Receiving location based advertisements on a wireless communication device

• US 8,583,723 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2012
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wayport, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wayport, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stewart, Brett B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Hieu
• Application Number:
  US13/647,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20130036010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 400 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/202, 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0295 Proximity-based methods, e.g. position inferred from reception of particular signals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7435 Location dependent, e.g. Bussiness or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices

Abstract

A geographic-based communications service system has a mobile unit for transmitting/receiving information, and access points connected to a network. The access points are arranged in a known geographic location and transmit and receive information from the mobile unit. When one of the access points detects the presence of the mobile unit, it sends a signal to the network indicating the location of the mobile unit and the information requested by the mobile unit. Based on the signal received from the access point, the network communicates with information providers connected to the network and provides data to the mobile unit through the access point corresponding to the location of the mobile unit.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting identification information that indicates a user of a wireless communication device from the wireless communication device to an information provider, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to be carried by the user;

receiving, at the wireless communication device from the information provider via a wireless access point that provides network access to the wireless communication device, promotion information customized for the user, the promotion information corresponding to possible future actions of the user, dependent upon geographic information based on a geographical location of the access point and past transactions of the user corresponding to the identification information, and generated in response to the geographic information and the identification information, wherein the promotion information comprises at least one promotion of at least one of goods and a service associated with the geographic information; and

presenting the promotion information at the wireless communication device after receiving the promotion information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotion information is further dependent upon a profile of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotion information comprises an advertisement.

4. A wireless communication device comprising:

a wireless receiver and a wireless transmitter respectively configured to receive and transmit information over a wireless communication link, wherein the wireless receiver and the wireless transmitter are operable to communicate over the wireless communication link with a wireless access point coupled to the wireless communication device and a network, and wherein the wireless communication device is configured to be carried by a user; and

computing logic configured to be executed by a processor of the wireless communication device to wirelessly transmit identification information that identifies the user of the wireless communication device, and wirelessly receive promotion information customized for the user from an information provider via the wireless access point, wherein the promotion information comprises at least one promotion of at least one of goods and a service proximate to a geographic location of the wireless access point, the promotion information corresponds to possible future actions of the user and is determined by an information provider based on the geographic location, the identification information, and past transactions of the user corresponding to the identification information and is generated in response to the geographic location and the identification information, and wherein the computing logic is further configured to be executable by the processor to present the promotion information at the wireless communication device after receiving the promotion information.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 4, wherein the promotion information is further dependent upon a profile of the user.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 4, wherein the computing logic is further configured to receive a geographic location of a wireless access point wirelessly communicating with the wireless communication device, thereby advising the wireless communication device of the geographic location of the wireless communication device.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 4, wherein the promotion information is further dependent upon a profile of the user corresponding to the identification information.

8. A system comprising:

a processor;

a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit first data via at least one wireless communication link to a wireless access point;

a receiver coupled to the processor and configured to receive second data via the at least one wireless communication link from the wireless access point; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores program instructions which are executable by the processor to cause the system to;

transmit, via the transmitter and the wireless access point, the first data that includes identification information that indicates a user of the system;

receive, via the receiver and the wireless access point from an information provider, the second data that includes promotion information customized for the user, the promotion information comprising at least one promotion of at least one of goods and a service proximate to a geographic location of the wireless access point, the promotion information corresponding to possible future actions of the user, and determined by the information provider dependent upon the geographic location of the access point and past transactions of the user corresponding to the identification information, and the promotion information generated in response to the geographic location and the identification information; and

present the promotion information to the user after receiving the promotion information;

wherein the system is configured to be carried by the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the identification information indicates a profile of the user and wherein the promotion information is further dependent upon the profile of the user.