Systems and methods for distributing promotions over message broadcasting and local wireless systems

• US 20070136132A1
• Filed: 11/28/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Envision IT LLC
• Original Assignee: Envision IT LLC
• Inventors: Wood, Mark, Weiser, Douglas, Preston, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/605,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.640
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1432 Metric aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system and method for distributing promotions to mobile devices located in a broadcast target area and as a function of a promotion client identifier, the system and method including transmitting a first plurality of promotions associated with a plurality of promotion clients having locations in a target area, receiving a promotion client identifier, receiving the transmitted promotions, and displaying one of the received promotions on a mobile device as a function of the promotion identifier.

Claims

1. A public service message broadcast system providing a promotion message to mobile devices in a broadcast target area, the system comprising:

a promotion server configured for storing a plurality of promotions, each associated with a promotion client located within the broadcast target area, and transmitting a promotion signal including the promotions;

a broadcast server configured for receiving the transmitted promotion signal and forwarding the promotions to a distribution network providing transmission service to mobile devices located within the target area; and

a broadcast distribution server providing transmission service to a plurality of target areas, and configured for receiving the forwarded promotions and transmitting a broadcast message including the promotions to a mobile device located within the broadcast target area.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the promotion server is configured for hosting a webpage enabled for receiving one of the promotions from one of the promotion clients.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the promotion server is configured for receiving a promotion from a coupled promotion client database server.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast server is associated with a public service message broadcast system providing broadcast messages to a plurality of broadcast target areas.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the promotion includes a discount, a coupon, directions, specials, promotion client address, product information, service information, and promotion client data.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the mobile device selected from the group consisting of a mobile computer, a pager, a mobile telephone, and a personal digital assistant.

7. A promotion distribution system for distributing promotions to mobile devices located in a broadcast target area, comprising:

a promotion server configured for storing a plurality of promotions, each promotion being associated with a promotion client located within the broadcast target area via a promotion client identifier, and transmitting the promotions to a local distribution server;

a local distribution server configured for receiving the transmitted promotions and transmitting a local distribution message including the promotions to a local distribution network;

a local distribution network coupled to local distribution server and configured for receiving the transmitted local distribution message and transmitting a promotion signal including the promotions to a mobile device associated with the local distribution network;

a plurality of promotion client identification devices each configured for generating an identification signal including the promotion client identifier; and

a mobile device configured for receiving the transmitted promotion signal, storing the promotions, receiving one of the generated promotion client identification signal including the promotion client identifier, and displaying the promotion of the promotion client associated with the received promotion client identifier.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the promotion server is configured for hosting a webpage enabled for receiving one of the promotions from one of the promotion clients.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the promotion server is configured for receiving a promotion from a coupled promotion client database server.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile computer, a pager, a mobile telephone, and a personal digital assistant.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein the local distribution server is a wireless network server and the local distribution network is a wireless communication system.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the wireless communication system is a Bluetooth network.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone or personal digital assistant configured with Bluetooth.

14. The system of claim 7 wherein the mobile device is configured for receiving a second generated promotion client identification signal having a second promotion client identifier and displaying a second promotion associated with the promotion client of the second promotion client identifier.

15. The system of claim 7 wherein the promotion client identification devices generate the identification signal to indicate a proximity to a location of one of the promotion clients.

16. The system of claim 7 wherein the transmitted promotion signal includes a mobile device application program for programming the mobile devices for displaying one or more of the promotions as a function of the received promotion client identifier.

17. The system of claim 7 wherein the promotion includes a discount, a coupon, directions, specials, promotion client address, product information, service information, and promotion client data.

18. A promotion distribution system for distributing promotions to mobile devices located in a broadcast target area, comprising:

a promotion server configured for storing a plurality of promotions, each promotion being associated with a promotion client located within the broadcast target area via a promotion client identifier, and transmitting the promotions;

a broadcast server configured for receiving the transmitted promotions and forwarding the promotions to a distribution network for distribution to mobile devices located within the target area;

a target area distribution server configured for receiving the forwarded promotion and transmitting a broadcast message including the promotion to mobile devices located within the broadcast target area;

a local distribution server configured for receiving the transmitted promotions and transmitting a local distribution message including the promotions to a local distribution network;

a local distribution network coupled to local distribution server and configured for receiving the transmitted local distribution message and transmitting a promotion signal including the promotions to a mobile device associated with the local distribution network;

a plurality of promotion client identification devices each configured for generating an identification signal indicating a proximity to one of the promotion clients; and

a mobile device configured for receiving the broadcast message, displaying one of the promotions provided in the broadcast message, receiving the transmitted promotion signal, storing the promotions received within the transmitted promotion signal, receiving one of the generated promotion client identification signals, and displaying the promotion of the promotion client associated with the received one generated promotion client identification signal.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the promotion server is configured for hosting a webpage enabled for receiving one of the promotions from one of the promotion clients.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the promotion server is configured for receiving a promotion from a coupled promotion client database server.

21. The system of claim 18 wherein the broadcast server is associated with a public service message broadcast system providing broadcast messages to a plurality of broadcast target areas.

22. The system of claim 18 wherein the promotion includes a discount, a coupon, directions, specials, promotion client address, product information, service information, and promotion client data.

23. The system of claim 18 wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile computer, a pager, a mobile telephone, and a personal digital assistant.

24. The system of claim 18 wherein the local distribution server is a wireless network server and the local distribution network is a wireless communication system.

25. The system of claim 24 wherein the wireless communication system is a Bluetooth network.

26. The system of claim 18 wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone or personal digital assistant configured with Bluetooth.

27. The system of claim 18 wherein the mobile device is configured for receiving a second generated promotion client identification signal having a second promotion client identifier and displaying a second promotion associated with the promotion client of the second promotion client identifier.

28. The system of claim 18 wherein the promotion client identification devices generate the identification signal to indicate a proximity to a location of one of the promotion clients.

29. The system of claim 18 wherein the transmitted promotion signal includes a mobile device application program for programming the mobile devices for displaying one or more of the promotions as a function of the received promotion client identifier.

30. A method of distributing a promotion to a user, the method comprising:

receiving a first plurality of promotions associated with a plurality of promotion clients having locations within a target area, each promotion being associated with a promotion client identifier of one promotion client;

broadcasting the promotions to mobile devices located within the target area;

receiving a second plurality of promotions associated with the promotion clients having a location within a local distribution area;

transmitting a plurality of second promotions and associated promotion client identifiers to a mobile device located within the local distribution area;

transmitting mobile device instructions to a mobile device located within the local distribution area;

receiving a promotion client identification signal including the promotion client identifier; and

displaying one of the second promotions as a function of the received promotion client identifier.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising receiving a second promotion client identification signal including the second promotion client identifier;

and

displaying a second one of the second promotions as a function of the received second promotion client identifier.