SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED ONLINE INFORMATION
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Abstract
A method and system for providing personalized and integrated online services for communications and commercial transactions both in private and public venues. The invention provides personalized information that is conveniently accessible through a network of public access stations (or terminals) which are enabled by a personal system access card (e.g., smart card). The invention also provides advertisers the opportunity to directly engage actual and potential user-consumers with selected advertising or marketing content based on each user'"'"'s profile and usage history.
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41 Claims
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27. A system for providing personalized online information comprising:
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a database storing information comprising personal information and a location associated with each of a plurality of users, and business advertisement information and a location associated with one or more products or services; and a server coupled to the database and configured to identify a portion of said information stored within said database based on a particular user'"'"'s personal information or location, wherein said identified portion of information comprises business advertisement information associated with one of said one or more products or services having a location that is in proximity to said particular user'"'"'s location, and transmit said identified portion of information within said database to said particular user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for providing a personalized online information comprising:
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means for storing information comprising personal information and a location associated with each of a plurality of users, or business advertisement information and a location associated with one or more products or services; and means for identifying a portion of said stored information based on a particular user'"'"'s personal information or location, wherein said identified portion of information comprises business advertisement information associated with one of said one or more products or services having a location that is in proximity to said particular user'"'"'s location, and means for transmitting said identified portion of information to said particular user.
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36. A method for providing a personalized online information comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for information from a user; identifying first information comprising personal information or a location associated with said user; identifying second information comprising business advertisement information associated with a product or service having a location that is in proximity to said location associated with said user, and transmitting said second information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing a personalized online information comprising the steps of:
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receiving address information from a user, determining a location from said address information, identifying business information associated with a business having a location that is in proximity to said determined location, and transmitting said business information to said user.
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41. A method for providing personalized online information comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a location associated with a user, and receiving business advertisement information associated with a business having a location that is in proximity to said location associated with said user.
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