LOCATION BASED DYNAMIC COUPONS
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, using a network based positioning system comprising a server and at least one access point, location information for a plurality of users at a first time in an area associated with the network based positioning system;
analyzing the location information and a set of rules associated with the area to create a first offer; and
communicating a message including the first offer to a first user, wherein the message is associated with a first location, and wherein the first location is in the area associated with the network based positioning system.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for location based dynamic coupons are presented. In some embodiments, location information for a plurality of users in an area associated with the network based positioning system is determined. The location information may be analyzed using a set of rules associated with the area to create an offer associated with a location within the area. The offer may then be communicated to one or more users. In alternate embodiments, user density may be used to create offers for users, and the offers may be directed toward influencing users to move from a high user density location to a low user density location.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, using a network based positioning system comprising a server and at least one access point, location information for a plurality of users at a first time in an area associated with the network based positioning system; analyzing the location information and a set of rules associated with the area to create a first offer; and communicating a message including the first offer to a first user, wherein the message is associated with a first location, and wherein the first location is in the area associated with the network based positioning system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a first plurality of network enabled access points; and a server coupled to the first plurality of network enabled access points, the server comprising; a processor; and a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor; wherein the server receives location information from a plurality of user computing devices within an area via the first plurality of network enabled access points, analyzes the location information and a set of rules from the computer readable storage device associated with the area to create a first offer; and
communicates a message including the first offer to a first user. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system comprising:
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means for receiving network based location information for users within an area; means for calculating a user density distribution for users within the area; means for creating an offer associated with a location in the area based on the user density distribution; and means for communicating the offer to one or more users. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor coupled to the storage medium, cause the processor to implement a method comprising:
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determining, using a network based positioning system comprising a server and at least one access point, location information for a plurality of users at a first time in an area associated with the network based positioning system; analyzing the location information and a set of rules associated with the area to create a first offer; and communicating a message including the first offer to a first user, wherein the message is associated with a first location, and wherein the first location is in the area associated with the network based positioning system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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