METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING LOCATION-BASED TRANSACTIONS
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1. A method comprising facilitating access to at least one interface configured to allow access to at least one service, the at least one service configured to perform at least the following:
- determining to associate transaction information with a geographic location, the transaction information relating to a third party selection of goods, services, or a combination thereof;
determining one or more recipients of at least one of the goods and services based, at least in part, on the transaction information; and
determining to transmit a notification related to the transaction information to respective devices of the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on location information associated with the one or more respective devices and the geographic location.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for managing location-based transactions. A posting application determines to associate transaction information with a geographic location, the transaction information relating to one or more users. The posting application determines location information associated with respective devices of the one or more users. The posting application determines to transmit a notification related to the one or more transactions to the respective devices based, at least in part, on the location information.
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1. A method comprising facilitating access to at least one interface configured to allow access to at least one service, the at least one service configured to perform at least the following:
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determining to associate transaction information with a geographic location, the transaction information relating to a third party selection of goods, services, or a combination thereof; determining one or more recipients of at least one of the goods and services based, at least in part, on the transaction information; and determining to transmit a notification related to the transaction information to respective devices of the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on location information associated with the one or more respective devices and the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, determine to associate transaction information with a geographic location, the transaction information relating to a third party selection of goods, services, or a combination thereof; determine one or more recipients of at least one of the goods and services based, at least in part, on the transaction information; and determine to transmit a notification related to the transaction information to respective devices of the one or more recipients based, at least in part, on location information associated with the one or more respective devices and the geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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