Location based services anonymous session tracking and anonymous information aggregation
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- associating a customer-independent anonymous identifier value with a location based services access device at the beginning of a transaction session;
creating records of usage for each transaction made by said location based services access device during said session to yield a session record set; and
upon termination of said session, storing said session record set associated with said anonymous identifier and disassociating said record set with customer identifying information.
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Abstract
An opportunity server tracks in vehicle information system wireless web transactions using anonymous, reusable session identifiers, aggregates session records into classes of session data, and provides aggregated data to a plurality of data consumers in exchange for compensation. Credits are posted to share revenue and offset costs of OEM equipment and network access metered fees, thereby reducing the cost of said transactions by a user and promoting unfettered use of in vehicle information systems for a variety of services, purposes, and transactions.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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associating a customer-independent anonymous identifier value with a location based services access device at the beginning of a transaction session;
creating records of usage for each transaction made by said location based services access device during said session to yield a session record set; and
upon termination of said session, storing said session record set associated with said anonymous identifier and disassociating said record set with customer identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium encoded with software for performing the steps of:
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associating a customer-independent anonymous identifier value with a location based services access device at the beginning of a transaction session;
creating records of usage for each transaction made by said location based services access device during said session to yield a session record set; and
upon termination of said session, storing said session record set associated with said anonymous identifier and disassociating said record set with customer identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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an opportunity server configured to anonymously track a session of an in vehicle information system by assigning an anonymous session identifier at the beginning of a session, by creating a session record for each location based service transaction conducted by said in vehicle information system during the session, and by storing a session record set associated with said anonymous session identifier and disassociated with customer identifying information;
a session record set evaluator for analyzing said session record set; and
a revenue and cost sharer configured to post costs and credits to electronic accounts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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