Method and system for generating real-time directions associated with product promotions
First Claim
1. A computer system for transmitting incentive data to a user device, said computer system comprising:
- a computer processor; and
associated memory;
wherein said memory stores data specifying a retail center location of a retail center, a geographical region which surrounds said retail center location, and incentive data, said incentive data associated in said memory with said geographical region;
wherein said computer system is configured to;
receive user device location data, indicating user device location of a user device;
respond to receipt of said user device location data by determining a user device region determination indicating whether said user device location is within said geographical region; and
respond to said user device region determination by, transmitting after a delay a prompt to download said incentive data to a user device address associated with said user device if said region determination indicates said user device location is not within said geographical region, and transmitting with no delay said prompt to said user device address if said region determination indicates that said user device location is within said geographical region.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating customized incentives involving electronic distribution of coupons to remote personal computers based on proximity of the computer to a retail center are disclosed. A repository, such as an online service provider or a web site on the Internet, stores packages of incentive data for downloading automatically or on demand to a user'"'"'s computer. A plurality of data fields is used to associate a user'"'"'s location with a specific incentive. The incentive data corresponds to remote user computers in a predetermined geographic area. Means for identifying remote user computers in a predetermined geographic area and means for providing direction data, such as maps, etc. to the remote user computer are disclosed.
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6 Claims
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1. A computer system for transmitting incentive data to a user device, said computer system comprising:
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a computer processor; and associated memory; wherein said memory stores data specifying a retail center location of a retail center, a geographical region which surrounds said retail center location, and incentive data, said incentive data associated in said memory with said geographical region; wherein said computer system is configured to; receive user device location data, indicating user device location of a user device; respond to receipt of said user device location data by determining a user device region determination indicating whether said user device location is within said geographical region; and respond to said user device region determination by, transmitting after a delay a prompt to download said incentive data to a user device address associated with said user device if said region determination indicates said user device location is not within said geographical region, and transmitting with no delay said prompt to said user device address if said region determination indicates that said user device location is within said geographical region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer implemented method for transmitting incentive data to a user device, said method comprising:
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storing, in memory of a computer system having a processor and said memory, data specifying a retail center location of a retail center, a geographical region which surrounds said retail center location, and incentive data, said incentive data associated in said memory with said geographical region; receiving in said computer system user device location data, indicating user device location of a user device; said processor responding to receipt of said user device location data by determining a user device region determination indicating whether said user device location is within said geographical region; said processor responding to said user device region determination by, transmitting after a delay a prompt to download said incentive data to a user device address associated with said user device if said region determination indicates said user device location is not within said geographical region, and transmitting with no delay said prompt to said user device address if said region determination indicates that said user device location is within said geographical region. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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