METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MERCHANT SEARCH AND OFFER PRESENTATION
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1. A system comprising:
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a communication device coupled to the processor, the communication device in communication with a network; and
a medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by the processor to perform a method, the method comprising;
receiving a search request from a user transmitted over said network;
determining at least one of a location of the user and a desired search location of the user;
determining a search response based on a user profile and the at least one of a location of the user and a desired location of the user; and
sending the search response, over said network, to a mobile device associated with the user.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code, and means for receiving a search request from a user operating a wireless device, determining at least one of a location and a desired search location of the user, determining a search response based on a user profile and the at least one of a location and a desired search location, and transmitting a response to the wireless device. In some embodiments, the response includes at least one of an offer and a display sequence selected based at least in part on the user profile.
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor; a communication device coupled to the processor, the communication device in communication with a network; and a medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by the processor to perform a method, the method comprising; receiving a search request from a user transmitted over said network; determining at least one of a location of the user and a desired search location of the user; determining a search response based on a user profile and the at least one of a location of the user and a desired location of the user; and sending the search response, over said network, to a mobile device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving a search request from a user transmitted over a network; determining at least one of a location of the user and a desired search location of the user; determining a search response based on a user profile and the at least one of the location of the user and a desired search location of the user; and sending the search response, over said network, to a mobile device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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