IP Library Granted Patent US 12,125,590
Granted Patent B2
US 12,125,590 · App. 17/890,151 · Granted Oct 22, 2024

Controlling physical property access using health parameters

Inventors: Michael P. Caputo (Aurora, IL); Scott E. Woodard (New Buffalo, MI)
Assignee: MFTB Holdco, Inc.
G16H40/67A61B5/1118A61B5/14532
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Patent No.
US 12,125,590
App. No.
17/890,151
Granted
Oct 22, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A real estate showing appointment management system manages showing appointments based on a health parameter of a showing contact. The health parameter can be the body temperature. The system includes a server system running a server software application and software application running on a device. The software application configures the thermometer of the device to take body temperature of the showing contact. The thermometer can be an infrared thermometer. The software application determines whether the body temperature meets a threshold relying on the server system or by itself. When the showing contact passes the health check, the software application retrieves a showing directive for the showing contact to proceed with showing the listing of a showing appointment. The showing directive is presented by the device for the showing contact.

Claims (35)

1. A real estate showing appointment management system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories with stored software that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations including at least:

obtaining information about a showing appointment scheduled for a property during a time period, including multiple users that are scheduled to participate in the showing appointment and that each has a respective associated electronic communication device;

establishing a geofence around the property before the time period; and

controlling access of the multiple users to the property for the showing appointment, including, for each of the multiple users,

determining that the electronic communication device associated with the user is within the geofence;

performing, in response to the determining and before the showing appointment begins, a health check process for the user, including using the electronic communication device associated with the user to determine one or more values for one or more health parameters for the user, and determining whether the one or more values satisfy one or more defined criteria; and

presenting, on the electronic communication device associated with the user, a showing directive to enable the showing appointment to occur only if the one or more values for the one or more health parameters for the user are determined to satisfy the one or more defined criteria.

2. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein the showing directive includes at least one of a showing pass or a key code corresponding to the showing appointment.

3. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein the performing of the health check process for a user includes:

presenting a set of health inquiries to the user via the electronic communication device associated with the user; and

determining whether a set of responses to the set of health inquiries obtained via the electronic communication device meets a set of health requirements.

4. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein the one or more processors and the one or memories are part of one or more server computer devices, and wherein the operations include exchanging electronic communications between the one or more server computer devices and the electronic communication devices associated with the multiple users.

5. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 further comprising the electronic communication devices associated with the multiple users and include multiple processors and multiple memories, wherein the one or more processors include at least the multiple processors, and wherein the one or memories include at least the multiple memories.

6. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein the one or more health parameters include at least one of heart rate, or heart rate variability, or blood pressure, or respiratory rate, or walking pace, or distance traveled, or blood oxygen level, or blood glucose level, or calories expended, or sleep characteristics.

7. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein the one or more health parameters include two or more of heart rate, or heart rate variability, or blood pressure, or respiratory rate, or walking pace, or distance traveled, or blood oxygen level, or blood glucose level, or calories expended, or sleep characteristics.

8. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein the electronic communication device associated with one of the multiple users includes at least one of a smart watch, or an electronic health tracker, or an electronic activity tracker, or a pacemaker, or an implantable electronic heart device.

9. The real estate showing appointment management system of claim 1 wherein, for each of the multiple users, the electronic communication device associated with the user is at least one of an electronic health tracker or an electronic activity tracker.

10. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, by one or more computer devices, that an electronic communication device is within a geofence around a property at a time associated with a showing appointment scheduled for the property, the electronic communication device being associated with a user scheduled to participate in the showing appointment;

performing, by the one or more computer devices and in response to the determining and before the showing appointment begins, a health check process for the user, including using the electronic communication device to determine one or more values for one or more health parameters for the user, and determining whether the one or more values satisfy one or more defined criteria; and

controlling, by the one or more computer devices, access of the user to the property for the showing appointment based on the performing of the health check process, including providing, only if the one or more values are determined to satisfy the one or more defined criteria, a showing directive to enable the showing appointment to occur.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the showing directive includes at least one of a showing pass or a key code corresponding to the showing appointment.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the performing of the health check process for the user includes:

presenting one or more health inquiries to the user via the electronic communication device; and

determining whether one or more responses to the one or more health inquiries obtained via the electronic communication device meets one or more health requirements.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the one or more computer devices include one or more server computer devices, and wherein the determining and the performing and the controlling include exchanging electronic communications between the one or more server computer devices and the electronic communication device.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the one or memories computer devices include the electronic communication device.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the one or more health parameters include at least one of heart rate, or heart rate variability, or blood pressure, or respiratory rate, or walking pace, or distance traveled, or blood oxygen level, or blood glucose level, or calories expended, or sleep characteristics.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 wherein the electronic communication device is at least one of a smart watch, or an electronic health tracker, or an electronic activity tracker, or a pacemaker, or an implantable electronic heart device.

17. The compute implemented method of claim 10 wherein the one or more health parameters include multiple of heart rate, or heart rate variability, or blood pressure, or respiratory rate, or walking pace, or distance traveled, or blood oxygen level, or blood glucose level, or calories expended, or sleep characteristics.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 wherein the electronic communication device is an electronic health tracker or an electronic activity tracker.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the electronic communication device includes at least one of a smart watch, or an electronic health tracker, or an electronic activity tracker, or a pacemaker, or an implantable electronic heart device.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the electronic communication device is an electronic health tracker or an electronic activity tracker.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2023
From: CAPUTO, MICHAEL P.; WOODARD, SCOTT E.
To: MFTB HOLDCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 062773/0240 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: SHOWINGTIME.COM, LLC
To: ZILLOW, INC.
Reel/Frame 062117/0600 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: PUSH SUB I, INC.; MFTB HOLDCO, INC.
To: MFTB HOLDCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 062117/0822 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: ZILLOW, LLC
To: PUSH SUB I, INC.
Reel/Frame 062138/0001 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: SHOWINGTIME.COM, INC.
To: SHOWINGTIME.COM, LLC
Reel/Frame 062137/0690 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: ZILLOW, INC.
To: ZILLOW, LLC
Reel/Frame 062137/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2022
From: CAPUTO, MICHAEL P.; WOODARD, SCOTT E.
To: SHOWINGTIME.COM, INC.
Reel/Frame 060837/0358 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16984982 · Aug 4, 2020
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