Receiving Location Based Advertisements on a Wireless Communication Device

• US 20080057924A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1995
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brett Stewart
• Original Assignee: Brett Stewart
• Inventors: Stewart, Brett
• Application Number:
  US11/931,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20080057924A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0295 Proximity-based methods, e.g. position inferred from reception of particular signals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7435 Location dependent, e.g. Bussiness or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices

Abstract

A geographic-based communications service system has a mobile unit for transmitting/receiving information, and access points connected to a network. The access points are arranged in a known geographic locations and transmit and receive information from the mobile unit. When one of the access points detects the presence of the mobile unit, it sends a signal to the network indicating the location of the mobile unit and the information requested by the mobile unit. Based on the signal received from the access point, the network communicates with information providers connected to the network and provides data to the mobile unit through the access point corresponding to the location of the mobile unit.

Claims

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon a profile of the user.

6. The method of claim 6, wherein the advertisement comprises information regarding goods or services proximate to the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

10. A wireless communication device comprising:

a wireless receiver and transmitter configured to receive and transmit information over a wireless communication link, wherein the wireless receiver and transmitter is operable to communicate over the wireless communication link with a wireless access point coupled to a network; and

computing logic configured to wirelessly transmit a geographic location of the wireless communication device and receive promotion information dependent upon the transmitted geographic location, and wherein the computing logic is further configured to present the promotion information on the wireless communication device after said receiving.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the computing logic comprises a processor.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon a profile of the user.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon past transactions of the user.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the promotion information comprises promotions of a first provider of goods and/or services proximate to the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the promotion information comprises an advertisement.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the advertisement comprises information regarding goods or services proximate to the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the geographic location of the wireless communication device comprises a geographic location of an access point communicating with the wireless communication device and the promotion information is dependent upon the geographic location of the access point.

18. The device of claim 10, wherein the computing logic is configured to receive the known location of a wireless access point wirelessly communicating with the wireless communication device, thereby advising the wireless communication device of its location.

19. The device of claim 10, wherein the computing logic comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores program instructions which are executable by the processor to:

wirelessly transmit a geographic location of a wireless communication device from the wireless communication device;

receive promotion information dependent upon the transmitted geographic location; and

present the promotion information on the wireless communication device after said receiving.

20. A program product comprising a machine-readable medium including program logic therein that when executed perform the functions of:

transmitting a geographic location of a wireless communication device from the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link;

receiving promotion information dependent upon the transmitted geographic location over the wireless communication link; and

presenting the promotion information to a user on the wireless communication device after said receiving.

1. A method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting a geographic location of a wireless communication device from the wireless communication device;

receiving promotion information dependent upon the transmitted geographic location; and

presenting the promotion information on the wireless communication device after said receiving.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon past transactions of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotion information comprises promotions of a first provider of goods and/or services proximate to the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotion information comprises an advertisement.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an access point communicates with the wireless communication device, the method further comprising:

receiving the geographic location of the wireless communication device from the access point.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic location of the wireless communication device comprises a geographic location of an access point communicating with the wireless communication device and the promotion information is dependent upon the geographic location of the access point.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the known location of a wireless access point wirelessly communicating with the wireless communication device, thereby advising the wireless communication device of its location.

21. The program product of claim 20, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon a profile of the user.

22. The program product of claim 20, wherein the promotion information comprises promotions of a first provider of goods and/or services proximate to the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

22-1. The program product of claim 20, wherein the advertisement comprises information regarding goods or services proximate to the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

23. The program product of claim 20, wherein the promotion information comprises an advertisement.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the identity information of the user indicates a profile of the user and wherein the promotion information is dependent upon the profile of the user.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein said promotion information comprises advertising related to goods or services.

23-2. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores program instructions which are executable by the processor to;

transmitting a geographic location of a wireless communication device from the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link;

receiving promotion information dependent upon the transmitted geographic location over the wireless communication link; and

presenting the promotion information to a user on the wireless communication device after said receiving.