Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information
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1. A computer-implemented method for targeted product offering, the method comprising:
- receiving product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network;
receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information associated with customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers;
generating, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products; and
sending, by a computer, automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers.
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Abstract
Targeted products are offered over a communications network. Product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products is received. Customer data from a plurality of customers comprising personal information about customers is received. Using the data, at least one user-specific product offering from the plurality of products is generated. Automated messages comprising the at least one user-specific product offering to the one or more customers are then sent.
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1. A computer-implemented method for targeted product offering, the method comprising:
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receiving product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network; receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information associated with customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers; generating, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products; and sending, by a computer, automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product for, when executed by a processor, performing a method for targeted advertising, the method comprising:
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receiving product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network; receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information about customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers; generating, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products; and sending automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A targeted advertising system, the system comprising:
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a database to receive product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network, the database also receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information associated with customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers; a communication interface to generate, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products; and a computer service sub-system to send automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for targeted product offering, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer, product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network, the product data comprising data corresponding to identical products for sale by more than one of the distributors; receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information about the customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers; generating, by the computer, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products; and outputting, by the computer, the user-specific product offerings for display to the one or more customers.
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