Patent ID: 9144008
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to receive server-controlled hotspot zones on a user network device, comprising: communicating, by a user network device to a remote network device, a request for hotspot data corresponding to hotspots within a proximity of the user network device, the request comprising location data for the user network device; receiving, by the user network device, the hotspot data from the remote network device, the hotspot data comprising at least a portion of a hotspot identity, a hotspot location, and hotspot marketing data for each of a plurality of hotspots in a hotspot zone defined by the remote network device, wherein the hotspot zone is disposed in the proximity of the user network device based on the location data; selecting the plurality of hotspots based on a history of activities associated with the user network device; determining a size of the hotpot zone based on a density of available hotspots in the proximity of the user network device to achieve a hotspot zone comprising a configured number of hotspots; storing, by the user network device, the received hotspot data; and presenting, via the user network device, the received hotspot data associated with a particular hotspot at a time when the location data for the user network device indicates that the user network device enters within a configured range of the particular hotspot.