SELECTING AND PROCESSING OFFERS TO COMPLETE TASKS, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND CONSUMER REWARDS PROGRAMS BASED ON LOCATION

• US 20120066026A1
• Filed: 08/17/2011
• Published: 03/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Sample Incorporated
• Original Assignee: United Sample Incorporated
• Inventors: Dusig, Matthew, Lavin, Gregg, Sobolevsky, Steven
• Application Number:
  US13/211,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20120066026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.32
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method. The method may include receiving a location associated with a mobile device. The method may also include determining at least one offer to complete at least one task based at least in part on the location. The method may also include sending the at least one offer to the mobile device. The method may also include receiving a selection of an offer by a user of the mobile device. The method may also include sending a request for data associated with the selection of the offer. The method may also include receiving data associated with the request from the mobile device. The method may also include determining acceptability of the data. The method may also include allocating compensation to the user according to the acceptability of the data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server, a location associated with a mobile device;

determining, by the server, at least one offer to complete at least one task based at least in part on the location;

sending, by the server, the at least one offer to the mobile device;

receiving, by the server, a selection of an offer by a user of the mobile device;

sending, by the server, a request for data associated with the selection of the offer;

receiving, by the server, data associated with the request from the mobile device;

determining, by the server, acceptability of the data; and

allocating, by the server, compensation to the user according to the acceptability of the data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the location further comprises:

receiving, by the server, coordinates corresponding to the location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the location further comprises:

receiving, by the server, an address corresponding to the location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one offer further comprises:

determining, by the server, the at least one offer based at least in part on a distance between the location associated with the mobile device and a location of an enterprise for a third party associated with the at least one offer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one offer further comprises:

determining, by the server, the at least one offer based at least in part on a profile of the user of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the request for data further comprises:

sending the request for information associated with a task.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the data associated with the request further comprises:

receiving at least one of an image, a video file, and a response to a question.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the acceptability of the data further comprises:

determining a number of completed tasks and a number of uncompleted tasks according to the data associated with the request; and

determining the number of completed tasks exceeds a threshold number of tasks.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the acceptability of the data further comprises:

determining a period of time between display of the request for data on the mobile device and receipt of the data associated with the request falls below a threshold of time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the acceptability of the data further comprises:

determining a distance between a location of the mobile device when sending the data associated with the request and a location of an enterprise for a third party falls below a threshold distance.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the location of the mobile device when sending the data associated with the request is a location associated with at least one of an image or a video file.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein allocating the compensation to the user further comprises:

increasing an amount in an account associated with the user.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the server, a notification to the mobile device that the at least one offer can be selected when a distance between the location of the mobile device and a location of an enterprise for a third party falls below a threshold.

14. A method comprising:

determining, by a mobile device, a location associated with the mobile device;

sending, by the mobile device, the location to a server;

receiving, by the mobile device, at least one offer from a third party to complete a task based at least in part on the location;

sending, by the mobile device, a selection of an offer;

receiving, by the mobile device, a request for data associated with the selection;

sending, by the mobile device, data associated with the request; and

receiving, by the mobile device, a notification of compensation based at least in part on acceptability of the data.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the location further comprises:

receiving, by the mobile device, signals from positioning satellites; and

determining, by the mobile device, the location based on the signals.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the location further comprises:

triangulating signals received from positioning satellites.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein sending the data associated with the request further comprises:

sending at least one of an image, a video file, and a response to a question.