System for dynamically pushing information to a user utilizing global positioning system

• US 7,525,450 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2005
• Issued: 04/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Corrino Holdings LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Khi Acquisitions LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Amin, Himanshu S., Miller, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg, George A
• Application Number:
  US11/196,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20050272442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,364 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/539.13, 340/995.1, 340/995.24, 701/200, 707 1- 5, 707/10, 707/104.1, 705/10, 705/14, 455/422.1, 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 340/995.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A computer implemented method is provided for directing region-specific information. The method receives information relating to location of users, and provides location-specific information to the users.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source is associated with (i) a demographic code and (ii) one or more location codes, wherein each location code corresponds to a geographic region;

maintaining an index of communications devices, wherein each communications device is associated with a demographic code; and

initiating the transmission of relevant data to a communications device in response to receiving (i) an identifier corresponding to the communications device and (ii) an indication of the geographic position of the communications device, wherein the relevant data originates from at least one information source that is associated with both (i) a location code corresponding to a geographic region within a defined distance from the geographic position specified in the received indication, and (ii) a demographic code associated with the communications device specified in the received indication.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the relevant data is based on the time and day that the indication is received.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the association of each communications device with a demographic code is based on one or more of (i) an annual income of the communications device user, (ii) a vehicle owned by the communications device user, (iii) an Internet search history of the communications device user, and/or (iv) a purchase history of the communications device user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the association of each communications device with a corresponding demographic code is received from a network source.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the information source is an Internet website.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is based on one or more location codes encoded in data associated with the information source.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is received from a network data source.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the association of each information source with a corresponding demographic code is received from a network data source.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the indication of the geographic position of the communications device is received from the communications device.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein indication of the geographic position of the communications device is received from a system that monitors the geographic position of the communications device.

11. A system comprising:

an information source database comprising an index of information sources, wherein each information source is associated with (i) a demographic code and (ii) one or more location codes, wherein each location code corresponds to a geographic region;

a communications device database comprising an index of communications devices, wherein each communications device is associated with a demographic code; and

a processor for initiating the transmission of relevant data to a communications device in response to receiving (i) an identifier corresponding to the communications device and (ii) an indication of the geographic position of the communications device, wherein the relevant data originates from at least one information source that is associated with both (i) a location code corresponding to a geographic region within a defined distance from the geographic position specified in the received indication, and (ii) a demographic code associated with the communications device specified in the received indication.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the relevant data is based on the time and day that the indication is received.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the association of each communications device with a demographic code is based on one or more of (i) an annual income of the communications device user, (ii) a vehicle owned by the communications device user, (iii) an Internet search history of the communications device user, and/or (iv) a purchase history of the communications device user.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the association of each communications device with a corresponding demographic code is received from a network source.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the information source is an Internet website.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is based on one or more location codes encoded in data associated with the information source.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is received from a network data source.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the association of each information source with a corresponding demographic code is received from a network data source.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the indication of the geographic position of the communications device is received from the communications device.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein indication of the geographic position of the communications device is received from a system that monitors the geographic position of the communications device.

21. A computer readable media with instructions to cause a processor to perform the steps of:

maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source is associated with (i) a demographic code and (ii) one or more location codes, wherein each location code corresponds to a geographic region;

maintaining an index of communications devices, wherein each communications device is associated with a demographic code; and

initiating the transmission of relevant data to a communications device in response to receiving (i) an identifier corresponding to the communications device and (ii) an indication of the geographic position of the communications device, wherein the relevant data originates from at least one information source that is associated with both (i) a location code corresponding to a geographic region within a defined distance from the geographic position specified in the received indication, and (ii) a demographic code associated with the communications device specified in the received indication.