Method and system for generating location based purchase incentives based on predicted route of travel
First Claim
1. A method of operating a mobile device comprising:
- a mobile device analyzing GPS coordinate data from a GPS receiver on the mobile device to determine a plurality of locations of the mobile device as the mobile device travels along a route and an associated timeframe when the mobile device is at each of the plurality of locations;
the mobile device recording the plurality of locations and associated timeframes in a location log stored on the mobile device;
the mobile device analyzing the location log to predict a subsequent location of the mobile device and an associated timeframe that the mobile device will be at the subsequent location;
the mobile device determining a merchant proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device; and
the mobile device generating a purchase incentive for use by the mobile device at the merchant determined to be proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Providing a purchase incentive to a mobile device based for example the user'"'"'s location, predicted route of travel, and prior transactions. A tracking server computer determines a number of locations of a mobile device as it travels along a route and an associated timeframe when it is at each of the locations. The tracking server computer records the locations and associated timeframes in a location log and analyzes the location log to predict a subsequent location and associated timeframe that the mobile device will be at that location. The tracking server computer then determines a merchant proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device and generates a purchase incentive for use at the merchant and delivers the purchase incentive to the mobile device. In the alternative, the incentive may be generated by a merchant computer or the mobile device.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of operating a mobile device comprising:
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a mobile device analyzing GPS coordinate data from a GPS receiver on the mobile device to determine a plurality of locations of the mobile device as the mobile device travels along a route and an associated timeframe when the mobile device is at each of the plurality of locations; the mobile device recording the plurality of locations and associated timeframes in a location log stored on the mobile device; the mobile device analyzing the location log to predict a subsequent location of the mobile device and an associated timeframe that the mobile device will be at the subsequent location; the mobile device determining a merchant proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device; and the mobile device generating a purchase incentive for use by the mobile device at the merchant determined to be proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device comprising a GPS receiver, processing circuitry, and a memory, wherein the processing circuitry is programmed to execute an app on the mobile device which performs the steps of:
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the mobile device analyzing GPS coordinate data from the GPS receiver to determine a plurality of locations of the mobile device as the mobile device travels along a route and an associated timeframe when the mobile device is at each of the plurality of locations; the mobile device recording the plurality of locations and associated timeframes in a location log stored in the memory; the mobile device analyzing the location log to predict a subsequent location of the mobile device and an associated timeframe that the mobile device will be at the subsequent location; the mobile device determining a merchant proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device; and the mobile device generating a purchase incentive for use by the mobile device at the merchant determined to be proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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