# US 2025/0093451 A1 · Location awareness in a casino environment using low-power technologies > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0093451 A1 - Document ID: US20250093451A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/634,460 - Filed: 2024-04-12 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-20 - Assignees: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. - Applicants: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: Mijesh Sebastian Vazhappilly; Rijesh Puthiyottil; Murali Inguva; Scott Dickerson; Anamika Aggarwal; Saurabh Nautiyal; Ben Vineyard, IV; Kristofor Jacobson; Rajneesh Sharma; Bryan Kurz; Mary Clevidence - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250093451A1 ## CPC - G01S 1/68: Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information - G07F 17/3239: {Tracking of individual players} - G07F 17/323: {wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions} - 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 - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract The present disclosure concerns a low-power location awareness system for electronic devices (e.g., mobile devices) operating inside significant locations (e.g., a casino environment), wherein the electronic device includes an improved proximity-sensing feature (e.g., via a mobile app executing on a player's device) that provides the option to track the player within the (in this example) casino environment. To address security (and power-consumption) concerns, the proximity-sensing feature may utilize a two-level fencing verification process, i.e., geofencing and beacon fencing, before availing itself to the beacon sightings. In other words, the proximity-sensing features (e.g., displaying a coupon deal or customized greetings) will be made available to the mobile app and/or electronic device only after both fencing verification requirements are met. These techniques help to optimize the use of battery power while the electronic device is implementing the proximity-sensing features by operating in two location-awareness modes: beacon monitoring mode and beacon ranging mode. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; memory; and control logic, implemented using the one or more processors and memory, configured to perform operations, comprising: monitoring for changes in a location of the electronic device; confirming, based on the monitored location changes, that the electronic device is within a geofence region associated with a first significant location; receiving a list of beacons associated with an entrance of the first significant location; initiating a beacon monitoring mode in response to the received list of beacons; receiving, in response to the beacon monitoring mode, an entry notification from at least one of the beacons associated with the entrance of the first significant location; confirming, in response to the received entry notification, that the electronic device is inside the first significant location; initiating a beacon ranging mode in response to the confirmation that the electronic device is inside the first significant location; approximating a location of the electronic device inside the first significant location based on beacon sighting information received from the beacon ranging mode; receiving an exit notification from at least one beacon associated with the first significant location; and terminating the beacon ranging mode in response to the received exit notification. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first significant location comprises: a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, a dwelling, or a place of business. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein receiving a list of beacons further comprises: receiving information associated with each beacon in the list of beacons, the information comprising at least one of: a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) field, a major field, or a minor field. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the UUID field comprises an identifier for a beacon associated with a region, the major field comprises an identification of a point of interest (POI) within the region, and the minor field comprises an identification of a sub-portion of the POI. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein confirming that the electronic device is inside the first significant location further comprises: validating that a source used to determine the location of the electronic device is internal to the electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the beacon ranging mode comprises: receiving beacon sighting information from beacons in proximity of the electronic device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the beacon sighting information comprises one or more of: a UUID field, a major field, a minor field, a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value, or a timestamp. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the beacon sighting information comprises one or more Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) packets. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the beacon sighting information comprises one or more push notifications containing information determined to be contextually relevant to a user of the electronic device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an exit notification related to the geofence region. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: terminating the beacon monitoring mode in response to the received exit notification. ### Claim 12 A method for performing low-power location awareness for an electronic device, the method comprising: monitoring for changes in a location of the electronic device; confirming, based on the monitored location changes, that the electronic device is within a geofence region associated with a first significant location; receiving a list of beacons associated with an entrance of the first significant location; initiating a beacon monitoring mode in response to the received list of beacons; receiving, in response to the beacon monitoring mode, an entry notification from at least one of the beacons associated with the entrance of the first significant location; confirming, in response to the received entry notification, that the electronic device is inside the first significant location; initiating a beacon ranging mode in response to the confirmation that the electronic device is inside the first significant location; approximating a location of the electronic device inside the first significant location based on beacon sighting information received from the beacon ranging mode; receiving an exit notification from at least one beacon associated with the first significant location; and terminating the beacon ranging mode in response to the received exit notification. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the beacon ranging mode comprises: receiving beacon sighting information from beacons in proximity of the electronic device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the beacon sighting information comprises one or more of: a UUID field, a major field, a minor field, a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value, or a timestamp. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the beacon sighting information comprises one or more BLE packets. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the beacon sighting information comprises one or more push notifications containing information determined to be contextually relevant to a user of the electronic device. ### Claim 17 One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the following operations: monitoring for changes in a location of the electronic device; confirming, based on the monitored location changes, that the electronic device is within a geofence region associated with a first significant location; receiving a list of beacons associated with an entrance of the first significant location; initiating a beacon monitoring mode in response to the received list of beacons; receiving, in response to the beacon monitoring mode, an entry notification from at least one of the beacons associated with the entrance of the first significant location; confirming, in response to the received entry notification, that the electronic device is inside the first significant location; initiating a beacon ranging mode in response to the confirmation that the electronic device is inside the first significant location; approximating a location of the electronic device inside the first significant location based on beacon sighting information received from the beacon ranging mode; receiving an exit notification from at least one beacon associated with the first significant location; and terminating the beacon ranging mode in response to the received exit notification. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein confirming that the electronic device is inside the first significant location further comprises: validating that a source used to determine the location of the electronic device is internal to the electronic device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving an exit notification related to the geofence region. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise: terminating the beacon monitoring mode in response to the received exit notification.