PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15934965
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["340", "005610"]

Abstract:
A method and system in a first embodiment that allows authorized individuals access into controlled access locations and the ability to grant temporary and limited access to guests into these locations. The method and system allow for navigational services to be provided to members and guests, and real-time tracking and confirmation to members and administrators that guests have arrived at their destination and did not enter any unauthorized areas. The method preferably can work through a system of wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons communicating with member and guest's electronic devices. Members and administrators can send one or more temporary electronic access keys to a guest's smartphone or other electronic device. Wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons provide an access control and location tracking system with real-time data about the member and guest whereabouts, allowing for the confirmation and tracking. A system and method in a second embodiment for identifying a customer's location within a facility or place of business, such as, but not limited to a casino. The system and method provide notification to company representatives upon arrival of the customer at the given location. Additionally, the method and system allow for navigational services to be provided to customers, and real-time location determination, location tracking and confirmation to customers of location and rewards program status. The disclosed method and system can work through a system of wireless radio, sound and/or light-based beacons communicating with the customer's smartphone, computer system, or other electronic device.

Claim (Index 1):
An electronic system for determining or tracking a current location for an individual within a geographical area, said system comprising:\n an identification and location tracking computer specifically programmed to monitor, track and determine current locations of an individual within a geographical area; an identification and location tracking electronic database storing any permissions information for the individual, the electronic database in electronic communication with the tracking computer; a plurality of beacons located within the geographical area; each of the plurality of beacons representing a specific location within the geographical area, each specific beacon of the plurality of beacons automatically broadcasting a signal containing unique identification information for the specific beacon; and a portable electronic device specifically programmed with a software application for permitting electronic wireless communication between the portable electronic device and one or more of the plurality of beacons, the portable electronic device carried by or on the person of the individual when the individual travels or is present within the geographical area, the software application running on the portable electronic device while the individual travels or is present within the geographical area, while running the software application receives one or more signals broadcasted from one or more specific beacons of the plurality of beacons if in communication range of the portable electronic device; wherein when the individual is in a communication range of one or more specific beacons of the plurality of beacons, said portable electronic device receives the unique identification signal broadcasted by each of the one or more specific beacons and said portable electronic device transmits electronic data transmits the electronic data to the tracking computer to allow the tracking computer to determine the current location of the individual within the geographical area.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 39.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.44545
- Patent Class: 340.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15845417', '15897114', '15876728', '15876758', '15055477']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7836126566558291
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.6138366428992782
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7666350552801741
- Mean Citation Score: 510.381402
- Max Citation Score: 535.6784
- Similarity Product: 439.5359176564217

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test