METHOD FOR DETERMINING USER INTEREST IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING
First Claim
1. A method for selecting and sending advertisements to a user based on the user'"'"'s interests as determined by the user'"'"'s location information, comprising:
- receiving a user'"'"'s location information;
updating the user'"'"'s location history based on the received location information;
updating the user'"'"'s interest profile based on the updated location history information;
selecting one or more advertisement based on the updated user'"'"'s interest profile; and
transmitting the selected one or more advertisement for presentation to the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that selects and sends advertisements to a user based on the user'"'"'s interests as determined by the user'"'"'s location information is disclosed. The method may include receiving a user'"'"'s location information, updating the user'"'"'s location history based on the received location information, updating the user'"'"'s interest profile based on the updated location history information, selecting one or more advertisement based on the updated user'"'"'s interest profile, and transmitting the selected one or more advertisement for presentation to the user.
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1. A method for selecting and sending advertisements to a user based on the user'"'"'s interests as determined by the user'"'"'s location information, comprising:
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receiving a user'"'"'s location information; updating the user'"'"'s location history based on the received location information; updating the user'"'"'s interest profile based on the updated location history information; selecting one or more advertisement based on the updated user'"'"'s interest profile; and transmitting the selected one or more advertisement for presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus that selects and sends advertisements to a user based on the user'"'"'s interests as determined by the user'"'"'s location information, comprising:
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an advertisement database that stores a plurality of advertisements; and a user interest processing module that receives a user'"'"'s location information, updates the user'"'"'s location history based on the received location information, updates the user'"'"'s interest profile based on the updated location history information; and an advertisement selection unit that selects one or more advertisement from the advertisement database based on the updated user'"'"'s interest profile, and transmitting the selected one or more advertisement for presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a user location register; a mobile device location determination unit that determines a user'"'"'s location information and stores the determined user location information to the user location register; and a transceiver that transmits the stored user location information to a personalized advertising selection unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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