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Provision of location-based services utilizing user movement statistics

  • US 7,756,534 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2006
  • Issued: 07/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing location-based services, the method comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining profile information for users associated with respective mobile user devices associated with a wireless network;

    obtaining location information for said mobile user devices;

    generating user movement statistics based on the location and profile information; and

    controlling delivery of at least one message to a given one of the mobile user devices based on the user movement statistics;

    wherein the user movement statistics characterize movement of multiple users over a designated geographic region for a particular period of time; and

    wherein the user movement statistics comprise information sufficient to determine approximately how many users having particular designated characteristics are likely to be in a given location within the designated geographic region at a given time subsequent to the particular period of time.

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