SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENCE OR PROXIMITY-BASED SORTING

Number: 20170295227
Published: 2017-10-12
Filed: 2016-04-12
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: ARANA; MARK
CPC: H04L67/1044; H04L67/52; H04W4/025
Verdict: Set aside presence/proximity-based sorting - generic network/business
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for proximity-based sorting. Information may be transmitted to user devices from beacons or similar transmitter-type devices. Based on this information, the user devices may be categorized or sorted based upon which beacons the user devices are proximate to, pass, or from which beacon the information is received. Subsequent activities and/or operations may then leverage this categorization or sorting of users.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure, in accordance with one or more various embodiments, is described in detail withreference to the following figures. The figures are provided for purposes of illustrationonly and merely depict typical or example embodiments.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example environment in which various embodiments may be implemented.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating example processes performed for achieving proximity-based sorting in accordance with one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating example processes performed for achieving proximity-based sorting in accordance with another embodiment.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example user interface in accordance with various embodiments.

FIG. 5 is an example computing module that may be used to implement various features of embodiments described in the present disclosure.

The figures are not exhaustive and donot limit the present disclosure to the precise form disclosed.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A beacon can refer to a particular type of transmitter that transmits, for example, a continuous or periodic radio signal having limited information content. The limited information content may be the beacon's identity or location. Beacons can be utilized for various applications including, but not limited to navigation, mapping, radio frequency identification (RFID), device locating, and indoor guidance. The general idea of periodically broadcasting l

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for sorting, comprising: receiving a first signal from a first beacon at a first user device proximate to the first beacon; receiving a second signal from a second beacon at a second user device; associating a first user of the firstuser device with a first group and associating a second user of the second user device with a second group, wherein the first and second groups are utilized to distinguish the first and second users in one or more subsequent activities. 11. A computer-implemented method for sorting, comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from an RF transmitter at a first user device upon the first user device coming in proximity to the RF transmitter; transmitting data associated with the first user device to the RF transmitter; and presenting one or more subsequent interactive experiences via the first user device based upona categorization of the first user device and the transmitted data. 18. A system, comprising: a first user device; a second user device; a first identification device with which the first user device exchanges first information used in categorizing the first user device in a first group when the first user device is proximate to the first identification device; and a second identification device with which the second user device exchanges secondinformation used in categorizing the second user device in a second group when the seconduser device is proximate to the second identification device; wherein the categorization of the first user device in the first group and the categorization of the second user device in the second group is used to distinguish a first user of the first user device and a second user of the second user device in a subsequent activity in which the first and second users participate.