Method and system for synchronizing delivery of promotional material to computing devices

• US 9,240,015 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2009
• Issued: 01/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AD Persistence LLC
• Original Assignee: A2Zlogix, Inc.
• Inventors: Nemitz, George M., Spinella, Vincent James, Konkimalla, Rajiv, Nowalk, Stephen Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Luis A
• Application Number:
  US12/463,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20100287035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,447 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14.67, 705/14.49, 705/14.66, 705/14.64, 705/14.4, 710/100, 710/200, 710/220, 707/610, 713/375, 713/400
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A system and method for identifying, managing, and synchronizing delivery and storage of promotional material to computing devices associated with a user. The system and method are configured to receive a request from one or more of the user'"'"'s computing devices to synchronize the delivery of the promotional material to at least a portion of the user'"'"'s device portfolio. Advantageously, tile action triggering the sending of the synchronization request may include an interaction with the promotional material or an interaction with a web service application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for synchronizing delivery of promotional material to a plurality of computing devices associated with a user, the method comprising:

delivering, by a promotional material synchronization computer, promotional material for storage on a first computing device associated with a user, wherein the promotional material is delivered as a result of an interaction with a first web service;

storing, by the promotional material synchronization computer, an association between the promotional material and profile information of the user;

initiating, by a synchronization module executed by a second computing device, a synchronization request in response to at least one of;

a launch of a second web service, a powering on of the second computing device, launching an application associated with the second web service, a request to update the profile information, or a launch of a program associated with the synchronization module;

receiving, by the promotional material synchronization computer, the synchronization request comprising the profile information;

identifying, by the promotional material synchronization computer, the promotional material previously stored on the first computing device based at least in part on the synchronization request and the profile information; and

delivering, by the promotional material synchronization computer to the second computing device, the promotional material previously stored on the first computing device for storage on the second computing device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the synchronization request comprises a request for data to be synchronized with the second web service.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising determining, by the promotional material synchronization computer, a format of the promotional material suitable for processing by the second computing device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising associating, by the promotional material synchronization computer, an additional computing device with the profile information.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising determining, by the promotional material synchronization computer, a format of the promotional material suitable for processing by the additional computing device.

6. A system for synchronizing delivery of promotional material to a plurality of computing devices associated with a user, the system comprising:

a promotional material synchronization computer configured to communicatively connect to a first promotion management module of a first computing device and a second promotion management module of a second computing device, the promotional material synchronization computer configured to;

deliver promotional material to the first promotion management module for storage on the first computing device, wherein the promotional material is delivered as a result of an interaction with a first web service,

store an association between the promotional material and profile information of the user,

receive a synchronization request comprising the profile information from the second promotion management module of the second computing device,

identify the promotional material previously delivered to the first computing device based at least in part on the profile information, and

deliver, to the second promotion management module of the second computing device, the promotional material previously delivered to the first promotion management module of the first computing device for storage on the second computing device; and

the synchronization module executed by the second computing device configured to initiate the synchronization request in response to at least one of;

a launch of a second web service, a powering on of the second computing device, launching an application associated with the second web service, a request to update the profile information, or a launch of a program associated with the synchronization module.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the synchronization request comprises a request for data to be synchronized with the second web service.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the promotional material synchronization computer is configured to determine a format of the promotional material suitable for processing by the second promotion management module.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the promotional material synchronization computer is configured to associate an additional computing device with the plurality of computing devices associated with the profile information.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the promotional material synchronization computer is configured to determine a format of the promotional material suitable for processing by a promotion management module executable by of the additional computing device.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable memory including instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

delivering, by the computer, promotional material for storage on a first computing device associated with a user, wherein the promotional material is delivered as a result of an interaction with a first web service;

storing an association between the promotional material and profile information of the user;

initiating, by a synchronization module executed by a second computing device, a synchronization request in response to at least one of;

a launch of a second web service, a powering on of the second computing device, launching an application associated with the second web service, a request to update the profile information, or a launch of a program associated with the synchronization module;

receiving a synchronization request comprising the profile information from a second computing device associated with the user;

identifying the promotional material previously stored on the first computing device based at least in part on the profile information; and

delivering, to the second computing device, the promotional material previously delivered to the first computing device for storage on the second computing device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 11, wherein the synchronization request comprises a request for data to be synchronized with the second web service.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 11, further comprising determining a format of the promotional material suitable for processing by the second computing device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 11, further comprising associating an additional computing device with the profile information.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 14, further comprising determining a format of the promotional material suitable for processing by the additional computing device.