Mobile device proximity tracking for selective content delivery and formatting
Techniques for content delivery and formatting for a mobile phone application are described. For example, an area of a phone's user interface (UI) is identified to display low priority data based on information provided by servers, such that the low priority data does not interfere with high priority data displayed on the UI. Based on the size of the identified area of the UI and the size of the low priority data, the low priority data is reformatted to fit the identified area. Based on determining that the phone is not in an area where gaming is allowed, an alert is displayed and the user is prevented from placing a wager via the application. The alert is removed by interacting with the phone's UI.
1. A mobile phone comprising:
at least one computer processor configured to execute a mobile application that causes the at least one computer processor to:
display a user interface on a touch screen of the mobile phone;
send location data to one or more server computers, wherein the location data includes GPS data and Internet Protocol (IP) data;
receive low priority data from the one or more server computers, wherein the low priority data includes an image, text, or video data, and wherein the low priority data is based at least on a type of the mobile phone or the location data;
identify an area of the user interface to display the low priority data based on information from the one or more server computers that indicates a location to display the low priority data on the user interface such that the low priority data does not interfere with high priority data displayed on the user interface;
compare a size of the identified area to a size of the low priority data;
in response to the comparison, reformat the low priority data to fit the identified area, wherein the reformatting comprises at least one of:
converting a format of the low priority data, resizing the low priority data, compressing the low priority data, decompressing the low priority data, or converting a color of the low priority data; display the low priority data at the identified area of the user interface;
send, to the one or more server computers, a signal that a user interacted with the low priority data displayed at the identified area of the user interface;
after receiving the signal, display a player prevention alert and prevent the user of the mobile phone from placing a wager via the mobile application based on a determination that the mobile phone is not in a gaming area;
receive input from the user, the input indicating an interaction with the touch screen of the mobile phone or a button of the mobile phone;
based on the input, remove the player prevention alert;
determine that the user is enabled to place the wager via the mobile application; and
based on a determination that the user is enabled to place the wager via the mobile application, allow the user to place the wager via the mobile application.
2. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the location data indicates the mobile phone is at an edge of an area where gambling is allowed, and wherein the low priority data is based on the mobile phone being at the edge of the area where gambling is allowed.
3. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein, to prevent the user from placing the wager via the mobile application, the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
repeatedly send location data to the one or more server computers;
detect a disruption in a connection to the one or more server computers; and
in response to the disruption:
prevent the user from placing the wager via the mobile application; and
display second low priority data on the touch screen of the mobile phone.
4. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the low priority data includes a display time and wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
determine the low priority data has been displayed at the identified area of the touch screen for the display time; and
in response to a determination that the low priority data has been displayed at the identified area of the touch screen for the display time, display second low priority data at the identified area.
5. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
receive second low priority data;
determine that displaying the second low priority data will reduce battery consumption at the mobile phone; and
display the second low priority data based on a determination that the second low priority data will reduce battery consumption at the mobile phone.
6. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
determine a battery level at the mobile phone is below a predefined threshold; and
in response to the determination the battery level is below the predefined threshold,
alter a manner of operation of the mobile phone to conserve the battery level,
wherein to alter the manner of operation of the mobile phone to conserve the battery level, the at least one computer processor is configured to:
dim a brightness level of the touch screen of the mobile phone;
reduce a volume level of a speaker of the mobile phone; or
shorten a video length of the low priority data.
7. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
determine not to download second low priority data from the one or more server computers based on a determination that a battery level at the mobile phone is below a predefined threshold.
8. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
detect, via a light sensor of the mobile phone, that a level of ambient light is above a predefined threshold; and
alter a brightness level of the touch screen of the mobile phone.
9. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the low priority data includes audio and the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
determine that the user is near the mobile phone;
detect, via a microphone of the mobile phone, that a level of ambient noise is above a predefined threshold based on a determination that the user is near the mobile phone; and
increase a volume level of a speaker of the mobile phone;
wherein to determine that the user is near the mobile phone, the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
identify a user voice in audio detected by the microphone of the mobile phone;
identify the user in an image captured by a camera at the mobile phone; or
identify a signal from a second mobile phone by an antenna of the mobile phone.
10. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the low priority data includes a digital signature from the one or more server computers and a timestamp, and the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
authenticate the digital signature from the one or more server computers; and
determine that the timestamp is within a predefined time from a current time.
11. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
determine the low priority data received from the one or more server computers is approved for display, wherein to determine the low priority data received from the one or more server computers is approved for display, the at least one computer processor is configured to:
identify a first border of an image of the mobile application;
identify a second border of an image in the low priority data;
overlay the image in the low priority data on top of the image of the mobile application; and
while the images are overlain, determine the first border and the second border are separated by a predetermined number of pixels.
12. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
detect a second mobile phone based on a signal from the second mobile phone, wherein the signal includes Bluetooth data or near field communication (NFC) data;
target the detected second mobile phone via a targeting interface; and
transmit the low priority data to the targeted second mobile phone.
13. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein to compare the size of the identified area to the size of the low priority data, the at least one computer processor is further configured to compare an amount of pixels of the identified area to an amount of pixels of the low priority data.
14. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the location data further includes cellular phone data.
15. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the received low priority data is further based on at least one of a current balance of money associated with the mobile gaming application, a last outcome of a game in the mobile gaming application played by the user, total winnings of the user, transaction data of the user, an average deposit amount of the user, a bet made by the user, an average bet amount of the user, a bet limit of the user, a loss limit of the user, or a deposit limit of the user.
16. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein to display the low priority data, the at least one computer processor is further configured to:
display an indication that a priority of the low priority data is greater than a priority of second low priority data.
17. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein to display the low priority data, the at least one computer processor is further configured to compare at least one of a current time or a current date to at least one of a start time or a start date included in the low priority data.
18. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the player prevention alert comprises a warning that a location of the mobile phone cannot be determined.
19. A mobile phone, comprising:
means for displaying a user interface of a mobile application on a touch screen of the mobile phone;
means for sending location data to one or more server computers, wherein the location data includes GPS data and Internet Protocol (IP) data;
means for receiving low priority data from the one or more computers,
wherein the low priority data includes an image, text, or video data, and
wherein the low priority data is based at least on a type of the mobile phone or the location data;
means for identifying an area of the user interface to display the low priority data based on information from the one or more server computers that indicates a location to display the low priority data on the user interface such that the low priority data does not interfere with high priority data displayed on the user interface;
means for comparing a size of the identified area to a size of the low priority data;
means for reformatting the low priority data to fit the identified area in response to the comparison wherein the means for reformatting comprises at least one of:
means for converting a format of the low priority data,
means for resizing the low priority data,
means for compressing the low priority data,
means for decompressing the low priority data, or
means for converting a color of the low priority data;
means for displaying the low priority data at the identified area of the user interface;
means for sending, to the one or more server computers, a signal that a user interacted with the low priority data displayed at the identified area of the user interface;
means for, after receiving the signal, displaying a player prevention alert and preventing the user of the mobile phone from placing a wager via the mobile application based on a determination that the mobile phone is not in a gaming area;
means for receiving input from the user, the input indicating an interaction with the touch screen of the mobile phone or a button of the mobile phone;
means for removing the player prevention alert based on the input;
means for determining that the user is enabled to place the wager via the mobile application; and
means for allowing the user to place the wager via the mobile application based on a determination that the user is enabled to place the wager via the mobile application.
20. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the means for preventing the user of the mobile phone from placing the wager via the mobile application comprises:
means for repeatedly sending the location data to the one or more server computers;
means for detecting a disruption in a connection to the one or more server computers;
in response to the disruption:
means for preventing the user from placing the wager via the mobile application; and
means for displaying a second low priority data at the mobile phone.
21. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the location data indicates the mobile phone is at an edge of an area where gambling is allowed, and wherein the low priority data is based on the mobile phone being at the edge of the area where gambling is allowed.
22. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the means for comparing the size of the identified area to the size of the low priority data comprises means for comparing an amount of pixels of the identified area to an amount of pixels of the low priority data.
23. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the location data further includes cellular phone data.
24. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the received low priority data is further based on at least one of a current balance of money associated with the mobile gaming application, a last outcome of a game in the mobile gaming application played by the user, total winnings of the user, transaction data of the user, an average deposit amount of the user, a bet made by the user, an average bet amount of the user, a bet limit of the user, a loss limit of the user, or a deposit limit of the user.
25. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the means for displaying the low priority data comprises:
means for displaying an indication that a priority of the low priority data is greater than a priority of second low priority data.
26. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the means for displaying the low priority data comprises means for comparing a current time to a start time included in the low priority data.
27. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the means for displaying the low priority data comprises means for comparing a current date to a start date included in the low priority data.
28. The mobile phone of claim 19 , wherein the low priority data includes a display time and wherein the mobile phone further comprises:
means for determining the low priority data has been displayed at the identified area of the touch screen for the display time; and
means for displaying second low priority data at the identified area in response to a determination that the low priority data has been displayed at the identified area of the touch screen for the display time.
29. The mobile phone of claim 19 , further comprising:
means for receiving second low priority data;
means for determining that displaying the second low priority data will reduce battery consumption at the mobile phone; and
means for displaying the second low priority data based on a determination that the second low priority data will reduce battery consumption at the mobile phone.
30. The mobile phone of claim 19 , further comprising:
means for determining not to download second low priority data from the one or more server computers based on a determination that a battery level at the mobile phone is below a predefined threshold.