Location-determining system for use with a mobile device

• US 10,405,131 B1
• Filed: 08/11/2015
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: GMT Management Company
• Inventors: Coverstone, Thomas E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Agosta, Stephen M D
• Application Number:
  US14/823,745
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• Field of Search: 455405, 455406, 4554141, 455466, 4554561-457, 3703102, 709217, 705 14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• 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

Disclosed is a wireless communication system that is used with a wireless communication device and a position location system, the wireless communication device being capable of communicating with the position location system. The wireless communication system includes a memory device for storing position locations of the wireless communication device and for storing transactions made relating to the wireless communication device, a processor for determining trends by recalling stored information from the memory device and processing the recalled information, and a transmitter for transmitting targeted broadcasts to the wireless communication device based on the current location of the communication device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a user interface of a mobile wireless communication device, wherein the user interface is configured to set up a first notification to the mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is within a particular distance of a particular store, and wherein the user interface is configured to set the particular distance and the particular store;

a location-determining system that is configured to determine a location of the mobile wireless communication device; and

a server system that is configured to send the first notification to the mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is within the particular distance of the particular store, wherein the first notification relates to the particular store,

wherein the server system is configured to track routes and stores that are frequented by the mobile wireless communication device,

wherein the first notification relating to the particular store is based on a number of times that the particular store has been frequented by the mobile wireless communication device

wherein the server system is configured to track whether, based on the notification, the mobile wireless communication device goes to the particular store, and

wherein the server system is configured to store locations of the mobile wireless communication device and transactions related to the mobile wireless communication device, and determine trends based on the stored locations and the stored transactions.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to set up a second notification to the mobile wireless communication device when a particular event occurs.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to set up a second notification to the mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is within a particular distance of a particular geographical location.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to set up a second notification to the mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is within a particular distance of a particular person.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to set up a second notification to the mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is within a particular zip code.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is configured to set up a second notification to the mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is within a particular distance of a second mobile wireless communication device.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless communication device comprises a cellular device.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the location-determining system includes a satellite-based location-determining system.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein first notification relating to the particular store is based on user action and user inaction tracked by the server system.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein first notification relating to the particular store is based user purchases made by the mobile wireless communication device and tracked by the server system.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the user purchases made by the mobile wireless communication device are facilitated by wireless communication.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first notification relating to the particular store is based on interests selected by the user interface and tracked by the server system.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first notification relating to the particular store includes an advertisement for the particular store.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first notification relating to the particular store includes a coupon for the particular store.

15. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first notification relating to the particular store is based on interests of a user of the mobile wireless communication device and other people.

16. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first notification relating to the particular store is based on interests of registered users and unregistered users.

17. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server system is configured to store locations of the mobile wireless communication device, and determine trends based on the stored locations.

18. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server system is configured to store transactions related to the mobile wireless communication device, and determine trends based on the stored transactions.

19. The system according to claim 1, wherein the stored transactions are made by the mobile wireless communication device using Bluetooth technology.

20. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server system is configured to run an operating system and an application, and to provide a web server and a database system.

21. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server system includes a database system, and wherein one or more databases or files are stored on the database system including preselections, usage, transactions, frequented routes, responses to broadcasts, requests for information, and historical demographics.

22. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless communication device is configured to be controlled by another mobile wireless communication device.

23. The system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to receive and transmit communications on a wireless network for free in exchange for wirelessly receiving particular information.

24. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server system is configured to store a profile relating to the user of the mobile wireless communication device, and the server system is configured to associate the profile with a second mobile wireless communication device when the user switches mobile wireless communication devices.