LOCATION-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY

• US 20140136312A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cox Communications Incorporated (Cox Enterprises Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Cox Communications Incorporated (Cox Enterprises Incorporated)
• Inventors: Saksena, Asheesh, Gopinath, Radhakrishnan, Roka, Pujan
• Application Number:
  US13/801,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136312A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems and methods related to location-based content delivery. Data from one or more indoor position system (IPS) beacons may be received. A location for a user device may be determined based at least in part on the received data. Content, such as advertisements, may be retrieved based at least in part on the location of the user device. A notification generated based at least in part on the content may be transmitted to the user device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a content delivery system comprising one or more computers, data from one or more indoor positioning system (IPS) beacons;

determining, by the content delivery system, a location of a user device based at least in part on the received data;

retrieving, by the content delivery system, content based at least in part on the location of the user device; and

transmitting, by the content delivery system, a notification generated based at least in part on the retrieved content.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data further comprises information associated with the user device, the one or more IPS beacons, or an IPS local coverage area.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein retrieving the content further comprises:

retrieving, by the content delivery system, the content based at least in part on a user profile associated with a user of the user device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein retrieving the content further comprises:

retrieving, by the content delivery system, the content based at least in part on the retrieved user profile.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

transmitting, by the content delivery system, a plurality of notifications to the user device, wherein each of the plurality of notifications is transmitted at a frequency based at least in part on one of the retrieved user profile or a parameter specified by a merchant.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is a coupon.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the content delivery system from the user device, a request to redeem the coupon.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the request to redeem the coupon is received via a redemption URL.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the notification comprises a pre-defined message from a merchant.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data from the one or more IPS beacons comprises a MAC address associated with the user device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

retrieve the content based at least in part on a user profile associated with a user of the user device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

retrieve the content based at least in part on the retrieved user profile.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit a plurality of notifications to the user device, wherein each of the plurality of notifications is transmitted at a frequency based at least in part on one of the retrieved user profile or a parameter specified by a merchant.

11. A system comprising:

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

receive data from one or more indoor positioning system (IPS) beacons;

determine a location of a user device based at least in part on the received data;

retrieve content based at least in part on the location of the user device; and

transmit a notification generated based at least in part on the retrieved content.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the data further comprises information associated with the user device, the one or more IPS beacons, or an IPS local coverage area.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the content is a coupon.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive, from the user device, a request to redeem the coupon.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the request to redeem the coupon is received via a redemption URL.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the notification comprises a pre-defined message from a merchant.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the data from the one or more IPS beacons comprises a MAC address associated with the user device.