System and method for advertising
First Claim
1. A system for advertising goods and services provided by retailers to consumers with the retailers and the consumers electronically communicating with one another through a network, said system comprising:
- a controller of said system;
a first communication device of the consumer communicated with said controller;
a second communication device of the retailer communicated with said controller and said first communication device;
a global positioning system operably communicated with said controller to determine location of the consumer relative the location of the retailer; and
a program of said controller adaptable to receive information associated with at least one of the goods and services from the retailer and assign an identifier to at least one of the goods and services to present said identifier to the consumer through the first communication device as said global positioning system determines location of the consumer relative the location of the retailer thereby providing the consumer with option to redeem said identifier for at least one of the goods and services at the location of the retailer.
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Abstract
A system of the present invention provides system and method for location based advertising of goods and services provided by retailers to attract potential consumers. The system networks the retailers and the consumers subscribed to the system. A controller of the system allows the retailers to input the information about the goods and services to be sold through virtual coupons. A program of the controller is adaptable to store predetermined numerical or non-numerical identifiers with each of the identifiers representing a particular good and service of the retailer. A global positioning system is operably communicated with the controller to determine location of the consumer proximate to the retailer and electronically transmitting virtual coupon(s) to the communications device of the consumer thereby providing the consumer with option to redeem the coupon in exchange for discount or free goods and/or services at the retailer'"'"'s establishment.
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1. A system for advertising goods and services provided by retailers to consumers with the retailers and the consumers electronically communicating with one another through a network, said system comprising:
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a controller of said system; a first communication device of the consumer communicated with said controller; a second communication device of the retailer communicated with said controller and said first communication device; a global positioning system operably communicated with said controller to determine location of the consumer relative the location of the retailer; and a program of said controller adaptable to receive information associated with at least one of the goods and services from the retailer and assign an identifier to at least one of the goods and services to present said identifier to the consumer through the first communication device as said global positioning system determines location of the consumer relative the location of the retailer thereby providing the consumer with option to redeem said identifier for at least one of the goods and services at the location of the retailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for advertising goods and services provided by retailers to consumers with the retailers and the consumers electronically communicating with one another through a networks, said method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a controller of the system with a first communication device of the consumer; connecting a second communication device of the retailer with the controller and the first communication device; connecting a global positioning system with the controller to determine location of the consumer relative the location of the retailer; connecting a program to the controller to receive information associated with at least one of the goods and services from the retailer; and assigning an identifier to at least one of the goods and services to present thereby presenting the identifier to the consumer through the first communication device as the global positioning system determines location of the consumer relative the location of the retailer providing the consumer with option to redeem the identifier for at least one of the goods and services at the location of the retailer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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