the received reward notification.