Position-based advertisement broker
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1. A method for providing advertisements in a communications network comprising the steps of:
- receiving, by an advertisement broker, position information associated with a mobile station;
receiving, by the advertisement broker, an advertisement and location from an advertiser;
determining, based on the position information, whether the mobile station is within the location provided by the advertiser; and
providing the advertisement to an Internet service provider if the position information indicates that the mobile station is within the location.
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Abstract
A position-based advertisement broker receives advertisements from advertisers and provides the advertisements to mobile stations. To provide the advertisements, the advertisement broker receives location information from the advertiser associated with a particular advertisement. The advertisement broker provides a mobile station, via a mobile Internet service provider and a mobile network, with the advertisement if the position of the mobile station is within the location associated with the advertisement.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing advertisements in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by an advertisement broker, position information associated with a mobile station;
receiving, by the advertisement broker, an advertisement and location from an advertiser;
determining, based on the position information, whether the mobile station is within the location provided by the advertiser; and
providing the advertisement to an Internet service provider if the position information indicates that the mobile station is within the location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An advertisement broker comprising:
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means for receiving position information associated with a mobile station;
means for receiving an advertisement and location from an advertiser;
a controller which determines, based on the position information, whether the mobile station is within the location provided by the advertiser; and
an interface for providing the advertisement to an Internet service provider if the position information indicates that the mobile station is within the location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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