Location-based advertising message serving for mobile communication devices
First Claim
1. A location-aware mobile communication device system comprising:
- a location determination component determining the relative locations of a plurality of mobile devices within a defined area;
a map display component displaying a scalable map on each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices;
an advertising component displaying an advertising message delivered from an ad server, the advertising message including content relevant to a characteristic of a user or activity performed by the user and is in the form of a text advertising message, coupon and/or graphic element that is superimposed over a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device displayed on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device of the user, displayed in an interstitial display page of the graphical user interface or displayed as a text-based message, and wherein the ad message is transmitted in response to a location of the user.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a location sharing network manager process are described. The process is executed on a server computer coupled to a plurality of location aware mobile communication devices over a wireless network. The process determines the geographic location of a mobile communication device operated by a user within an area, displays a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, and superimposes on the map the respective locations of one or more of the mobile communication devices. An advertising platform manager provides tools for an advertiser to create and transmit relevant ad messages to a user based on specific location, time, and profile data of the user. The ad messages can be provided in the form of a text advertising message, coupon and/or graphic element.
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18 Claims
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1. A location-aware mobile communication device system comprising:
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a location determination component determining the relative locations of a plurality of mobile devices within a defined area; a map display component displaying a scalable map on each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices; an advertising component displaying an advertising message delivered from an ad server, the advertising message including content relevant to a characteristic of a user or activity performed by the user and is in the form of a text advertising message, coupon and/or graphic element that is superimposed over a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device displayed on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device of the user, displayed in an interstitial display page of the graphical user interface or displayed as a text-based message, and wherein the ad message is transmitted in response to a location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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providing, by a server, an advertising campaign including a plurality of advertising messages for transmitting to users of mobile devices at different times and locations; receiving, by the server, the geographic location of a mobile communication device operated by a user within an area; and transmitting to the mobile communication device for display, at least one of the plurality of advertising messages, wherein the advertising message includes content relevant to a characteristic of the user or activity performed by the user and is in the form of a graphic element that is superimposed over a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device, a text advertising message, and/or coupon displayed (a) on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device of the user, (b) in an interstitial display page of the graphical user interface or (c) as a text-based message, and wherein the ad message is transmitted in response to a location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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In a processing system; determining the relative locations of a mobile device within a defined area; displaying an advertising message delivered from an ad server on the mobile device, the advertising message including content relevant to a characteristic of a user of the mobile device or activity performed by the user and is in the form of a graphic element that is superimposed over a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device, a text advertising message, and/or coupon displayed (a) on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device of the user, (b) in an interstitial display page of the graphical user interface or (c) as a text-based message, and wherein the ad message is transmitted in response to a location of the user.
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