Abstract: A system or method is provided to detect the positions of various users in line and determine the users' tolerance for waiting in line. Based on the tolerance of the users for waiting in line, the system may rearrange the line positions of the users accordingly. The user's tolerance may be detected by their current position, their current movements and activities, the user's purchase or transaction history, interests and hobbies, past line waiting experience, and the like. In an embodiment, the system may determine incentives or rewards and may offer them to the users who are waiting in line to incentivize them to stay in line.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for location detection device for event scheduling. A user may plan on attending an event hosted at a venue, such as a movie, sports game, and/or theater production. The user may provide information about the user's location and/or event attendance to a service provider. The information may include a location for the user in relationship to the event so that the service provider may determine a time that the user may arrive at the venue. The information may also be utilized by the service provider to determine a playlist that the user would like to view for the event, such as a list of songs in a concert. Using the information, the service provider may determine a schedule for the event. In one example, the schedule may delay a start time for the event based on the arrival time for the user.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for detecting user devices to determine a state of a watched show are provided. A digital video recorder (DVR) is configured to store a media file associated with a media program. The DVR detects one or more user devices within a predetermined vicinity while the media program is being played. The DVR identifies users who are interested in the media program. The DVR tracks a watch status associated with the media program indicating which users have watched or are watching the media program based on the detected user devices. For stored media files, the DVR determines whether to delete the media file based on whether all users who are interested in the media program have completed watching the media program. The DVR may track user activity and/or vital signs based on sensor data from wearable devices, for example, to determine user reaction and/or user interests.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for sequencing locations and events and determining routing and itineraries for the sequence. In some embodiments the system may receive a starting location, a first location, and a second location in a default order. The system may determine a sequence from the starting location for the first location and the second location. The system may generate a route for the sequence with the route having transportation directions between the starting location, the second location, and the first location indicative of the sequence. The system may display the route in a graphical user interface of an application.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for using a wireless beacon to provide access credentials to a secure network. A network access device, such as a WiFi router, may provide a secure wireless network requiring access credentials to access the network. For example, the network may be password protected to prevent unauthorized used. Additionally, the network may have various levels of use, such as access depending on a security clearance for a user or data transfer and usage rates. Each of the various levels of use may require a separate access credential. A wireless beacon may be configured to connect to user devices that are near or within an area covered by the network. The connection between a user device and the beacon may be utilized to determine the proper access credential for the user device and push the access credential to the user device.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium is provided to identify a user that can provide relevant information to another user currently located at a particular location. A device location (DL) manager receives first data indicating a presence of a first computing device at a location that corresponds to an item. The first computing device is associated with a first user account. The DL manager sends a first notification to the first user account due to activity related to the item by a second user account. The first notification identifies the second user account. The DL manager receives a message from the first user account for the second user account.

Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to install applications based on location. In particular, a location of a user device may be detected. Based on the location of the user device, one or more applications may be selected to be installed automatically on the user device. Further, when the user device departs from the location, the application may automatically be uninstalled. Thus, applications may be installed and/or uninstalled on the user device based on the location of the user device. The automatically installed application may provide functionality or information associated with the location that triggered the installation. For example, a merchant's store may be associated with the merchant's application which may be installed automatically on devices of customers who enter the merchant's store.

Abstract: Systems and method for splitting a bill offline include detecting one or more local devices using local wireless communications provided by a peer-to-peer communication module. At least one payer device of the one or more local devices is selected for apportioning a primary bill. An offline payment authorization is then received from each at least one payer device through local wireless communications provided by the peer-to-peer communication module. When an Internet connection is later detected, the system provider connects to the Internet and sends the offline payment authorization received from each at least one payer device to a payment provider device over the Internet. The payment provider device may then transfer funds from account(s) of the at least one payer device to the account of the system provider.

Abstract: Example methods and systems directed to a Transaction Manager are described. According to various embodiments, the Transaction Manager generates modules and sends modules to various computing devices. The modules, when executed on a computing device(s), cause a computing device(s) to execute various actions described below. Transaction Manager sends modules to a wireless mobile device. Upon executing the modules, the wireless mobile device receives a transaction initiation message and presents an alert upon receipt of the transaction initiation message. The wireless mobile device detects an occurrence of a physical gesture and recognizes the occurrence of the physical gesture as authorization to proceed with a transaction. The wireless mobile device sends a response to the transaction initiation message based on detecting the occurrence of the physical gesture. The response includes a customer identification for the transaction.

Abstract: A method and a system a thermal context manager (hereinafter “TCM”) detects a thermal state and a position of a computing device. Based on the detected thermal state(s) and the detected position(s) of the computing device, the TCM initiates an action associated with the computing device. The TCM continually monitors the computing device in order to create a thermal state profile of the computing device. To create the thermal state profile, the TCM stores data representing each detected instance of the thermal state of the computing device and data representing each detected position of the computing device.