LOCATION-BASED SERVICE SYSTEM

• US 20130036012A1
• Filed: 08/01/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Miiroad Inc.
• Original Assignee: Miiroad Inc.
• Inventors: LIN, Mao-Hsi, Lin, Hsiu-Ping
• Application Number:
  US13/564,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20130036012A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of managing location-based advertising in a location-based service system between a server side and client sides, said method comprising storing member accounts registered in the location-based service system in first database on the server side; storing advertisement files in second database on the server side; and selecting a first member account from the member accounts on the server side, distance between member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and advertisement coordinate corresponding with specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to first distance; transmitting at least one of the specified one of the advertisement files or link corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files to a first client side corresponding with the selected first member account from the server side; and increasing value of points of the selected first member account by first amount on the server side.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of managing location-based advertising in a location-based service system between a server side and client sides, said method comprising:

storing a plurality of member accounts registered in the location-based service system in a first database on the server side;

storing a plurality of advertisement files in a second database on the server side; and

selecting a first member account from the plurality of member accounts on the server side,

wherein a distance between a member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and an advertisement coordinate corresponding with a specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a first distance;

transmitting at least one of the specified one of the advertisement files or a link corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files to a first client side corresponding with the selected first member account from the server side; and

increasing a value of points of the selected first member account by a first amount on the server side.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

updating the member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account on the server side according to a current location of the first client side; and

if a distance between the updated member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance,

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by a second amount on the server side.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

updating the member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account on the server side according to a current location of the first client side; and

if a distance between the updated member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance,

decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

updating the member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account on the server side according to a current location of the first client side; and

if a distance between the updated member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance,

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by a second amount and decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the second amount.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the location-based service system comprises a second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files, the method further comprising:

receiving a first notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the first notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if a distance between a location of the first client side and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance to achieve a near-field connection (NFC) between the first client side and the second client side; and

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by a second amount.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the location-based service system comprises a second client side corresponding with the selected one of the advertisement files, the method further comprising:

receiving a first notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the first notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if a distance between a location of the first client side and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance to achieve a near-field connection (NFC) between the first client side and the second client side; and

decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the location-based service system comprises a second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files, the method further comprising:

receiving a first notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the first notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if a distance between a location of the first client side and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance to achieve a near-field connection (NFC) between the first client side and the second client side; and

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by a second amount and decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the second amount.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the location-based service system comprises a second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files, the method further comprising:

receiving a second notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the second notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if the first client side is in a range capable of coupling with the second client side via wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi); and

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by a second amount.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the location-based service system comprises a second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files, the method further comprising:

receiving a second notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the second notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if the first client side is in a range capable of coupling with the second client side via wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi); and

decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the location-based service system comprises a second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files, the method further comprising:

receiving a second notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the second notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if the first client side is in a range capable of coupling with the second client side via wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi); and

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by a second amount and decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the second amount.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account comprises a longitude-latitude coordinate corresponding with a current location of the selected first client side.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account comprises a longitude-latitude coordinate corresponding with a default location registered in the location-based service system.

16. A computer-implemented method of managing location-based advertising in a location-based service system between a server side and client sides, said method comprising:

storing a plurality of member accounts registered in the location-based service system in a first database on the server side;

storing a plurality of advertisement files in a second database on the server side; and

selecting a first member account from the plurality of member accounts on the server side,

wherein a distance between a member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and an advertisement coordinate corresponding with a specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a first distance;

transmitting at least one of the specified one of the advertisement files or a link corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files to a first client side corresponding with the selected first member account from the server side;

updating the member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account on the server side according to a current location of the first client side; and

if a distance between the updated member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance,

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by at least one of a first amount or a second amount on the server side.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprises:

if a distance between the updated member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance,

decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the second amount.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the first amount.

20. A computer-implemented method of managing location-based advertising in a location-based service system between a server side and a first client side or a second client side, said method comprising:

storing a plurality of member accounts registered in the location-based service system in a first database on the server side;

storing a plurality of advertisement files in a second database on the server side; and

selecting a first member account from the plurality of member accounts on the server side,

wherein a distance between a member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and an advertisement coordinate corresponding with a specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a first distance;

transmitting at least one of the specified one of the advertisement files or a link corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files to a first client side corresponding with the selected first member account from the server side;

receiving a first notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files,

wherein the first notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if a distance between a location of the first client side and the advertisement coordinate corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a second distance to achieve a near-field connection (NFC) between the first client side and the second client side; and

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by at least one of a first amount or a second amount and decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the second amount.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the first amount.

23. A computer-implemented method of managing location-based advertising in a location-based service system between a server side and a first client side or a second client side, said method comprising:

storing a plurality of member accounts registered in the location-based service system in a first database on the server side;

storing a plurality of advertisement files in a second database on the server side; and

selecting a first member account from the plurality of member accounts on the server side,

wherein a distance between a member coordinate corresponding with the selected first member account and an advertisement coordinate corresponding with a specified one of the advertisement files is smaller than or equal to a first distance;

transmitting at least one of the specified one of the advertisement files or a link corresponding with the specified one of the advertisement files to a first client side corresponding with the selected first member account from the server side;

receiving a second notice on the server side from the first client side or the second client side,

wherein the second client side corresponds with the selected one of the advertisement files,

wherein the second notice is generated on the first client side or the second client side if the first client side is in a range capable of coupling with the second client side via wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi); and

increasing the value of the points of the selected first member account by at least one of a first amount or a second amount and decreasing a value of points of a second member account from the plurality of member accounts by a third amount,

wherein the second member account corresponds with the specified one of the advertisement files on the server side.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the second amount.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the third amount is larger than or equal to the first amount.