METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME-AWARE AND LOCATION-AWARE MARKETING
First Claim
1. A method of communicating inferred information to a wireless device user, comprising:
- determining a location of a wireless device and a time of day at the location of the wireless device;
inferring an interest of the wireless device user;
and transmitting data to said wireless device;
wherein said data is related to the inferred interest of the wireless device user.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating inferred information to a wireless device user are disclosed. A method comprises determining a location of the wireless device and a time of day at the location of the wireless device inferring an interest of the wireless device user and transmitting data to said device; wherein said data is related to the inferred interest of the wireless device user. A method also comprises inferring the interest of the wireless device user based upon the devices vicinity to at least one business entity. Another method comprises transmitting information to the wireless device user that is related to the business in which the wireless device user is in the vicinity.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of communicating inferred information to a wireless device user, comprising:
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determining a location of a wireless device and a time of day at the location of the wireless device; inferring an interest of the wireless device user; and transmitting data to said wireless device;
wherein said data is related to the inferred interest of the wireless device user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system of communicating inferred information to at least one wireless device, comprising:
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at least one information originating entity configured to communicate with the at least one wireless device; and at least one database storing wireless device information, the at least one database being operably connected to the at least one information originating entity and storing wireless device information; wherein the at least one information originating entity is configured to infer at least one interest of a user of the at least one wireless device based on a location associated with the wireless device, a time of day associated with the wireless device, and at least one user preference associated with the wireless device; wherein the at least one information originating entity automatically transmits data related to the inferred interest to the at least one wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program product comprising:
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a storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising; program code configured to interact with at least one information originating entity configured to communicate with at least one wireless device; and program code configured to receive data related to at least one inferred interest of a user of the at least one wireless device automatically transmitted by the information originating entity, wherein the at least one inferred interest is based on a location associated with the wireless device, a time of day associated with the wireless device, and at least one user preference associated with the wireless device.
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