SELECTING AND PROCESSING OFFERS TO COMPLETE TASKS, RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND CONSUMER REWARDS PROGRAMS BASED ON LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method for issuing a market research survey to a consumer based on a physical location of the consumer, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a market research application executing on a computer, physical location information for a user of a mobile device remotely located from the computer;
identifying, by the market research application, vendors having a physical location proximate to the mobile device location information;
enumerating one or more market research surveys for the identified vendors; and
transmitting at least one of the enumerated market research surveys to the user of the mobile device.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes, among other things, a method. The method may include receiving a location associated with a user and a mobile device. The method may also include determining a research program for a vendor based at least in part on the location. The method may also include sending information about the research program to the mobile device. The method may also include receiving a request for participation in the research program. The method may also include sending at least one inquiry associated with the research program to the mobile device. The method may also include receiving a response to the at least one inquiry from the mobile device.
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1. A method for issuing a market research survey to a consumer based on a physical location of the consumer, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a market research application executing on a computer, physical location information for a user of a mobile device remotely located from the computer; identifying, by the market research application, vendors having a physical location proximate to the mobile device location information; enumerating one or more market research surveys for the identified vendors; and transmitting at least one of the enumerated market research surveys to the user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for issuing a market research survey to a consumer based on a physical location of the consumer, the system comprising:
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a mobile device accessed by a user, the mobile device remotely located from a computer; a market research application executing on the computer to; obtain physical location information for the user of the mobile device, identify vendors having a physical location proximate to the mobile device location information, enumerate one or more market research surveys for the identified vendors; the computer transmitting at least one of the enumerated market research surveys to the user of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a server, a location associated with a user and a mobile device; determining, by the server, a research program for a vendor based at least in part on the location; sending, by the server, information about the research program to the mobile device; receiving, by the server, a request for participation in the research program; sending, by the server, at least one inquiry associated with the research program to the mobile device; and receiving, by the server, a response to the at least one inquiry from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile device, a request to access at least one research program for a vendor; determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; sending, by the mobile device, the location to a server; receiving, by the mobile device, information about a research program from the server, the research program based at least in part on the location; receiving, by the mobile device, a request for participation in the research program; sending, by the mobile device, the request for participation to the server; and receiving, by the mobile device, at least one inquiry associated with the research program. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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