System and method for supporting mobile unit connectivity to venue specific servers
US8565735B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/021
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is an applications gateway that offers multiple functions and features for specific geographic venue locations, while providing easy access to advertising, purchasing, and redemption opportunities for that specific geographic venue location. Venue locations can be stadiums, shopping malls, amusement parks, open air spaces where people can congregate, and/or buildings, which most often require the presence of a concentration of people. The venue location may correlate to the location of the hand-held mobile unit or it may be a remote geographic venue location not near the location of the hand-held mobile unit. Access to the gateway application is through a hand-held mobile unit, which can include a mobile phone, smartphone device, or portable computer having a wireless radio transmission connection. (e.g. iPhone, Droid, iPad, Slate, etc.).
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