SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING CURRENT AND FUTURE ACTIVITY INFORMATION AMONG MOBILE INTERNET USERS AND METHODS THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating commercial offerings to a user of a computing device connectable with a network, said commercial offering pertaining to a product or a service provided by a merchant, the method comprising:
- receiving a first set of data comprising activity information of said user, said activity information pertaining to an activity occurring during a time period, said first set of data including location information;
comparing said first set of data with a second set of data, said second set of data including location information specified by said merchant; and
if said first set of data satisfies one or more conditions specified for said comparison with said second set of data, rendering said commercial offering available to said user via said network.
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Abstract
The invention relates, in one embodiment to a computer-implemented method implemented via the Internet for coordinating an activity between a user of a mobile Internet device and other users communicating through the Internet. The method includes receiving activity information pertaining to the event from the user via the mobile Internet device. The activity pertains to an activity occurring during a time period that overlaps the time the activity information is received. The method further includes transmitting the activity information to a backend database coupled to the Internet, the backend database being remote from the mobile Internet device. The method further includes rendering the activity information accessible to at least one recipient via the Internet. The recipient represents a subset of the users coupled to the Internet and having access privilege to information pertaining to the event involving the user.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating commercial offerings to a user of a computing device connectable with a network, said commercial offering pertaining to a product or a service provided by a merchant, the method comprising:
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receiving a first set of data comprising activity information of said user, said activity information pertaining to an activity occurring during a time period, said first set of data including location information; comparing said first set of data with a second set of data, said second set of data including location information specified by said merchant; and if said first set of data satisfies one or more conditions specified for said comparison with said second set of data, rendering said commercial offering available to said user via said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for facilitating commercial offerings to a user of a computing device connectable with a network, said commercial offering pertaining to a product or a service provided by a merchant, the method comprising:
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receiving a first set of data comprising activity information of said user, said activity information pertaining to an activity occurring during a time period, said first set of data including activity type information; comparing said first set of data with a second set of data, said second set of data including activity type information specified by said merchant; and if said first set of data satisfies one or more conditions specified for said comparison with said second set of data, rendering said commercial offering available to said user via said network.
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14. A computer-implemented method for facilitating commercial offerings to a user of a computing device, said commercial offering pertaining to a product or a service provided by a merchant, the method comprising:
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transmitting the commercial offering to the user of the computing device including a bar code displayable on a display of the computing device; and presenting the bar code, displayed on display of the computing device, to said merchant for scanning by a bar code scanning device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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