Location-Based Information-Geo Retail Notification
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a customer profile with customer data;
receiving sales data from a retailer;
determining a location of a customer mobile device;
determining that the location of the customer mobile device is within a threshold distance of the retailer;
determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data; and
responsive to determining that the specified location of the customer mobile device is within a threshold distance of the retailer, and determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data, sending a notification message to the customer mobile device.
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Abstract
Sales information corresponding to one or more retailers is collected and stored. A customer/user can access the sales information using a client application running on his mobile device. The access may be responsive to a customer profile that establishes the customer'"'"'s preferences or tastes. The access may be responsive to detecting that the customer'"'"'s mobile device is within a threshold distance of one or more matching retailers. The access may be responsive to a customer request to obtain the sales information. One or more reminder notes may be sent to the customer to serve as a reminder that the customer likely needs to acquire a product or service.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a customer profile with customer data; receiving sales data from a retailer; determining a location of a customer mobile device; determining that the location of the customer mobile device is within a threshold distance of the retailer; determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data; and responsive to determining that the specified location of the customer mobile device is within a threshold distance of the retailer, and determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data, sending a notification message to the customer mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory configured to store computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive customer data from a customer computing device; receive sales data from a retailer computer; determine that a customer mobile device is located within a threshold distance of a location of a retailer corresponding to the retailer computer; determine that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data; and send a notification message to the customer mobile device responsive to determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving customer data from a customer computing device; receiving sales data from a plurality of retailer computers; determining that a customer mobile device is located within a threshold distance of a location of a retailer corresponding to at least one of the retailer computers; determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data corresponding to the at least one of the retailer computers; and sending a notification message to the customer mobile device responsive to determining that the customer mobile device is located within a threshold distance of a location of a retailer corresponding to at least one of the retailer computers and determining that the customer data sufficiently matches the sales data corresponding to the at least one of the retailer computers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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