Event information determination
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1. A method for alerting a user about a location-based event, comprising:
- receiving, via a communication network, data from merchant devices associated with respective merchants, wherein the data includes location-based information of the merchant devices and transaction-based information of the respective merchants;
detecting, by a processor, a location-based event where a group of the respective merchants convene at a geographical location to offer products for sale, the detection of the location-based event being based on at least (1) a first proximity factor indicating that the group of merchants are within a first geofence around the geographical location and (2) a number of transactions conducted by the group of merchants over a period of time exceeding a threshold, the first proximity factor and the number of transactions being derived from the location-based information and the transaction-based information, respectively;
determining that the location-based event is relevant to the user associated with a mobile device based at least in part on at least one of;
a second proximity factor indicating that the mobile device is within a second geofence of the location-based event; and
data indicating that the user previously purchased from at least one of the group of merchants or purchased at least one item related to one or more of the products offered for sale by the group of merchants;
sending, via the communication network, a map generated from the location-based information and a signal to the mobile device, the map showing the location of the user in relation to the group of merchants over time, the signal causing an application executing on the mobile device to display information about the location-based event and the map.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining the presence of a location-based event by receiving information from one or more sellers. The information may include seller location and/or types of items sold. The type of event may be determined. Optionally, a guide for the event can be generated based on the information received from the sellers. Information about the event and/or the guide may be accessed by a mobile device of a potential buyer or via a web directory.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for alerting a user about a location-based event, comprising:
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receiving, via a communication network, data from merchant devices associated with respective merchants, wherein the data includes location-based information of the merchant devices and transaction-based information of the respective merchants; detecting, by a processor, a location-based event where a group of the respective merchants convene at a geographical location to offer products for sale, the detection of the location-based event being based on at least (1) a first proximity factor indicating that the group of merchants are within a first geofence around the geographical location and (2) a number of transactions conducted by the group of merchants over a period of time exceeding a threshold, the first proximity factor and the number of transactions being derived from the location-based information and the transaction-based information, respectively; determining that the location-based event is relevant to the user associated with a mobile device based at least in part on at least one of; a second proximity factor indicating that the mobile device is within a second geofence of the location-based event; and data indicating that the user previously purchased from at least one of the group of merchants or purchased at least one item related to one or more of the products offered for sale by the group of merchants; sending, via the communication network, a map generated from the location-based information and a signal to the mobile device, the map showing the location of the user in relation to the group of merchants over time, the signal causing an application executing on the mobile device to display information about the location-based event and the map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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3. A method, comprising:
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receiving, via a communication network, location-based information and transaction-based information from merchant devices associated with respective merchants; detecting, by a processor and based at least in part on the location-based information and the transaction-based information, that a group of the respective merchants are in a first geographical proximity of each other and have engaged in one or more transactions to offer products for sale via corresponding ones of the merchant devices; based on the detection of the group of merchants in proximity of each other and the one or more transactions, determining, by the processor, that the group of merchants are participating in a location-based event; and sending a signal to a mobile device based at least in part on a second geographical proximity of the mobile device to the location-based event, the second geographical proximity determined from at least global positioning system (GPS) data indicating that a user associated with the mobile device is traveling toward the location-based event, the signal causing an application executing on the mobile device to display information associated with the location-based event. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 26)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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detect that merchants are participating in an event based at least in part on geographical proximity of point of sale devices associated with the merchants and one or more transactions being conducted via one or more of the point of sales devices within a period of time, the merchants offering one or more items for purchase at the event; generate an interactive event guide configured to assist a user with navigating the event, the event guide generated based at least in part on location-based information associated with the merchants indicative of locations of the merchants relative to each other at the event and transaction-based information associated with one or more sales of items at one or more of the point of sales devices; and send a signal to a mobile device associated with the user, the signal causing an application on the mobile device to display the event guide. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 27)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive, from merchant devices associated with respective merchants, location-based information and transaction-based information; and non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; determine that the respective merchants are participating in a location-based event by using the location-based information and transaction-based information, the location-based event being an event during which a group of the respective merchants offer products for sale, determining of the location based event including (1) detecting that the group of the respective merchants are within a first geofence of a geographical location and (2) merchants of the group have conducted a threshold number of transactions; and send, based at least in part on a location of a mobile device of a user being within a second geofence of the location-based event, a signal to the mobile device of the user to activate an application for displaying information associated with the location-based event. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 28)
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