Location, destination and other contextual information-based mobile advertisements
First Claim
1. At least one computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
- obtaining contextual data including current state data from a location-sensing device of a mobile system;
selecting an advertisement for output based on the contextual data; and
outputting the advertisement to an output mechanism of the mobile system.
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Abstract
Described is a technology by which an advertisement is selected for output on a mobile (e.g., vehicle navigation) system based on contextual data, including current state data from a location-sensing (e.g., GPS) device. The advertisement may be an image displayed at a location on a map corresponding to a physical location of the advertiser. The contextual data may include location, direction and destination data, user preference data and user-provided data such as calendar, task and/or contacts data. Examples of other contextual data include age data, gender data, number of vehicle occupants data, vehicle make data, vehicle model data, and/or vehicle style data. In one aspect, the user may interact with the advertisement, e.g., to communicate an order for a product or service corresponding to the advertisement.
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20 Claims
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1. At least one computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
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obtaining contextual data including current state data from a location-sensing device of a mobile system; selecting an advertisement for output based on the contextual data; and outputting the advertisement to an output mechanism of the mobile system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a mobile computing environment, a method comprising:
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outputting an advertisement based upon contextual data including current state data; receiving changed current state data corresponding to a change in the current state data relative to a previous state; and determining whether to output a different advertisement based upon the contextual data including the changed current state data, and if so, selecting the different advertisement based upon the contextual data including the changed current state data, and outputting the different advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a mobile computing environment having a mapping mechanism, a system comprising:
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a data store set containing advertisements; and an advertisement selection mechanism coupled to a source of contextual data including current state data, and coupled to access the data store to select a selected advertisement from the data store based on the contextual data, and to output the advertisement to the mapping mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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