System and method for providing content to a mobile device

• US 8,135,777 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2009
• Issued: 03/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Colligan, Edward T., Vadasz, David, Cousineau, Bernard P., Daetz, David D., Duarte, Matias G.
• Primary Examiner(s): BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D
• Application Number:
  US12/422,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20100159904A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,065 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A method of providing content to a mobile device includes accessing data provided by an information management application running on a mobile device using a processing circuit, accessing location data for the mobile device using the processing circuit, and triggering a display of a generic notification using the processing circuit based at least in part on the data provided by the information management application and the location data at a predetermined time.

Claims

1. A method for providing content to a mobile device, the method being performed by one or more servers and comprising:

accessing data provided by at least one information management application running on the mobile device;

accessing location data of the mobile device, the location data identifying a location of the mobile device;

selecting, from a plurality of content data provided by a plurality of content sources, content data provided by a first content source, based, at least in part, on the data provided by the at least one information management application and the location data; and

communicating with the mobile device to cause a generic notification to be presented on a display of the mobile device at a predetermined time, wherein the generic notification (i) is based, at least in part, on the selected content data, and (ii) provides information that is not specific to the first content source;

wherein the data provided by the at least one information management application includes data from at least one calendar appointment; and

wherein the generic notification is provided based, at least in part, on historical usage data of the mobile device stored in a memory of the mobile device, the historical usage data being accessed by the one or more servers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data provided by the at least one information management application includes data from at least one contact entry.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the location data indicates at least one of an anticipated location and a current location of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generic notification includes a selectable link to additional data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the additional data includes advertisement data selected based, at least in part, on the data provided by the at least one information management application and the location data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generic notification is provided in a status area of the display of the mobile device and is represented by an identifier that is smaller than a plurality of other identifiers representing applications available to the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is configurable by a user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a generic notification to at least one other mobile device based, at least in part, on the data provided by the at least one information management application and the location data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one other mobile device is identified from at least one of a contacts application and a social network listing stored on the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

formatting the generic notification based, at least in part, on characteristics of the mobile device.

11. A system for providing content to mobile devices, the system comprising:

at least one server comprising one or more processors, the at least one server configured to;

access data provided by at least one information management application running on a first mobile device and location data of the first mobile device, wherein the location data identifies a location of the first mobile device;

select, from a plurality of content data provided by a plurality of content sources, content data provided by a first content source corresponding to a first content based, at least in part, on the data provided by the at least one information management application running on the first device and the location data;

provide a generic notification that is based, at least in part, on the content data corresponding to the first content to the first mobile device, the generic notification providing information that is not specific to the first content source;

receive an input associated with the first mobile device based, at least in part, on the first content; and

provide second content to at least one second mobile device based, at least in part, on the input received;

wherein the data provided by the at least one information management application includes data from at least one calendar appointment; and

wherein the generic notification is provided based, at least in part, on historical usage data of the first mobile device stored in a memory of the mobile device, the historical usage data being accessed by the at least one server.

12. The system of claim 11,

wherein the first content includes advertisement data, the advertisement data including a selectable link to additional data;

and

wherein the input comprises a selection of the selectable link.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second content comprises advertisement data associated with the first content.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one server is further configured to identify the at least one second mobile device based, at least in part, on accessing data stored on the first device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the data stored on the first mobile device includes at least one of data from a contact application, data from a social network list, and data from an email application.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first content includes an indicator provided in a status area of a display of the first mobile device.

17. A method for providing content to a mobile device, the method being performed by one or more servers and comprising:

accessing historical data from a first memory of the mobile device, the historical data including data associated with a user'"'"'s pattern of use of the mobile device;

accessing location data of the mobile device from a second memory, the location data corresponding to a location of the mobile device;

selecting, from a plurality of content data provided by a plurality of content sources, content data from a first content source, based, at least in part, on the historical data and the location data; and

communicating with the mobile device to cause a generic notification to be presented on a display of the mobile device, wherein the generic notification (i) is based, at least in part, on the selected content data, and (ii) provides information that is not specific to the first content source;

wherein the generic notification is provided based, at least in part, on data, accessed by the one or more servers, from at least one calendar appointment and provided by an information management application running on the mobile device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the generic notification is selectable by the user to in order to provide the user with additional content.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the generic notification is provided in a status area of the display of the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the user'"'"'s pattern of use indicates a pattern of at least one of device usage, messaging, web browsing, device locations, and device movement.