International Business Machines Corporation
Mapping mobile device interactions and location zones in a venue for use in sending notifications

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Abstract:

Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: receiving, by one or more processor, floor area data, zone data, trigger interaction data, and notification data associated with the products offered for sale in the different zones. The method can include receiving, by the one or more processor, triggering event data regarding a product or products in response to user interaction with a mobile device in the venue and location data of the mobile device in the venue at the time of the triggering event data, automatically determining whether the received triggering event data and the received location data match an associated zone data and trigger interaction data, and automatically sending an associated notification to the mobile device regarding purchase of a product or products in the venue.

Status:
Grant
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

28 Jun 2018

Issue date:

17 May 2022