Targeted content delivery

• US 9,349,128 B1
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEXRF Corp.
• Original Assignee: Nevrf Corporation
• Inventors: Kerr, Michael A., Stewart, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Reagan, James A
• Application Number:
  US13/252,160
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• Field of Search: 463/20, 463/30, 463/40, 463/42, 705/14.064
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A system for delivering targeted content to a wireless handset is described. The system comprises a wireless handset communicatively coupled to a network. A user profile associated with the wireless handset comprises at least one user attribute. The system further comprises a content administration interface configured to store an association between a content item and a user attribute. The system further comprises a content delivery module configured to filter stored content items to retrieve content items associated with a user attribute. The content delivery module transmits at least one retrieved content item to the wireless handset via the network. A handset content interface displays the at least one transmitted content item on the wireless handset.

Claims

1. A system for delivering targeted content to a wireless handset, comprising:

a wireless handset communicatively coupled to a network;

a user profile associated with the wireless handset, the user profile comprising at least one user attribute;

a content administration interface that receives an entry of a content item and receives an association between a user attribute and the content item;

the content administration interface stores the association between the content item and the user attribute in a data storage module;

the content administration interface receives an association between a parent content item and the content item;

the content administration interface stores the content item as a child content item of the parent content item in the data storage module;

a content delivery module that filters stored content items associated with a user attribute and transmits at least one retrieved content item to the wireless handset via the network;

a handset content interface displays the at least one transmitted content item on the wireless handset; and

the handset content interface receives a selection input of a displayed content item and when the selected displayed content item is a parent content item then the handset content interface displays one or more child content items associated with the parent content item.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the content administration interface receives an association between a time range and the content item and stores the association between the time range and the content item in the data storage module;

and

wherein the content delivery module determines a current time and filters stored content items to retrieve content items associated with the time range and the current time.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a location determination module that interprets a location message transmitted from the wireless handset and determines when the wireless handset is located within a geofence;

wherein the content administration interface receives a set of coordinates delineating the geofence;

wherein the content administration interface receives an association between the geofence and the content item;

wherein the content administration interface stores the association between the geofence and the content item in the data storage module; and

wherein the content delivery module filters stored content items and retrieves the content items associated with the geofence.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the wireless handset transmits a location message;

wherein the location determination module interprets the location message and determines when the wireless handset is located within a geofence in response to the transmission; and

wherein the content delivery module filters stored content items and transmits at least one retrieved content item in response to the transmission.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the content administration interface receives a set of coordinates indicating the location of a display;

wherein the content administration interface receives an association between the display and the geofence;

wherein the content administration interface stores the association between the display and the geofence in the data storage module; and

the display which presents a child content item having display content when the child content item is selected from the handset content interface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the handset content interface receives a positive feedback input for a content item and receives a negative feedback input for a content item;

wherein the content administration interface stores a relevance weight value in association with a user attribute and a content item in the data storage module;

wherein the content administration interface receives an increment value when positive feedback input is received by the handset content interface, which increases the relevance weight; and

wherein the content administration interface receives a decrement value when negative feedback input is received by the handset content interface, which decreases the relevance weight.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a relevance and analytics module that receives a message indicating that positive feedback was received for a content item;

wherein the relevance and analytics module retrieves all user attributes of the user profile associated with the wireless handset on which the positive feedback was received;

wherein the relevance and analytics module increases the relevance weight value stored in association with each user attribute and the content item by the increment value;

wherein the relevance and analytics module receives a message indicating that negative feedback was received for a content item;

wherein the relevance and analytics module retrieves all user attributes of the user profile associated with the wireless handset on which the negative feedback was received; and

wherein the relevance and analytics module decreases the relevance weight value stored in association with each user attribute and the content item by the decrement value.

8. A system for delivering targeted content to a wireless handset, comprising:

a wireless handset communicatively coupled to a network;

a user profile associated with the wireless handset, the user profile comprising at least one user attribute;

a content administration interface that receives an entry of a content item;

the content administration interface receives an association between a user attribute and the content item;

the content administration interface stores the association between the content item and the user attribute in a data storage module;

a content delivery module that filters stored content items to retrieve content items associated with a user attribute;

the content delivery module transmits at least one retrieved content item to the wireless handset via the network; and

a handset content interface that displays the at least one transmitted content item on the wireless handset.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the content administration interface receives an association between a time range and the content item;

wherein the content administration interface stores the association between the time range and the content item in the data storage module;

wherein the content delivery module determines a current time; and

wherein the content delivery module filters stored content items to retrieve content items associated with the time range and the current time.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising a location determination module that interprets a location message transmitted from the wireless handset and determines when the wireless handset is located within a geofence;

wherein the content administration interface receives a set of coordinates delineating the geofence;

wherein the content administration interface receives an association between the geofence and the content item;

wherein the content administration interface stores the association between the geofence and the content item in the data storage module; and

wherein the content delivery module filters stored content items and retrieves the content items associated with the geofence.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the wireless handset transmits a location message;

wherein the location determination module interprets the location message and determines when the wireless handset is located within the geofence in response to the periodic transmission; and

wherein the content delivery module filters stored content items and transmits at least one retrieved content item in response to the periodic location message transmission.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the content administration interface receives a set of coordinates indicating the location of a display;

wherein the content administration interface receives an association between the display and a geofence;

wherein the content administration interface stores the association between the display and the geofence in the data storage module; and

the display which presents a child content item having display content when the child content item is selected from the handset content interface.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the handset content interface receives a positive feedback input for a content item and receives a negative feedback input for a content item;

wherein the content administration interface stores a relevance weight value in association with a user attribute and a content item;

wherein the content administration interface receives an increment value when positive feedback input is received by the handset content interface, which increases the relevance weight; and

wherein the content administration interface receives a decrement value when negative feedback input is received by the handset content interface, which decreases the relevance weight.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a relevance and analytics module that receives a message indicating that positive feedback was received for a content item;

wherein the relevance and analytics module retrieves all user attributes of the user profile associated with the wireless handset on which the positive feedback was received;

wherein the relevance and analytics module increases the relevance weight value stored in association with each user attribute and the content item by the increment value;

wherein the relevance and analytics module receives a message indicating that negative feedback was received for a content item;

wherein the relevance and analytics module retrieves all user attributes of the user profile associated with the wireless handset on which the negative feedback was received; and

wherein the relevance and analytics module decreases the relevance weight value stored in association with each user attribute and the content item by the decrement value.

15. A method for delivering targeted content to a wireless handset, comprising:

receiving an entry of a content item with a content administration interface;

receiving an association between the content item and a user attribute of a user profile with the content administration interface;

storing the association between the content item and the user attribute in a data storage module;

receiving an association between a parent content item and the content item with the content administration interface;

storing the content item as a child content item of the parent content item in the data storage module;

filtering stored content items to retrieve content items associated with a user attribute;

transmitting at least one retrieved content item from a content delivery module to a wireless handset via a network;

displaying the at least one transmitted content item on the wireless handset;

receiving a selection input of a displayed content item with a handset content interface; and

displaying one or more child content items associated with the parent content item when a parent content item is selected.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an association between a time range and the content item with the content administration interface;

storing the association between the time range and the content item in the data storage module;

determining a current time with the content delivery module; and

filtering stored content items to retrieve content items associated with the time range and the current time.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a set of coordinates delineating a geofence with the content administration interface;

receiving an association between the geofence and the content item with the content administration interface;

storing the association between the geofence and the content item in the data storage module;

determining with a location determination module when the wireless handset is located within the geofence; and

filtering stored content items to retrieve content items associated with the geofence.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving a set of coordinates indicating the location of a display with the content administration interface;

receiving an association between the display and the geofence with the content administration interface;

storing the association between the display and the geofence in the data storage module; and

displaying a child content item having display content when the child content item is selected from the handset content interface.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving a positive feedback input for a content item with the handset content interface; and

receiving a negative feedback input for a content item with the handset content interface;

storing a relevance weight value in association with a user attribute and a content item in the data storage module;

receiving with the content administration interface an increment value by which the relevance weight is to be increased when positive feedback input is received by the handset content interface; and

receiving with the content administration interface a decrement value with the by which the relevance weight is to be decreased when negative feedback input is received by the handset content interface.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a message indicating that positive feedback was received for a content item with a relevance and analytics module;

retrieving from the data storage module all user attributes of the user profile associated with the wireless handset on which the positive feedback was received;

increasing the relevance weight value stored in association with the user attribute and the content item by the increment value;

receiving a relevance and analytics module a message indicating that negative feedback was received for a content item;

retrieving from the data storage module all user attributes of the user profile associated with the wireless handset on which the negative feedback was received; and

decreasing the relevance weight value stored in association with the user attribute and the content item by the decrement value.