METHOD OF LOCALIZED NETWORK MARKETING
First Claim
1. A method of marketing to users of an electronic device connected via a wireless connection to a wide area network, comprising the following steps:
- a. identifying an electronic device connected to a wide area network;
b. determining the physical location of said electronic device when connected to said wide area network;
c. creating a user file containing the identity and physical location information of said electronic device;
d. selecting advertising material to be sent to said electronic device; and
e. transmitting said advertising material to said electronic device over said wide area network using the identity and physical location information in said user file.
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Abstract
A method of advertising to mobile users of an electronic device linked to a wide area network. The method enables advertisers to more effectively target their advertisements to mobile users using a user file that includes their electronic device ID information, their past, current network connection activity, and the past, current or anticipated physical locations. The method includes the first step of obtaining the device'"'"'s ID information when connected to the wide area network. Next, information regarding the network connection activity of the electronic device or the user over the wide area network is obtained. Next, the past, current or anticipated physical locations of the electronic device when connected to the wide area network is determined. Other personal data regarding the principle user of the electronic device may also be added to the user file to further target specific users. All of this information is then collected by a database generator to create a user file which may then distributed to advertisers. Based on the user file information, selective advertisements from the advertisers may be transmitted to targeted users over the wide area network to their electronic devices.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of marketing to users of an electronic device connected via a wireless connection to a wide area network, comprising the following steps:
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a. identifying an electronic device connected to a wide area network;
b. determining the physical location of said electronic device when connected to said wide area network;
c. creating a user file containing the identity and physical location information of said electronic device;
d. selecting advertising material to be sent to said electronic device; and
e. transmitting said advertising material to said electronic device over said wide area network using the identity and physical location information in said user file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of localized network marketing, comprising the following steps:
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a. identifying an electronic device having means to make a wireless connection to a wide area network;
b. identifying a user of said electronic device;
c. determining the physical location of said electronic device when connected to said wide area network;
d. determining the network connection activities of said electronic device;
e. creating a user file containing information of the identity of said electronic device, and the physical location of said electronic device when connected to the network;
f. selecting advertising material; and
g. transmitting said advertising material over said wide area network using the identity and physical location information in said user file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of localized network marketing, comprising the following steps:
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a. identifying an electronic device having means to make a wireless connection to a wide area network;
b. identifying the user of said electronic device;
c. determining the physical location of said electronic device when connected to said wide area network;
d. determining the network connection activities of said electronic device;
e. creating a user file containing information of the identity of said electronic device, the identity of said user and the physical location of said electronic device when connected to the network;
f. selecting advertising material to be sent to the user; and
g. transmitting said advertising material to said user over said wide area network using the electronic device identity, user identity and physical location information in said user file. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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