Real-Time Wireless E-Coupon (Promotion) Definition Based on Available Segment

• US 20080120186A1
• Filed: 01/22/2008
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jokinen, Jukka, Mattila, Jouka, Suomela, Riku, Blants, Lioudmila, Pitkanen, Risto, Pienimaki, Sami
• Granted Patent: US 7,769,633 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0249 based upon budgets or funds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0276 Advertisement creation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

Advertising messages are provided to mobile terminals of those users identified by user information as meeting certain criteria, such as users fitting particular user profiles and/or users located in a particular desired location. The content of the advertising messages is dynamically generated based on the number of mobile terminals to whom the advertising message is to be sent and the advertising message is sent to the identified mobile terminals over a mobile network or a short range communication signal. In the latter case, location information may be sent to the mobile terminal along with an advertising message. Where the content of an advertising message comprises an electronic coupon, the value of the coupon depends on the number of mobile terminals to whom the advertising message is to be sent. A mobile terminal user can redeem an electronic coupon by transmitting it from his mobile terminal to a coupon redemption terminal.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving information associated with at least one advertising campaign including at least one specific criterion;

receiving information associated with a plurality of mobile terminals;

selecting at least two of the plurality of mobile terminals using the at least one specific criterion;

creating an advertising message to be sent to the selected at least two mobile terminals, the advertising message including content dynamically generated based on a number of mobile terminals selected using the at least one specific criterion to receive the advertising message; and

transmitting the advertising message to the selected at least two mobile terminals.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises the number of mobile terminals in a specific location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises profiles of the selected at least two mobile terminals.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises the number of mobile terminals in a specific location and profiles of the selected at least two mobile terminals.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving information associated with a plurality of mobile terminals comprises receiving user profile information and mobile terminal location information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of creating the advertising message comprises dynamically assigning a monetary value to the advertising message.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein dynamically assigning a monetary value comprises using a second criterion to determine the monetary value.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the monetary value is in a form of an electronic coupon.

9. An apparatus comprising:

an advertisement database configured to contain information associated with at least one advertising campaigns including at least one specific criterion;

a service utilization database configured to contain information associated with a plurality of mobile terminals;

a memory; and

a processor, operatively connected to the memory, configured to;

select at least two of the plurality of mobile terminals using the at least one specific criterion;

dynamically create an advertising message to be sent to the selected at least two mobile terminals, the advertising message including content dynamically generated based on a number of mobile terminals selected using the at least one specific criterion to receive the advertising message; and

transmit the advertising message to the selected at least two mobile terminals.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises the number of mobile terminals in a specific location.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises profiles of the selected at least two mobile terminals.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises the number of mobile terminals in a specific location and profiles of the selected at least two mobile terminals.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the information associated with a plurality of mobile terminals comprises user profile information and mobile terminal location information.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the advertising message comprises a dynamically assigned monetary value.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the dynamically assigned monetary value is associated with a second criterion.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the dynamically assigned monetary value is associated with an electronic coupon.

17. A computer readable storage medium containing computer readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising:

receiving information associated with at least one advertising campaigns including at least one specific criterion;

receiving information associated with a plurality of mobile terminals;

selecting at least two of the plurality of mobile terminals using the at least one specific criterion;

creating an advertising message to be sent to the selected at least two mobile terminals, the advertising message including content dynamically generated based on a number of mobile terminals selected using the at least one specific criterion to receive the advertising message; and

transmitting the advertising message to the selected at least two mobile terminals.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises the number of mobile terminals in a specific location.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises profiles of the selected at least two mobile terminals.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the at least one specific criterion comprises the number of mobile terminals in a specific location and profiles of the selected at least two mobile terminals.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein receiving information associated with a plurality of mobile terminals further comprises receiving user profile information and mobile terminal location information.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein creating the advertising message further comprises dynamically assigning a monetary value to the advertising message.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed, determine the monetary value using a second criterion.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the monetary value is in a form of an electronic coupon.