Tracking purchases in a location-based services system
First Claim
1. A method for tracking purchases in a location-based services system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for information on a particular product from a consumer using a remote terminal;
generating a geographically tailored response to said request with said location-based services system;
displaying at least one offer to said consumer based on said geographically tailored response; and
processing an acceptance of a respective offer made by said consumer.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking purchases in a location-based services system is disclosed wherein a request for information on a particular product is received from a consumer using a remote terminal. A geographically tailored response to the request is then generated with the location-based services system. At least one offer is then displayed to the consumer based on the geographically tailored response. An acceptance of a respective offer made by the consumer is then processed by the location-based services system and information is stored about the transaction in a usage data file or database.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for tracking purchases in a location-based services system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for information on a particular product from a consumer using a remote terminal;
generating a geographically tailored response to said request with said location-based services system;
displaying at least one offer to said consumer based on said geographically tailored response; and
processing an acceptance of a respective offer made by said consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for tracking purchases in a location-based services system, comprising the steps of:
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generating a tailored request for information on a product using a remote terminal;
generating a geographic indicator associated with said remote terminal;
transmitting said tailored request for information on said product and said geographic indicator to a location-based application server;
generating a structured response to said tailored request for information on said product with said location-based application server, wherein said structured response is dependent on said geographic indicator of said remote terminal;
transmitting said structured response to said remote terminal in the form of at least one offer;
displaying said offer on said remote terminal; and
transmitting an acceptance of said offer to said location-based application server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A location-based services system with purchase tracking, comprising:
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a remote terminal capable of generating a tailored request for information on a product and a geographic indicator;
a location-based application server connected to said remote terminal operable to receive said tailored request for information and said geographic indicator from said remote terminal; and
wherein said location-based application server is operable to generate a structured response to said tailored request for information on said product that is dependent on said geographic indicator, wherein said structured response is transmitted to said remote terminal and displayed on said remote terminal in the form of at least one offer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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