Method, system and device for enabling an object to access a third party asset

A mobile electronic device for providing access to a third party asset, the mobile electronic device comprising:

• a memory storing machine readable instructions;
• a processor configured to execute said machine readable instructions to implement the steps of:
• obtaining location and time data for each of a plurality of mobile electronic devices, each of said plurality of mobile electronic devices being associated with a respective one of a plurality of users, said plurality of users comprising a group of associated users;
• comparing location and time data obtained for at least one of said plurality of mobile electronic devices to location and time data obtained for at least one other of said plurality of mobile electronic devices to determine that said at least two mobile electronic devices remain in close proximity to each other for a predetermined period of time and over a predetermined distance to thereby infer that at least two users of said group of associated users have remained in close proximity for said predetermined period of time and over said predetermined distance;
• determining from said comparison of location and time data for said at least two mobile electronic devices that said at least two mobile electronic devices have reached a location on or within a boundary of a geo-fence associated with a third party asset;
• and
• in response to a determination that said at least two mobile electronic devices have reached a location on or within a boundary of said geo-fence, communicating data to a system or device of the third party associated with the geo-fence, said communicated data providing data relating to an identity and/or an attribute of one or more users from the group of associated users to enable the third party system or device to provide said one or more users of the group of associated users with access to the third party asset or a service provided by said third party asset.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device for implementing the steps of the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining location and time data for each of a plurality of mobile electronic devices, each of said plurality of mobile electronic devices being associated with a respective one of a plurality of users, said plurality of users comprising a group of associated users;
• comparing location and time data obtained for at least one of said plurality of mobile electronic devices to location and time data obtained for at least one other of said plurality of mobile electronic devices to determine that said at least two mobile electronic devices remain in close proximity to each other for a predetermined period of time and over a predetermined distance to thereby infer that at least two users of said group of associated users have remained in close proximity for said predetermined period of time and over said predetermined distance;
• determining from said comparison of location and time data for said at least two mobile electronic devices that said at least two mobile electronic devices have reached a location on or within a boundary of a geo-fence associated with a third party asset;
• and
• in response to a determination that said at least two mobile electronic devices have reached a location on or within a boundary of said geo-fence, communicating data to a system or device of the third party associated with the geo-fence, said communicated data providing data relating to an identity and/or an attribute of one or more users from the group of associated users to enable the third party system or device to provide said one or more users of the group of associated users with access to the third party asset or a service provided by said third party asset.