# US 11,669,865 B2 · System and method for locational messaging > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,669,865 B2 - Document ID: US11669865B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/090,405 - Filed: 2020-11-05 - Published: 2021-09-23 - Granted: 2023-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-04-01 - Assignees: Intercept LLC - Applicants: Intercept LLC - Inventors: Jason Jude Hogg; Nicholas Eugene Kleinjan; Nicholas Patrick Johns; Blaine Anderson; Jamie R. Kenas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11669865B2 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location} - G06F 16/9537: Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries - H04L 51/222: using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04L 12/1895: {for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Positional communication systems and methods include receiving a definition of a first geographic area including a first commercial location by a computer system and storing the first geographic area in a memory. The location of a mobile device in the possession of a customer is determined, and if the mobile device is determined to be at a location within the first geographic area, an incentive message for the customer to leave the location and go to a second commercial location is sent to the mobile device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computerized method of providing a customer incentive to leave a first commercial location and to arrive at a second commercial location, the method comprising: receiving a definition of a first geographic area including the first commercial location and a second geographic area including the second commercial location by a computer system and storing the first geographic area and the second geographic area in a memory; determining a location of a mobile device in the possession of the customer; if the mobile device is determined to have come to rest at a location within the first geographic area for a first predetermined time period, then sending to the mobile device an incentive message for the customer to leave the location and go to the second commercial location, displaying the incentive message on the mobile device; and if after displaying the incentive message on the mobile device, the mobile device is determined to be at a location within the second geographic area within a second predetermined time period, then sending to the mobile device a voucher for a merchant located at the second commercial location. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending a first alert message to the mobile device; displaying the first alert message on the mobile device; and displaying the incentive message on the mobile device in response to an input on the first alert message. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: sending a second alert message to the mobile device; displaying the second alert message on the mobile device; and displaying the voucher on the mobile device in response to an input on the second alert message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying a bar code representing the voucher on the mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying a map including the first and second commercial locations; displaying a grid including a plurality of cells on the map; wherein receiving the definition of the first and second geographic areas includes selecting cells of the grid. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the mobile device includes receiving an indication of the location of the mobile device from the mobile device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: defining a first geographic region object that includes the first geographic area; and sending the geographic region object to the mobile device in response to the mobile device entering the first geographic region. ### Claim 8 A system, comprising: a back-end including a server and a memory; a communications interface accessible by the back-end; the back-end being configured to: receive definitions of a first geographic area and a second geographic area; determine a location of a mobile device including a mobile device application, and if the mobile device is determined to have come to rest at a location within a first geographic area for a predetermined time period, then sending to the mobile device an incentive message for a customer to leave the location and go to a second commercial location in the second geographic area; and if after sending the incentive message to the mobile device, the mobile device is determined to be at the second commercial location within a second predetermined time period, then sending to the mobile device a voucher for a merchant located at the second commercial location. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, further comprising a front-end including the mobile device application, wherein the front-end includes a merchant application configured to receive the definitions of the first geographic area and the second geographic area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the back-end includes an API service, wherein the back end is configured to access a map including the first and second commercial locations, and wherein the map is displayed by the merchant application to receive the definition of the first and second geographic areas. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the front-end is configured to: display a map including the first and second commercial locations on the mobile device; display a grid including a plurality of cells on the map; and wherein receiving the definition of the first and second geographic areas includes selecting cells of the grid. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the back-end stores a definition of the first and second geographic areas in the memory. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile device application is configured to determine the location of the mobile device and send the location of the mobile device to the back-end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile device application is configured to determine whether the mobile device is at rest within the first geographic area. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile device application is configured to display the incentive message on the mobile device. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including an application for a mobile device, the application executing program instructions that implement a method comprising: determining a location of the mobile device; if the mobile device is determined to have come to rest at a location within a first geographic area for a first predetermined time period, then sending a notification to a back-end; receiving an incentive message by the mobile device for a customer to leave a first commercial location in the first geographic area and go to a second commercial location in a second geographic area; displaying the incentive message on the mobile device; and if after displaying the incentive message on the mobile device, the mobile device is determined to be within the second geographic area within a second predetermined time period, then sending to the mobile device a voucher for a merchant located at the second commercial location. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the executed method further comprises: displaying a map including the first commercial location and the second commercial location on the mobile device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising: displaying a map including the first and second commercial locations; displaying a grid including a plurality of cells on the map; and defining the first and second geographic areas, including selecting cells of the grid. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the executed method further comprises: receiving a definition of the first geographic area having the first commercial location and the second geographic area having the second commercial location. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising: receiving a first alert message by the mobile device; displaying the first alert message on the mobile device; and displaying the incentive message on the mobile device in response to an input on the first alert message. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further comprising: receiving a second alert message by the mobile device; displaying the second alert message on the mobile device; and displaying the voucher on the mobile device in response to an input on the second alert message.