System and method for offering geocentric-based incentives and executing a commercial transaction via a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for executing a geocentric-based transaction with a mobile user, comprising the steps of:
- a) assembling at an information server a database with a plurality of incentive records, each incentive record comprising (i) a product identifier, (ii) an incentive offering for the product indicated by the product identifier, and (iii) a merchant identification comprising the name and location of a merchant providing the incentive offering for the product indicated by the product identifier;
b) the information server receiving an incentive request from a cellular telephone, the cellular telephone comprising a user interface, the request comprising (i) an access code entered by a user into the cellular telephone, the access code indicative of a product desired to be obtained by the user, and (ii) location data indicative of the location within the cellular network from which the cellular telephone has connected;
c) the information server processing the incentive request to retrieve from the database an incentive record as a function of the access code and the location data;
d) the information server transmitting the retrieved incentive record to the remote device via the cellular telephone network;
e) the remote device providing the incentive record to the user via the user interface; and
f) the user executing a transaction directly with the merchant identified in the incentive record based on the incentive offering in the incentive record.
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Abstract
A system and method of obtaining geocentric or location-specific information over a cellular telephone connection. A user enters an information access code into his remote device, which has cell phone capability and a GPS receiver, which sends an incentive request(including the access code, a user identification code, and GPS location data) to an information server via the cellular network. The information server uses the request to retrieve an incentive record as a function of the access code and the GPS location data, and then transmits the incentive record back to the remote device via the cellular telephone network. The remote device provides the incentive record to the user via a user interface such as a display screen. The incentive record will have information related to a merchant offering the incentive for a product of interest to the user that is located in a vicinity of the remote device, since the information server is aware of the location of the user due to the GPS data it receives.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for executing a geocentric-based transaction with a mobile user, comprising the steps of:
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a) assembling at an information server a database with a plurality of incentive records, each incentive record comprising (i) a product identifier, (ii) an incentive offering for the product indicated by the product identifier, and (iii) a merchant identification comprising the name and location of a merchant providing the incentive offering for the product indicated by the product identifier;
b) the information server receiving an incentive request from a cellular telephone, the cellular telephone comprising a user interface, the request comprising (i) an access code entered by a user into the cellular telephone, the access code indicative of a product desired to be obtained by the user, and (ii) location data indicative of the location within the cellular network from which the cellular telephone has connected;
c) the information server processing the incentive request to retrieve from the database an incentive record as a function of the access code and the location data;
d) the information server transmitting the retrieved incentive record to the remote device via the cellular telephone network;
e) the remote device providing the incentive record to the user via the user interface; and
f) the user executing a transaction directly with the merchant identified in the incentive record based on the incentive offering in the incentive record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25)
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16. A system for executing a geocentric-based transaction with a mobile user, comprising:
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a) a cellular telephone comprising;
a user interface, means for transmitting an incentive request, the request comprising (i) an access code entered by a user into the cellular telephone, the access code indicative of a product desired to be obtained by the user, and (ii) location data indicative of the location within the cellular network from which the cellular telephone has connected;
b) an information server comprising;
a database populated with a plurality of incentive records, each incentive record comprising (i) a product identifier, (ii) an incentive offering for the product indicated by the product identifier, and (iii) a merchant identification comprising the name and location of a merchant providing the incentive offering for the product indicated by the product identifier;
means for receiving the incentive request from the cellular telephone;
processing means for processing the incentive request to retrieve from the database an incentive record as a function of the access code and the location data; and
means for transmitting the retrieved incentive record to the remote device via the cellular telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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