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US 10,706,405 B2Granted
Wireless client transaction systems and related methods
AssigneeGreen Dot Corporation
InventorsPravin Shankar, Steven William Streit, Samuel Harris Altman
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Abstract
Embodiments of wireless client transaction systems are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
Claims20
A method for transacting with wireless clients, the method comprising:
- receiving wireless packets from a plurality of client devices using a wireless radio;
- calculating, based on the received wireless packets, a signal strength associated with the received wireless packets and values for a set of characteristics associated with the received wireless packets;
- generating a set of one or more signal strength charts comprising expected signal strengths for at least first and second regions of a location, wherein the expected signal strengths for the first and second regions for a first value of a first characteristic differ from the expected signal strengths for the first and second regions for a different second value of the first characteristic;
- localizing a set of one or more client devices of the plurality of client devices to determine locations for the set of client devices, wherein localizing is based on the calculated signal strength of wireless packets received from each of the set of client devices, the values for the set of characteristics, and the set of signal strength charts;
- identifying at least one target client device of the set of client devices based on the determined locations of the set of client devices;
- and
- providing, over a wireless network to the target client device, a transaction graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed at the target client device.
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A system comprising:
- a computer comprising:
- a set of one or more processors;
- a wireless radio;
- and
- a memory for storing a transaction application for transacting with wireless clients, wherein the transaction application, when executed by the set of processors, causes the set of processors to:
- receive wireless packets from a plurality of client devices using the wireless radio;
- calculate, based on the received wireless packets, a signal strength associated with the received wireless packets and values for a set of characteristics associated with the received wireless packets;
- generate a set of one or more signal strength charts comprising expected signal strengths for at least first and second regions of a location, wherein the expected signal strengths for the first and second regions for a first value of a first characteristic differ from the expected signal strengths for the first and second regions for a different second value of the first characteristic;
- localize a set of one or more client devices of the plurality of client devices to determine locations for the set of client devices, wherein localizing is based on the calculated signal strength of wireless packets received from each of the set of client devices, the values for the set of characteristics, and the set of signal strength charts;
- identify at least one target client device of the set of client devices based on the determined locations of the set of client devices;
- and
- provide, over a wireless network to the target client device, a transaction graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed at the target client device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.