Passive Shopper Identification Systems Utilized to Optimize Advertising
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1. A method of optimizing advertising comprising:
- activating a loyalty tracking device on a personal mobile communications device;
allowing a consumer to enter a retail establishment;
tracking the consumer'"'"'s presence and shopping behaviors utilizing the loyalty tracking device in combination with a mobile communications device;
correlating the tracking behaviors with a specific customer identification number;
storing said tracking data; and
utilizing the tracking data to optimize advertisements.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of optimizing advertising. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for utilizing a mobile communications device to track consumer shopping patterns and purchases in association with a loyalty tracking device, which uniquely identifies each particular customer as they proceed through a shopping environment.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing advertising comprising:
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activating a loyalty tracking device on a personal mobile communications device; allowing a consumer to enter a retail establishment; tracking the consumer'"'"'s presence and shopping behaviors utilizing the loyalty tracking device in combination with a mobile communications device; correlating the tracking behaviors with a specific customer identification number; storing said tracking data; and utilizing the tracking data to optimize advertisements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating an advertisement with optimized advertising variable settings for an advertising target group, the method comprising:
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a consumer entering a retail establishment; tracking the consumer'"'"'s shopping behaviors utilizing the loyalty tracking device in combination with a mobile communications device; correlating the tracking behaviors with a specific customer identification number; storing said tracking data; and utilizing the tracking data to optimize advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. computer program product for implementing within a computer system a method for generating an advertisement with optimized advertising variable settings for an advertising target group, the computer program product comprising:
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a consumer entering a retail establishment; tracking the consumer'"'"'s shopping behaviors utilizing the loyalty tracking device in combination with a mobile communications device; correlating the tracking behaviors with a specific customer identification number; storing said tracking data; and utilizing the tracking data to optimize advertisement.
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