SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING SHOPPING CENTER SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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Abstract
This is directed to systems and methods for enhancing a user'"'"'s experience at a shopping center. In some embodiments, an integrated application available on an electronic device can provide information for promotional and available sales of goods and services, allow a user to browse and search through available content providers of the shopping center, such as parking, restaurants, and clothing stores, to purchase content based on the personal needs of a user. In some embodiments, an application available on an electronic device can check for the availability of particular items and show ratings or reviews for stores carrying the items. In some embodiments, In particular, the integrated application can provide a “heat map” to indicate popular areas of or items in a mall.
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39 Claims
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21. A method comprising:
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connecting a portable electronic device of a user to a server of a shopping center; receiving with the portable electronic device, from the server, product sales information associated with products available from a shopping center provider at the shopping center; detecting with the portable electronic device the user'"'"'s preference for a product; determining a location of the portable electronic device; receiving a time-sensitive personalized promotion for the product to be redeemed at a shopping center provider proximate to the location of the portable electronic device, wherein the time-sensitive personalized promotion includes an expiration time; and displaying the time-sensitive personalized promotion on the portable electronic device along with the expiration time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A portable electronic device comprising:
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communication circuitry configured to connect the portable electronic device of a user to a server of a shopping center and receive, from the server, product sales information associated with products available from a shopping center provider at the shopping center; a storage component storing the user'"'"'s preference for a product; a location module configured to determine a location of the portable electronic device; wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to receive a time-sensitive personalized promotion for the product to be redeemed at a shopping center provider proximate to the location of the portable electronic device, wherein the time-sensitive personalized promotion includes an expiration time; and a display for displaying the time-sensitive personalized promotion on the portable electronic device along with the expiration time. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
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connecting a portable electronic device of a user to a server of a shopping center; receiving with the portable electronic device, from the server, product sales information associated with products available from a shopping center provider at the shopping center; detecting with the portable electronic device the user'"'"'s preference for a product; determining a location of the portable electronic device; receiving a time-sensitive personalized promotion for the product to be redeemed at a shopping center provider proximate to the location of the portable electronic device, wherein the time-sensitive personalized promotion includes an expiration time; and displaying the time-sensitive personalized promotion on the portable electronic device along with the expiration time.
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39. A server comprising:
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communication circuitry configured to connect receive, from a shopping center provider, product sales information associated with products available from a shopping center provider at the shopping center; a storage component storing the user'"'"'s preference for a product; a location module configured to determine a location of the portable electronic device; wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to send, to a portable electronic device, a time-sensitive personalized promotion for the product to be redeemed at a shopping center provider proximate to the location of the portable electronic device, wherein the time-sensitive personalized promotion includes an expiration time and is configured to be displayed on the a display of the portable electronic device along with the expiration time.
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