Position dependent offers

• US 20030177058A1
• Filed: 03/15/2002
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Needham, Bradford
• Application Number:
  US10/099,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20030177058A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions

Abstract

Extending offers based on the travels of an offeree. A positioning determining device may be used to track the travels of the offeree.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing to an offeree a transportation device including a positioning device that provides a track log indicating movement of the positioning device;

receiving a track log indicating travels performed by the offeree; and

cross-referencing at least a portion of the track log with known offers to determine if a first offer has offer criteria satisfied by the track log.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the first offer has offer criteria satisfied by the track log; and

providing the first offer to the offeree.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining a second offer is satisfied by at least a portion of the track log; and

checking whether the second offer is related on the first offer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the transportation device comprises:

renting the transportation device to the potential offeree.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the transportation device is an automobile.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing a track log entry with a hotspot associated with the offer to determine an estimated distance between the track log entry and the hotspot; and

determining whether the estimated distance is less than an acceptable distance associated with the first offer

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the track log to determine the offeree stopped at a location identified by the track log.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the track log to determine the offeree passed by a location identified by the track log.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the track log to determine a count of how many times the offeree passed by a location identified by the track log.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least a portion of the track log to an offer processing server; and

receiving indication from the offer processing server that the first offer is satisfied;

wherein the offer processing performs the cross-referencing the track log with known offers to determine if the first offer has offer criteria satisfied by the track log.

11. A method, comprising:

renting a positioning device that provides a track log indicating movement of the positioning device from a rental agency configured to extend offers based at least in part on a cross-reference between at least a portion of the track log with offer criteria; and

providing the track log to the rental agency.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the rental agency is further configured to provide the at least a portion of the track log to an offer processing server configured to perform the cross-reference between the track log and offer criteria.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an offer.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the offer is received electronically.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the offer is received via mail delivery.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the offer is received at a subsequent rental.

17. A machine accessible medium having associated instructions, which when accessed, results in a machine performing:

facilitating providing to an offeree a transportation device including a positioning device that provides a track log indicating movement of the positioning device;

receiving a track log indicating travels performed by the offeree; and

cross-referencing at least a portion of the track log with known offers to determine if a first offer has offer criteria satisfied by the track log.

18. The medium of claim 17, the instructions comprising further instructions, when accessed, results in the machine performing:

determining the first offer has offer criteria satisfied by the track log; and

providing the first offer to the offeree.

19. The medium of claim 18, the instructions comprising further instructions, when accessed, results in the machine performing:

determining a second offer is satisfied by at least a portion of the track log; and

checking whether the second offer is related on the first offer.

20. The medium of claim 17, the instructions comprising further instructions, when accessed, results in the machine performing:

comparing a track log entry with a hotspot associated with the offer to determine an estimated distance between the track log entry and the hotspot; and

determining whether the estimated distance is less than an acceptable distance associated with the first offer.

21. The medium of claim 17, the instructions comprising further instructions, when accessed, results in the machine performing:

providing at least a portion of the track log to an offer processing server which performs the cross-referencing the track log with known offers; and

receiving indication from the offer processing server that the first offer is satisfied.