Providing promotion information to a device based on location
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a network device via a local area network access point, data indicating a geographic location associated with a mobile communication device, wherein the data is received in response to the local area network access point receiving a beacon signal from the mobile communication device;
selecting, by the network device, promotion information based on the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device, wherein the promotion information is associated with a provider of goods or services; and
transmitting the promotion information to the mobile communication device;
wherein the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device is approximated to be the geographic location of the local area network access point.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a network device, data indicating a geographic location associated with a mobile communication device. The method also includes selecting promotion information based on the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device. The method further includes transmitting the promotion information to the mobile communication device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a network device via a local area network access point, data indicating a geographic location associated with a mobile communication device, wherein the data is received in response to the local area network access point receiving a beacon signal from the mobile communication device; selecting, by the network device, promotion information based on the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device, wherein the promotion information is associated with a provider of goods or services; and transmitting the promotion information to the mobile communication device; wherein the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device is approximated to be the geographic location of the local area network access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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sending, from a beacon signal from a mobile communication device to a local area network access point; and receiving, at the mobile communication device from a network device associated with an information provider, promotion based on a geographical location associated with the mobile communication device provided to the network device by the local area network access point, wherein the promotion information is received in response to the beacon signal; wherein the promotion information is associated with a provider of goods or services; and wherein the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device is approximated to be the geographic location of the local area network access point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; sending a beacon signal to a local area network access point, and receiving promotion information from a network device associated with an information provider, the promotion information based on a geographical location provided to the network device by the local area network access point, wherein the promotion information is received in response to the beacon signal; wherein the promotion information is associated with a provider of goods or services; and wherein the geographic location associated with the mobile communication device is approximated to be the geographic location of the local area network access point. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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