System and method for providing relevant user notifications
First Claim
1. A computer-based notification system for delivering notifications from sellers within said notification system to buyers within said notification system, said computer-based notification system including a computer-based mobile network, said computer-based notification system comprising:
- at least one computer-based mobile device employed by a buyer within said notification system, said buyer mobile device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said mobile device having an ad server including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said mobile device including a local database, said buyer activating a user interface on said buyer mobile device to store buyer profile data elements in said local database, said buyer profile data elements including buyer-specified advertising content, including at least one of a seller, a product or a service, said buyer profile data elements also including a buyer-specified geographic area, said buyer profile data elements comprising offerings preferred by said buyer;
at least one computer-based sales promotion device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said sales promotion device having a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said sales promotion device used by a seller to input product or service data elements, and a seller'"'"'s geographic location, said seller'"'"'s data elements entered into said associated memory of said sales promotion device and comprising a seller'"'"'s offering, said processor of said sales promotion device transmitting said seller'"'"'s offering to said computer-based mobile network, at least one server and database manager within said computer-based mobile network receiving and storing said seller'"'"'s offerings in a local database within said computer-based mobile network; and
wherein said computer-based mobile network includes a location determining network coupled to said mobile network, said location determining network providing said mobile device with a physical geographic location, said ad server on said computer-based mobile device transmitting a request for seller'"'"'s offerings to said mobile network based on said determined physical geographic location and said buyer-specified geographic area, said mobile network returning a list of seller'"'"'s offerings based on said transmitted request, said ad server matching said returned seller'"'"'s offerings to said buyer'"'"'s preferred offerings and displaying said matched returned seller'"'"'s offerings on said user interface on said mobile device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing an advertising system in which a buyer generates a profile containing a list of preferred purchases or vendors. At least some of the buyer'"'"'s preferred profile entries are associated with a geographic area. A mobile network is used to connect the mobile buyers and the sellers. Both the buyers'"'"' profiles and the sellers'"'"' advertisements are uploaded to the network. The network matches buyers and sellers by providing to the buyers sales advertisements that match the criteria of the uploaded buyer'"'"'s profiles but without sharing buyers'"'"' unique identifying information with the sellers. The buyer devices optionally include an ad server to filter and manage the buyer'"'"'s receipt of advertisements. The sellers'"'"' offers and promotions also optionally include time-dependent information such that they expire upon the passage of a specified time period.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-based notification system for delivering notifications from sellers within said notification system to buyers within said notification system, said computer-based notification system including a computer-based mobile network, said computer-based notification system comprising:
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at least one computer-based mobile device employed by a buyer within said notification system, said buyer mobile device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said mobile device having an ad server including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said mobile device including a local database, said buyer activating a user interface on said buyer mobile device to store buyer profile data elements in said local database, said buyer profile data elements including buyer-specified advertising content, including at least one of a seller, a product or a service, said buyer profile data elements also including a buyer-specified geographic area, said buyer profile data elements comprising offerings preferred by said buyer; at least one computer-based sales promotion device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said sales promotion device having a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said sales promotion device used by a seller to input product or service data elements, and a seller'"'"'s geographic location, said seller'"'"'s data elements entered into said associated memory of said sales promotion device and comprising a seller'"'"'s offering, said processor of said sales promotion device transmitting said seller'"'"'s offering to said computer-based mobile network, at least one server and database manager within said computer-based mobile network receiving and storing said seller'"'"'s offerings in a local database within said computer-based mobile network; and wherein said computer-based mobile network includes a location determining network coupled to said mobile network, said location determining network providing said mobile device with a physical geographic location, said ad server on said computer-based mobile device transmitting a request for seller'"'"'s offerings to said mobile network based on said determined physical geographic location and said buyer-specified geographic area, said mobile network returning a list of seller'"'"'s offerings based on said transmitted request, said ad server matching said returned seller'"'"'s offerings to said buyer'"'"'s preferred offerings and displaying said matched returned seller'"'"'s offerings on said user interface on said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for delivering notifications from sellers to buyers within a computer-based notification system, said computer-based notification system including a computer-based mobile network, said computer based mobile network coupled to a computer-based mobile device and a computer-based sales promotion device, each computer-based device, server and system having a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processors, said method comprising:
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activating a user interface on said mobile device by a buyer; storing buyer profile data elements in a local database on said mobile device by said buyer using said user interface, said buyer profile data elements also stored using a local ad server on said mobile device coupled to said local database, said buyer profile data elements including buyer-specified advertising content, including at least one of a seller, a product or a service, said buyer profile data elements also including a buyer-specified geographic area, said buyer profile data elements comprising offerings preferred by said buyer; inputting product or service data elements by a seller into said associated memory of said sales promotion device, said product or service data elements including a seller'"'"'s geographic location, said seller'"'"'s data elements and said seller'"'"'s geographic location data comprising a seller'"'"'s offering; transmitting said seller'"'"'s offering with said processor of said sales promotion device to said computer-based mobile network; receiving and storing said seller'"'"'s offerings in a local database within said computer-based mobile network;
said receiving and storing being performed using at least one server and a database manager within said computer-based mobile network;providing said mobile device with a physical geographic location, said physical geographic location determined by a location determining network coupled to said mobile network; transmitting a request for seller'"'"'s offerings from said ad server on said computer-based mobile device to said mobile network based on said determined location; returning a list of seller'"'"'s offerings from said server and said database manager within said mobile network based on said determined location and said buyer-specified geographic location; matching with said ad server said returned seller'"'"'s offerings to said buyer'"'"'s preferred offerings; and displaying said matched returned seller'"'"'s offerings on said user interface on said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media having executable instructions for causing a plurality of processors within a plurality of computers to perform method for delivering notifications from sellers to buyers within a computer-based notification system, said computer-based notification system including a computer-based mobile network, said computer based mobile network coupled to a computer-based mobile device and a computer-based sales promotion device, each computer-based device, server and system having a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processors, said method comprising:
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activating a user interface on said mobile device by a buyer; storing buyer profile data elements in a local database on said mobile device by said buyer using said user interface, said buyer profile data elements also stored using a local ad server on said mobile device coupled to said local database, said buyer profile data elements including buyer-specified advertising content, including at least one of a seller, a product or a service, said buyer profile data elements also including a buyer-specified geographic area, said buyer profile data elements comprising offerings preferred by said buyer; inputting product or service data elements by a seller into said associated memory of said sales promotion device, said product or service data elements including a seller'"'"'s geographic location, said seller'"'"'s data elements and said seller'"'"'s geographic location data comprising a seller'"'"'s offering; transmitting said seller'"'"'s offering with said processor of said sales promotion device to said computer-based mobile network; receiving and storing said seller'"'"'s offerings in a local database within said computer-based mobile network;
said receiving and storing being performed using at least one server and a database manager within said computer-based mobile network;providing said mobile device with a physical geographic location, said physical geographic location determined by a location determining network coupled to said mobile network; transmitting a request for seller'"'"'s offerings from said ad server on said computer-based mobile device to said mobile network based on said determined location; returning a list of seller'"'"'s offerings from said server and said database manager within said mobile network based on said determined location and said buyer-specified geographic location; matching with said ad server said returned seller'"'"'s offerings to said buyer'"'"'s preferred offerings; and displaying said matched returned seller'"'"'s offerings on said user interface on said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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