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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACIN
VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC ZONE MARKERS
Applicant: ZONAL SYSTEMS, LLC
ws
Dallas, TX
Inventors: James L. Northrup, Dallas, TX (US):
Robert L. Pieree, I, Dalls, TX (US
Assignee: ZONAL SYSTEMS, LLC, Dallas, TX
ws)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
pateat is extended or adjusted under 3
USC. 154(b) by 0 days.
Appl. Nos 15/277.915
File 27, 2016
Prior Publication Data
US 201710018184 1 Jan, 19, 2017
Related US.
Application Data
Continuation-in-part of application No, 15/131.965,
filed on Apr. 18, 2016, which is a continuation of
(Continued)
Int. €
Hos 2400 (2009.01)
G08G V4 (2006.01)
(Continued)
GO8G. 1/144 (2013.01), G6Q 300238
(2013.01), Ga6g 300261 (2013.01)
(Continued)
Field of Classification Search
CPC GORG 1/144; GO6Q 3010238; HO4L, 63/0428
(Continued)
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66) References Cited
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Primary Examiner —Nehi 1 Ly
(V4) Attorney, Agent, oF Firm — Schultz & Associates,
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on ABSTRACT
A system and method for user interaction includes @ net-
‘work, a serve connected to the network, a supervisor device
receiving infomation from a global positioning system and
jonnected tothe network, user device receiving informs.
tion fom the global positioning system and connected wo the
network. The supervisor, having the supervisor deviee,
defines set of viral geographic zones and sub-zanes in
‘whieh the user device i tracked, and saves the set of Virtual
gongraphie zones and sub-nones to a supervisor account on
the server. The user downloads a user application, sts-up a
ter account, and downloads the set of virtual geographic
‘ones and stb-2ones, As the user, having the wser deviee,
‘moves through the virtual geographic zones and sub-zones
the location of the wser devies is determined and set of
supervisor-defined actions are executed on the user device
based on the location of the user device
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Related U.S. Application Data
pplication No, 14/209,049, filed on Mar. 13, 2014,
now Pat, No. 9.317.996, and a continuation in-part of
pplication No. 14/102.238, filed on Dac. 10, 2013,
now Pat, No, 9.319.834, and a continuation in-part of
pplication No. 13024396, filed on Jun. 21,2013,
now Pat, No, 9.398.404,
Provisional aplication No. 61/778,874, filed on Ma.
13, 2013, provisional application No. 61/735,402,
filed on Dee. 10, 2012, provisional application No.
(61/662,980, fle on Jun. 22, 2012.
Im C1,
moa 02 (2009.01)
‘Hos 2908 (2006.01)
GOR 1732 (2006.01)
G60 30/02 (201201),
nsw 20 (2009.01)
HAL 29/06 (200501),
Us. CL
CPC 1. GOTF 1723225 (2013.01); GOTF 173241
(2013.01); Ga7F 178244 (2013.01); Hod.
6722 (2013.01); HOA 4/02 (2013.01:
HOSW 4021 (2013.01), HOAW 4206
(2013.01); H04L 630428 (2013.01)
Field of Classification Seareh,
spc’ '485/422.1, 410, 411, 414.1
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