Neighborhood Level Information Delivery
First Claim
1. A method for location-based information delivery, the method comprising:
- receiving media content for insertion into a media stream, the media content including a geographic descriptor identifying a geographic area in which the media content should be provided;
receiving geographic information corresponding to at least one subscriber device;
comparing the geographic descriptor for the media content to the geographic information corresponding to the subscriber device;
based upon the comparison, determining whether the media content should be provided to the subscriber device; and
in response to determining that the media content should be provided to the subscriber device, inserting the media content into the media stream and causing the media stream to be delivered to the subscriber device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for location-based information delivery. One system described herein includes a matching server operative to identify a geographic area in which an informational message should be transmitted to subscriber devices located within the area. The geographic area may be a statically defined fixed geographic area, such as a neighborhood, that the matching server identifies utilizing one or more fixed geographic indicators. The geographic area identified by the matching server may alternatively be an ad-hoc variably sized geographic area. The matching server may utilize one or more variable geographic indicators to identify the geographic area. Once a geographic area has been identified, the matching server is operative to transmit an informational message to subscriber devices located within the geographic area. The informational message may contain content relevant to the geographic area.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for location-based information delivery, the method comprising:
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receiving media content for insertion into a media stream, the media content including a geographic descriptor identifying a geographic area in which the media content should be provided; receiving geographic information corresponding to at least one subscriber device; comparing the geographic descriptor for the media content to the geographic information corresponding to the subscriber device; based upon the comparison, determining whether the media content should be provided to the subscriber device; and in response to determining that the media content should be provided to the subscriber device, inserting the media content into the media stream and causing the media stream to be delivered to the subscriber device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for location-based information delivery, the method comprising:
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receiving an informational message; receiving a geographic area in which the message should be delivered; identifying one or more subscriber devices to which the message may be potentially delivered within the geographic area; identifying the actual subscriber devices to which the message should be delivered from the identified potential subscriber devices; and causing the message to be delivered to the identified actual subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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store a first data record comprising an informational message; store a second data record comprising data identifying a fixed location of a subscriber device to which the message may be potentially transmitted; store a third data record comprising data identifying a mobile location of a subscriber device to which the message may be potentially transmitted; identify a geographic area in which the message may be delivered; identify subscriber devices to which the message may potentially be transmitted that are located within the geographic area based on the contents of the second data record and the third data record; identify the actual subscriber devices to which the message should be transmitted based upon a profile associate with the actual subscriber devices; and
totransmit the message to the identified actual subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for location-based information delivery including a matching server, the matching server comprising:
means for receiving an informational message, for receiving a geographic area in which the message should be delivered, for identifying one or more subscriber devices to which the message may be potentially delivered within the geographic area, for identifying the actual subscriber devices to which the message should be delivered from the identified potential subscriber devices, and for causing the message to be delivered to the identified actual subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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