Granted Patent B2

US 11,651,457 · App. 17/369,491 · Granted May 16, 2023

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

Assignee: GEOFRENZY, INC.

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

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A system for managing geofence 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 virtual master key associated with at least one geographic designator and at least one geofence;

wherein the server platform is operable to retrieve all real estate permissions and prohibitions associated with the at least one virtual master key;

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

wherein the at least one geographic designator includes a latitudinal point and a longitudinal point, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points, a region of interest (ROI), a county, a municipality, and/or a neighborhood;

wherein the server platform is operable to determine that the at least one processor-based device includes the at least one virtual slave key and is further operable to unlock the at least one virtual master key using the at least one virtual slave key; and

wherein the server platform is operable to provide at least one permission for the at least one processor-based device within the at least one geofence based on the unlocking of the at least one virtual master key.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the IP address is further associated with the at least one virtual master key in a database or a registry.

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

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one geographic designator is associated with at least one piece of real estate.

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

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the IP address includes an IPv6 address.

7. A system for managing geofence 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 virtual master key associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, wherein the IP address is associated with at least one geofence and at least one geographic designator;

wherein the server platform is operable to retrieve all real estate permissions and prohibitions associated with the at least one virtual master key;

wherein the at least one geographic designator includes a latitudinal point and a longitudinal point, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points, a region of interest (ROI), a county, a municipality, and/or a neighborhood;

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

wherein the server platform is operable to determine that the at least one processor-based device includes the at least one slave key and is further operable to unlock the at least one virtual master key using the at least one virtual slave key; and

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

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one virtual slave key is operable to be duplicated.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the IP address includes an IPv6 address.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one virtual slave key is unique to at least one permission.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one virtual slave key 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 geofence.

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

13. A method for managing geofence 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 geofence;

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

wherein the server platform is operable to retrieve all real estate permissions and prohibitions associated with the at least one master key;

wherein the at least one geographic designator includes a latitudinal point and a longitudinal point, a set of latitudinal points and longitudinal points, a region of interest (ROI), a county, a municipality, and/or a neighborhood; and

wherein unlocking the at least one master key implements at least one permission for the at least one processor-based device.

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

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one master key is operable to be sold, leased, or marketed to a third party.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one slave key is unique to at least one permission.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising duplicating the at least one slave key.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one permission includes permission to access location-based content.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one permission includes a right for the at least one processor-based device to enter the at least one geofence.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising the server platform obtaining boundaries of a piece of real estate and creating or modifying boundaries of the at least one geofence based on the boundaries of the piece of real estate.

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