logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11334919 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2020

Systems and methods for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by mobile device users

Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Patrick McDevitt, Hanover, NH (US);

Joseph Hughes, Lancaster, PA (US);

Jon Szymanski, Severna Park, MD (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Michael Bekerman

Assistant Examiner:

Scott Snider

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0208 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by mobile device users. One method includes receiving a promotion associated with premium digital content, access information, and one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible. The premium digital content includes restricted access content and the premium digital content is associated with open access content, determining one or more geo-fences based on the one or more locations, transmitting at least part of the promotion to one or more mobile devices, receiving a geographic location of the one or more mobile devices, determining whether the geographic location of the one or more mobile devices is within at least one of the one or more geo-fences, and transmitting, when the geographic location of the one or more mobile devices is determined to be within the one or more geo-fences, access information for the premium digital content to the one or more mobile devices within the one or more geo-fences.

Find Patent Forward Citations

McDevitt, Patrick. (2022). Systems and methods for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by mobile device users (U.S. Patent No. 11334919). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11334919

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…