# US 2021/0241257 A1 · Associating prior arrangements with on-premise manual transactions and concomitant presence of actor's presence-advertising emitter in fine resolution region

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- Number: US 2021/0241257 A1
- Document ID: US20210241257A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/783,087
- Filed: 2020-02-05
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-05
- Assignees: Radius Networks, Inc.
- Applicants: Radius Networks Inc.
- Inventors: Timothy Judkins; David Helms; Scott Yoder; Francis Nguyen; Marc Wallace
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241257A1

## CPC

- G01S 5/04: Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
- G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices}
- G01S 3/04: Details
- G01S 3/30: derived directly from separate directional systems
- G06Q 30/0207: Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
- G06Q 30/0209: {Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game}
- G06Q 30/0212: {Chance discounts or incentives}
- G06Q 30/0236: {Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user}
- G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location}
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q 50/12: Hotels or restaurants
- H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- 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
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Prior arrangement information is automatically fetched in response to detection that a radio presence advertising mobile device of a user is disposed in a region of interest that is operatively adjacent to a transaction-processing location. The fetched information is used to automatically modify the transaction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method that includes automatically associating prior arrangements with a transaction conducted by way of a transaction-processing location, the method comprising:
determining a degree of correlation between respective reception characteristics of two or more respective radio presence advertising signals (PA-signals or PAS's) respectively received at a substantially same time by two or more of co-located directional antennas aimed to cover a fine resolution region of interest within or operatively adjacent to the transaction-processing location;
in response to the determined degree of correlation satisfying a predetermined threshold, obtaining from an emitter (PAS emitter) of the received PA-signals, an identification of a transactor associated with the PAS emitter and/or an identification of at least one transaction associated with the PAS emitter;
using at least one of the one or more identifications obtained from the PAS emitter to obtain specifications for prior arrangements made in association with the transaction conducted by way of the transaction-processing location; and
automatically applying to the transaction conducted by way of the transaction-processing location, those of the obtained prior arrangements that relate to the transaction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the respective reception characteristics of the two or more of the respective radio PA-signals include respective signal strengths received by way of the two or more of the co-located directional antennas.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the transaction-processing location is one at which a transactor manually defines at least part of the transaction conducted by way of the transaction-processing location.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein:
the manually defining at the transaction-processing location includes providing a verbal definition of at least part of the transaction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein:
the verbal definition specifies a product to be provided at a location visited subsequent to presence at the transaction-processing location.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein:
the manually defining at the transaction-processing location includes providing a menu-based selection action.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein:
the menu-based selection action includes interfacing with a touch sensitive screen.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to a price discount.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to redeem loyalty points.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to obtain loyalty points.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to discounts and/or other special treatment based on having membership in a specific organization.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to enhanced product size or quality or added products/services without price increase due to acquired coupons and/or memberships.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to specially-sped up delivery of goods and/or services.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the associated prior arrangements include previously acquired rights to enhanced products/service due to a winning engagement in an online game of chance.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the transaction-processing location is one at which a transactor manually defines at least part of the transaction conducted at the transaction-processing location by modifying an order that was previously recorded and the associated prior arrangements include those established in the previous recording of the order.

### Claim 16

A method that includes automatically associating prior arrangements with a transaction conducted by way of a transaction-processing location, the method comprising:
receiving at two or more co-located directional antennas, radio presence advertising signals (PA-signals or PAS's) repeatedly broadcast from a PAS emitter and relaying the received signals to one or more respective radio receivers used for the co-located directional antennas, the co-located directional antennas being directed to cover a predetermined fine resolution region of interest within or operatively adjacent to the transaction-processing location;
in the respective one or more radio receivers, determining corresponding signal reception characteristics of the radio PA-signals that were received at a substantially same time by two or more of the co-located directional antennas;
determining a degree of correlation between corresponding ones of the determined signal reception characteristics of at least one pair of the two or more respective radio PA-signals that were received at a substantially same time by two or more of the co-located directional antennas;
in response to the determined degree of correlation satisfying predetermined criteria, obtaining from the PAS emitter an identification of a transactor associated with the PAS emitter and/or an identification of at least one transaction associated with the PAS emitter; and
using at least one of the one or more identifications obtained from the PAS emitter to obtain specifications for prior arrangements made in association with the transaction conducted by way of the transaction-processing location; and
automatically applying to the conducted transaction those of the obtained prior arrangements that relate to the conducted transaction.

### Claim 17

A machine system that automatically associates prior arrangements with a transaction conducted by way of a transaction-processing location, the system comprising:
two or more co-located directional antennas structured to receive radio presence advertising signals (PA-signals or PAS's) repeatedly broadcast from a radio PAS emitter and to relay the received signals to one or more respective radio receivers used for demodulating the received signals, the co-located directional antennas being directed to cover a predetermined fine resolution region of interest within or operatively adjacent to the transaction-processing location;
respective signal strength measuring circuits in the respective one or more radio receivers, the measuring circuits structured to determine corresponding strengths of the radio PA-signals that were received at a substantially same time by two or more of the co-located directional antennas;
a first generator structured to generate from the determined strengths, a current strength difference signal for at least one pair of the two or more respective radio PA-signals that were received at a substantially same time by two or more of the co-located directional antennas, the generated current strength difference signal indicating a difference between a first of the determined corresponding strengths, that is optionally weighted, and a second of the determined corresponding strengths, that is optionally weighted;
a second generator structured to use the generated current strength difference signal to generate a degree of correlation signal that indicates the likelihood of presence of the radio PAS emitter within the predetermined fine resolution region of interest; and
an identification extractor responsive to the second generator and structured to obtain from the PAS emitter an identification of a transactor associated with the PAS emitter and/or an identification of at least one transaction associated with the PAS emitter in response to the generated degree of correlation signal satisfying predetermined criteria;
a prior-arrangements associator responsive to the identification extractor and structured to use one or more of the identifications obtained from the PAS emitter while it is determined to be located in the fine resolution region and to associate specifications for prior arrangements made in association with a transaction conducted by way of the transaction-processing location and to automatically apply those of the associated prior arrangements that relate to the conducted transaction.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17 and further comprising:
a third generator structured to generate from the determined strengths, a current over-time averaged strength signal for the received signals, the generated current over-time averaged strength signal indicating a current average value for two or more and optionally weighted ones of the determined strengths;
wherein the second generator is further structured to use the generated current over-time averaged strength signal to generate the degree of correlation signal.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18 wherein:
the generated degree of correlation signal is a normalized one that is derived from a ratio having the generated current strength difference signal on one side of the ratio and having the generated current over-time averaged strength signal on an opposed side of the ratio.

### Claim 20

A computer system comprising one or more processors and a memory having collectively stored therein instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a likelihood of presence of a radio PAS emitter (a presence advertising signal emitter) within a predetermined fine resolution region of interest and to fetch prior arrangement information corresponding to the determined presence, the executed instructions comprising:
obtaining from a respective one or more radio receivers, reception characteristic data representing corresponding reception characteristics of radio PA-signals (presence advertising signals) received at a substantially same time by two or more of co-located directional antennas, the received radio PA-signals being those repeatedly broadcast from the radio PAS emitter and relayed to the one or more respective radio receivers that are operatively coupled to the co-located directional antennas, the co-located directional antennas being directed to cover the predetermined fine resolution region of interest;
generating from the obtained reception characteristic data, a degree of correlation indicating a likelihood of presence of the radio PAS emitter being within the predetermined fine resolution region of interest; and
responsive to the degree of correlation signal satisfying predetermined criteria, fetching prior arrangement information corresponding to a transaction conducted in operative proximity to the fine resolution region of interest and applying the fetched information so as to modify the conducted transaction in accordance with the fetched prior arrangement information.