Targeted information content delivery using a combination of environmental and demographic information
First Claim
1. A method for targeting the delivery of selected information content to selected content recipients, comprising:
- (a) providing a collection of potential content recipients including demographic information for the potential content recipients, wherein the demographic information includes at least location of interest information for the potential content recipients;
(b) providing environmental information for at least some of the locations of interest; and
(c) selecting a subset of the potential content recipients for the delivery of selected information content thereto based on a combination of at least some of the demographic information and environmental information for the locations of interest.
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Abstract
A system and method for targeting the delivery of information content to selected potential recipients thereof using a combination of environmental and demographic information related to such potential recipients. Environmental information used may include weather information, such as weather forecast information obtained from weather forecast models. Demographic information includes locations of interest, lifestyle, and other demographic information for potential recipients. Based on a combination of such environmental and demographic information, selected information content, such as advertising information, is targeted for delivery to selected ones of the potential recipients to whom such content is likely to be most valuable. Content may be delivered to the recipient in any manner, including via an e-mail or Internet web page.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for targeting the delivery of selected information content to selected content recipients, comprising:
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(a) providing a collection of potential content recipients including demographic information for the potential content recipients, wherein the demographic information includes at least location of interest information for the potential content recipients;
(b) providing environmental information for at least some of the locations of interest; and
(c) selecting a subset of the potential content recipients for the delivery of selected information content thereto based on a combination of at least some of the demographic information and environmental information for the locations of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for targeting the delivery of information content to selected content recipients, comprising:
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(a) retrieving a first set of attribute information for a potential content recipient from a first database, wherein the first attribute information includes demographic information for the potential content recipient including at least location of interest information for the potential content recipient;
(b) retrieving a second set of attribute information for the potential content recipient, wherein the second attribute information includes environmental information for the location of interest; and
(c) designating the potential content recipient as a target for the delivery of selected information content if the combination of the first and second attribute information satisfy selected criteria. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for targeting the delivery of selected advertisement information to selected recipients, comprising:
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(a) providing a collection of potential advertisement information recipients including demographic information for the potential advertisement information recipients, wherein the demographic information includes location of interest information for the potential advertisement information recipients;
(b) providing forecast weather information for at least some of the locations of interest; and
(c) selecting a subset of the potential advertisement information recipients for the delivery of selected advertisement information thereto based on the forecast weather information for the locations of interest. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for targeting the delivery of selected information content to selected content recipients, comprising:
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(a) a first database of potential content recipients including stored demographic information for the potential content recipients, wherein the demographic information includes at least location of interest information for the potential content recipients;
(b) a second database of stored environmental information for at least some of the locations of interest; and
(c) a computer system coupled to the first database and to the second database and adapted to retrieve information therefrom and including a content delivery decision module adapted to select a subset of potential content recipients for the delivery of selected information content thereto based on a combination of at least some of the demographic information retrieved from the first database and environmental information retrieved from the second database. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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