Systems and methods to recommend businesses to a user of a wireless device based on a location history associated with the user
First Claim
1. A method, used by a location based service system including at least one server having at least one network interface, of identifying a physical named location visited by a user of a wireless device having a wireless communication interface and a geographic location sensor, storing the identified named location in a location history associated with the user, and recommending a business of interest to the user, comprising the acts of:
- a) receiving, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to the geographic location of the wireless device determined based at least in part on information from the geographic location sensor of the wireless device;
b) transmitting, to the wireless device, the name of at least two of a plurality of named locations selected because they are near the geographic location of the wireless device based on a database including named locations and associated geographic location information;
c) receiving, from the wireless device, an indicated named location, selected from the at least two of a plurality of named locations, corresponding to the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device to verify the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device;
d) storing information indicating that the user of the wireless device visited the physical named location in the location history associated with the user;
e) receiving at a subsequent time, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to an updated geographic location of the wireless device determined based at least in part on information from the geographic location sensor of the wireless device; and
,f) transmitting, to the wireless device, a recommended business of interest to the user, based on the updated geographic location of the wireless device and the location history associated with the user.
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Abstract
In general, the invention relates to methods and systems that record the location of a user and determine the corresponding physical named location (e.g. business location) visited by the user. The system further provides suggested or recommended destinations and targeted content to the user. A network includes a server programmed with a database of location information, a database of user information, payment account information, and a wireless communication system capable of communicating with the user'"'"'s mobile device. The location of the mobile device is ascertained and recorded. The system determines the physical named location (e.g. business location) visited by the user at a particular time and stores the information in a location history. The system further provides suggested or recommended businesses of interest based on the user'"'"'s current location and location history.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, used by a location based service system including at least one server having at least one network interface, of identifying a physical named location visited by a user of a wireless device having a wireless communication interface and a geographic location sensor, storing the identified named location in a location history associated with the user, and recommending a business of interest to the user, comprising the acts of:
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a) receiving, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to the geographic location of the wireless device determined based at least in part on information from the geographic location sensor of the wireless device; b) transmitting, to the wireless device, the name of at least two of a plurality of named locations selected because they are near the geographic location of the wireless device based on a database including named locations and associated geographic location information; c) receiving, from the wireless device, an indicated named location, selected from the at least two of a plurality of named locations, corresponding to the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device to verify the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device; d) storing information indicating that the user of the wireless device visited the physical named location in the location history associated with the user; e) receiving at a subsequent time, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to an updated geographic location of the wireless device determined based at least in part on information from the geographic location sensor of the wireless device; and
,f) transmitting, to the wireless device, a recommended business of interest to the user, based on the updated geographic location of the wireless device and the location history associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22)
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12. A system that identifies a physical named location visited by a user of a wireless device, and recommends a business of interest to the user, comprising:
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a) a system including at least one server including a central processing unit, network interface, and memory; b) a memory of the system containing information associated with a plurality of named locations including the name and geographic location information; c) the system configured to use a network interface of the system to receive data corresponding to the geographic location of the wireless device based at least in part on information from a geographic location sensor of the wireless device; d) a central processing unit of the system configured to generate a list of at least two named locations, based on a database including named locations and associated geographic location information, corresponding to physical named locations selected because they are near the geographic location of the wireless device; e) the system configured to use a network interface to transmit the list of at least two named locations to the wireless device; f) the system configured to use a network interface to receive an indicated named location from the list of the named locations corresponding to the physical named location visited to verify the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device; g) the system configured to store the indicated named location in a memory of the system as the physical named location visited by a user of a wireless device in a location history associated with the user; h) the system configured to use a network interface to receive at a subsequent time, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to an updated geographic location of the wireless device; and
,i) the system configured to use a network interface to transmit, to the wireless device, a recommended business of interest to the user, based on the updated geographic location of the wireless device and the location history associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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23. A method, used by a location based service system including at least one server having at least one network interface, of identifying a physical named location visited by a user of a wireless device having a wireless communication interface and a geographic location sensor, storing the identified named location in a location history associated with the user, and recommending a business of interest to the user, comprising the acts of:
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a) receiving, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to the geographic location of the wireless device determined based at least in part on information from the geographic location sensor of the wireless device wherein the information from the geographic location sensor is generated while the wireless device is physically located at the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device; b) transmitting, to the wireless device, the name of at least two named locations near the geographic location of the wireless device based on a database including named locations and associated geographic location information wherein one of the at least two named locations is the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device; c) receiving, from the wireless device, the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device, selected from the at two named locations, that verifies with the location based service system the physical named location visited by the user of the wireless device; d) storing information indicating that the user of the wireless device visited the physical named location in the location history associated with the user; e) receiving at a subsequent time, from the wireless device, geographic location information corresponding to an updated geographic location of the wireless device determined based at least in part on information from the geographic location sensor of the wireless device; and
,f) transmitting, to the wireless device, a recommended business of interest to the user, based on the updated geographic location of the wireless device and the location history associated with the user.
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