INTEGRATED NETWORK BASED E-COMMERCE AND ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20130005331A1
• Filed: 11/16/2010
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tapingo Ltd. (GrubHub Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tapingo Ltd. (GrubHub Inc.)
• Inventors: Turgeman, Avi, Ellman, Jonathan, Barzilai, Oren, Hamenahem, Amir, Almog, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 9,544,734 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and method are provided for forming an integrated communication network. The network includes a plurality of locally distributed integrated communications modules (ICMs) which are placed at predetermined positions. The ICMs monitor a plurality of roaming communication devices that communicate using both the cellular communication network and the internet. Further, the integrated communication network forms a private data base on the roaming sender communication device to allow data communication with a specifically identified roaming communication device.

Claims

1. An integrated communication system, said system comprising:

(a) a cellular application communication network;

(b) a global internet network;

(c) a server adapted to communicate with both the cellular application communication network and the global internet network;

(d) a plurality of roaming communication devices adapted to communicate via both the cellular communication network and the internet network;

(e) a plurality of locally distributed integrated communication modules (ICMs) placed at a predetermined position and comprising;

i) at least one global communication module;

ii) at least one local communication module; and

iii) an interface for communication between said at least one global communication module and said at least one local communication module;

wherein said ICMs are adapted to detect a short-range position dependent signal from an approaching roaming communication device and to report real time position data of said communication device to at least one of said networks whereby said global internet network is operative to provide position-dependent data to said roaming device responsive to said real time position data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the roaming devices are capable of identifying nearby POS using a local or global network and interact with the POS using the local or global medium and further to interact with their surroundings via local or global network.

6. The invention of claim 1 or 3 wherein each roaming communication device comprises a system browser.

7. The invention of claim 1 or 3 wherein said position-dependent data comprises information relating to at least one commercial entity in the vicinity of at least one communication unit.

10. The invention of claim 3 or 1 wherein said locally distributed ICMs comprise at least four modules selected from:

i) a wireless BT module;

ii) a Pic module;

iii) an optional wireless Wifi module;

iv) an optional wireless GSM module;

v) an ETH module; and

vi) a USB module.

3. A method of performing a transaction, said method comprising:

(a) monitoring a plurality of roaming communication devices, wherein said devices are adapted to communicate via both a cellular communication network and an internet network;

(b) deploying a plurality of locally distributed integrated communication modules (ICMs), wherein said ICMs are placed at a predetermined position and comprise;

i) at least one global communication module;

ii) at least one local communication module; and

iii) an interface for communication between said at least one global communication module and said at least one local communication module; and

(c) providing position-dependent data to said roaming device responsive to said real time position data, thereby enabling a user of said device to perform a transaction employing said position-dependent data.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the monitoring step further comprises detecting a short-range position dependent signal from an approaching roaming communication device.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein said monitoring step further comprises reporting real time position data of said communication device to at least one of said networks.

8. The method of claim 3 wherein said monitoring step further comprises detecting at least one of said roaming communication devices by a plurality of static communication devices, each adapted to communicate via at least one of the cellular communication network and the internet network.

9. The method of claim 3 further comprising providing self-maintained automatically regenerated tags for each of said plurality of roaming communication devices.