System for providing services based on relationships and proximity
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsVinod Peris, Pritam Shah
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying when a user device is in proximity to a moveable device, and determining a first amount of time the user device has been in proximity to the moveable device. The method also includes determining whether the first amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time. When it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time, content associated with the moveable device is accessed. Finally, at least an indication of content is provided to the user device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- identifying when a user device is in proximity to a moveable device;
- determining a first amount of time the user device has been in proximity to the moveable device;
- determining whether the first amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time;
- accessing content associated with the moveable device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time;
- and
- providing at least an indication of content to the user device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time.
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, the computer program code, when executed, configured to:
- identify when a user device is in proximity to a moveable device;
- determine a first amount of time the user device has been in proximity to the moveable device;
- determine whether the first amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time;
- access content associated with the moveable device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time;
- and
- provide at least an indication of content to the user device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for identifying when a user device is in proximity to a moveable device;
- means for determining a first amount of time the user device has been in proximity to the moveable device;
- means for determining whether the first amount of time exceeds a threshold amount of time;
- means for accessing content associated with the moveable device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time;
- and
- means for providing at least an indication of content to the user device when it is determined that the first amount of time exceeds the threshold amount of time.
An apparatus comprising:
- a communications interface, the communications interface being arranged to enable communications within a network, the network including at least one moveable service-offering entity and at least one user device;
- a data store;
- and
- a mobility services engine (MSE), the MSE being configured to determine when the moveable service-offering entity and the user device are in proximity to each other for at least a predetermined amount of time, wherein the MSE is further configured to identify a first content stored in the data store that is appropriate for the user device when it is determined that the moveable service-offering entity and the user device are in proximity to each other for at least the predetermined amount of time and to provide the first content to the user device, the first content being associated with the moveable service-offering entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.