GPS determined location based access to linked information and delivery thereof

US11816653B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Groupon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Rajat Shroff · Redwood Shores, US
• Aaron Cooper · Portland, US
• Elton Cheung · Eden Prairie, US
• Tyler Renaghan · San Anselmo, US
• James J. Sullivan · Shrewsbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2017
• Grant date: Nov 14, 2023
• Expiry date: May 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/80
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Various methods are provided for facilitating access to linked information to GPS or short-range wireless equipped devices. One example method may comprise receiving, via a network, an indication of an interaction between a primary device and a third-party device, the indication comprising at least a first element and a second element, the first element indicative of user identification information and the second element indicative of at least one of a location or a bounded region, determining, as a function of at least the first element and the second element, a data object that upon validation is configured for use a subsequent interaction, and transmitting, to a mobile device, an electronic communication comprising an indication, configured for rendering on the mobile device, of the data object.