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Granted Patent B2
US 11,425,138 · App. 16/787,941 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Networking application for controlled-access-establishment

Inventors: J. Stuart Fitts (Dallas, TX); Phillip J. Romano (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: TNB Growth Corporation
H04L63/104G06F21/31G06F21/40G06F21/41G06F21/44G06Q30/0631G06Q50/01H04L63/0876H04L63/102H04L67/303H04L67/306H04L63/08
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Patent No.
US 11,425,138
App. No.
16/787,941
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure provides an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for operating networking for members and supporting a controlled-access establishment. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory. The memory stores a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices including a first member profile corresponding to a first member device, where each member profile contains information about a member related to the member a member device. The processor receives a new member application related to a second member device not included in the plurality of member profiles; determines member attributes of the second member profile based on the received new member application related to the second member device; generates a networking recommendation based on the member attributes, recommendation information, recommendation trigger information, and recommendation target information; and transmits the networking recommendation to the first member device.

Claims (70)

1. An apparatus operating an application for a controlled-access establishment, comprising:

a Wi-Fi node configured to wirelessly connect to devices in an entryway of the controlled-access establishment;

a memory configured to store a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:

detect a wireless connection of a device in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment to the Wi-Fi node;

in response to detecting the wireless connection of the device to the Wi-Fi node, transmit a signal for executing an establishment application for the controlled-access establishment on the wirelessly connected device;

receive, from the device, an input for verification of a user corresponding to the device in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment captured by the establishment application for the controlled-access establishment executed based on detecting the wireless connection of the device in the entryway to the Wi-Fi node;

determine whether the user is included in the plurality of member profiles based on the received input for the verification of the user; and

unlock an entrance in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment in response to determining the user with the device connected to the Wi-Fi node is included in the plurality of member profiles.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect that the device has left the entryway; and

lock the entrance in response to detecting that the device has left the entryway.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that a second user connected to the Wi-Fi node is not included in the plurality of member profiles; and

notify, in response to determining the second user is not included in the plurality of member profiles, a management device or staff device that the user not included in the plurality of member profiles is attempting to gain entrance to the controlled-access establishment.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

limit control of the entrance based on an amount of members currently in the controlled-access establishment.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

review settings for the user of the device included in the plurality of member profiles; and

perform at least one operation associated with the reviewed settings for the user of the device included in the plurality of member profiles.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input for verification becomes available on the establishment application when the device has been detected in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the user is not included in the plurality of member profiles;

determine that the user is included as a guest of a member in the plurality of member profiles; and

unlock the entrance in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment in response to determining the user is the guest of the member.

8. A method for an apparatus operating an application for a controlled-access establishment, comprising:

storing a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices;

detecting a wireless connection of a device in an entryway of the controlled-access establishment to a Wi-Fi node that wirelessly connects to devices in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment;

in response to detecting the wireless connection of the device to the Wi-Fi node, transmitting a signal for executing an establishment application for the controlled-access establishment on the wirelessly connected device;

receiving, from the device, an input for verification of a user corresponding to the device in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment captured by the establishment application for the controlled-access establishment executed based on detecting the wireless connection of the device in the entryway to the Wi-Fi node;

determining whether the user is included in the plurality of member profiles based on the received input for the verification of the user; and

unlocking an entrance in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment in response to determining the user with the device connected to the Wi-Fi node is included in the plurality of member profiles.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting that the device has left the entryway; and

locking the entrance in response to detecting that the device has left the entryway.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining that a second user connected to the Wi-Fi node is not included in the plurality of member profiles; and

notifying, in response to determining the second user is not included in the plurality of member profiles, a management device or staff device that the user not included in the plurality of member profiles is attempting to gain entrance to the controlled-access establishment.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

limiting control of the entrance based on an amount of members currently in the controlled-access establishment.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

reviewing settings for the user of the device included in the plurality of member profiles; and

performing at least one operation associated with the reviewed settings for the user of the device included in the plurality of member profiles.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the input for verification becomes available on the establishment application when the device has been detected in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining that the user is not included in the plurality of member profiles;

determining that the user is included as a guest of a member in the plurality of member profiles; and

unlocking the entrance in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment in response to determining the user is the guest of the member.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium for operating an application for a controlled-access establishment, comprising instructions stored thereon, that when executed cause a processor to:

detect, by the application of the controlled-access establishment, a wireless connection of a device in an entryway of the controlled-access establishment to a Wi-Fi node that wirelessly connects to devices in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment;

in response to detecting the wireless connection of the device to the Wi-Fi node, transmit a signal for executing an establishment application for the controlled-access establishment on the wirelessly connected device;

receive, from the device, an input for verification of a user corresponding to the device in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment captured by the establishment application for the controlled-access establishment executed based on detecting the wireless connection of the device in the entryway to the Wi-Fi node;

determine whether the user is included in a plurality of member profiles based on the received input for the verification of the use; and

unlock an entrance in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment in response to determining the user with the device connected to the Wi-Fi node is included in the plurality of member profiles.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

detect that the device has left the entryway; and

lock the entrance in response to detecting that the device has left the entryway.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that a second user connected to the Wi-Fi node is not included in the plurality of member profiles; and

notify, in response to determining the second user is not included in the plurality of member profiles, a management device or staff device that the user not included in the plurality of member profiles is attempting to gain entrance to the controlled-access establishment.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

limit control of the entrance based on an amount of members currently in the controlled-access establishment.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

review settings for the user of the device included in the plurality of member profiles; and

perform at least one operation associated with the reviewed settings for the user of the device included in the plurality of member profiles.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the input for verification becomes available on the establishment application when the device has been detected in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the user is not included in the plurality of member profiles;

determine that the user is included as a guest of a member in the plurality of member profiles; and

unlock the entrance in the entryway of the controlled-access establishment in response to determining the user is the guest of the member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2020
From: FITTS, J. STUART; ROMANO, PHILLIP
To: TNB GROWTH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051788/0047 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15710786 · Sep 20, 2017
Provisional Application 62397278 · Sep 20, 2016
Related Publication 20200177601A1 · Jun 4, 2020