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US 2015/0087263 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatus for Promotions and Large Scale Games in Geo-Fenced Venues
OwnerBennett Hill Branscombinventor
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A method and apparatus for a system's customer to capture a user's contact information or location during an event uses an application for a personal electronic device that senses a jolt registered by the accelerometer of the device, and/or the user's location based on location sensors within the device. In response, the user receives any combination of text, picture(s), sound, or encrypted barcode, specified by the customer. A method for providing geo-referenced, selective control of wireless, processor-based devices (e.g., smartphones) uses an encrypted software master key that is at least initially assigned to the owner-of-record of real property. The master key functions to enable, disable, activate or otherwise control programs on or features of processor-based devices that are determined to be within the geographic boundaries of the real property. In certain embodiments, a system is linked to real property records to assign the master key to the owner of record.
A system for conducting a promotion at an event occurring at a defined location comprising a back end server having instructions stored thereon for causing a processor to:
A system as recited in claim 5 wherein receipt of contact information from at least one user is triggered by a substantially concurrent abrupt movement of another device.
A method for controlling one or more processor-based devices having means for determining the location of the device and in wireless data communication with a host processor-based device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.