System and method for generating and transmitting location based promotional offer reminders

• US 20090125396A1
• Filed: 07/09/2008
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RetailDNA LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Original Assignee: RetailDNA LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Van Luchene, Andrew, Otto, Jonathan, Mueller, Michael R., Mueller, Raymond J.
• Application Number:
  US12/217,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20090125396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.260
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A computer-based system for generating and transmitting a location based offer reminder, including: an interface element for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer; a memory element for the computer, the memory element storing a record of at least one communication sent to at least one wireless communications device (WCD); and a reminder element, in a processor for the computer. The reminder element is for: identifying, using the interface element, the at least one WCD as being within a prescribed geographical area; determining that a response to the communication has not been received; generating at least one reminder regarding the communication; and transmitting, using the interface element, the reminder to a wireless communications network for transmission to WCD. In one embodiment, the reminder element generates the at least one reminder using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit.

Claims

1. A computer-based method for generating and transmitting a location based offer reminder, comprising the steps of:

storing, in a memory element for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, a record of at least one communication sent to at least one wireless communications device (WCD);

identifying, using a processor and an interface element for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, the at least one WCD as being within a prescribed geographical area;

determining, using the processor, that a response to the at least one communication has not been received;

generating, using the processor, at least one reminder regarding the at least one communication; and

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transmitting, using the processor and the interface element, the at least one reminder to a wireless communications network for transmission to the at least one WCD.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one communication is an advertisement or an offer and the method further comprising the steps of:

generating, using the processor, the advertisement or the offer; and

,

transmitting, using the processor and the interface element, the at least one communication to the wireless communications network for transmission to the at least one WCD.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein generating at least one reminder includes using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of determining, using the processor and at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit, the geographical area.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one communication includes a plurality of communications, wherein determining that a response to the at least one communication has not been received includes determining that a respective response to more than one communication in the plurality of communications has not been received, wherein generating at least one reminder regarding the at least one communication includes determining for which of the more than one communications to generate a respective reminder, and generating the respective reminders;

and wherein transmitting the at least one reminder includes transmitting the determined respective reminders.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein determining for which of the more than one communications to generate a respective reminder includes using at least one of a first set of rules or a first artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit or wherein generating the respective reminders includes using at least one of a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the at least one WCD as being within a prescribed geographical area includes identifying an order transaction, in the prescribed geographical area, involving the at least one WCD.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one communication is with respect to at least one business location and the method further comprising the step of determining the geographical area based on a position with respect to the at least one business location.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the at least one business location includes a first plurality of business locations and the method further comprising the step of selecting, using the processor, a second plurality of business locations from the first plurality of business locations, the second plurality including less than all of the business locations in the first plurality, wherein generating at least one reminder includes generating respective reminders related to the business locations in the second plurality, and wherein transmitting the at least one reminder includes transmitting the respective reminders.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein selecting a second plurality of business locations includes using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of accepting, using the interface element, a search query from the at least one WCD and wherein the at least one communication includes information responsive to the search query.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one WCD includes a plurality of WCDs, wherein identifying the at least one WCD as being within a prescribed geographical area includes identifying first and second WCDs from the plurality of WCDs;

wherein determining that a response to the at least one communication has not been received includes determining that a respective response has not been received from the first and second WCDs;

wherein generating at least one reminder includes generating first and second reminders, different one from the other, for the first and second WCDs, respectively, and wherein transmitting the at least one reminder includes transmitting the first and second reminders to the wireless communications network for transmission to the first and second WCDs, respectively.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein generating first and second reminders includes using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit.

14. A computer-based system for generating and transmitting a location based offer reminder, comprising:

an interface element for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer;

a memory element for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, the memory element storing a record of at least one communication sent to at least one wireless communications device (WCD); and

,

a reminder element, in a processor for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer for;

identifying, using the interface element, the at least one WCD as being within a prescribed geographical area;

determining that a response to the at least one communication has not been received;

generating at least one reminder regarding the at least one communication; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the at least one reminder to a wireless communications network for transmission to the at least one WCD.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the reminder element is for generating the at least one communication and for transmitting, using the interface element, the at least one communication to the wireless communications network for transmission to the at least one WCD.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the reminder element is for generating the at least one reminder using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the reminder element is for determining, using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit, the geographical area.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the at least one communication includes a plurality of communications and wherein the reminder element is for:

determining that a respective response to more than one communication in the plurality of communications has not been received;

determining for which of the more than one communications to generate a respective reminder;

generating the respective reminders; and

,

transmitting the respective reminders to the wireless communications network for transmission to the WCD.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the reminder element is for:

using at least one of a first set of rules or a first artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit to determine for which of the more than one communications to generate a respective reminder;

or,

using at least one of a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit to generate the respective reminders.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein the reminder element is for identifying an order transaction, in the prescribed geographical area, involving the at least one WCD.

21. The system of claim 14 wherein the at least one communication is with respect to at least one business location and wherein the reminder element is for determining the geographical area based a position with respect to the at least one business location.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the at least one business location includes a first plurality of business locations and wherein the reminder element is for:

selecting a second plurality of business locations from the first plurality of business locations, the second plurality including less than all of the business locations in the first plurality;

generating respective reminders related to the business locations in the second plurality; and

,

transmitting the respective reminders to the wireless communications network for transmission to the WCD.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the reminder element is for using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit to select the second plurality of business locations.

24. The system of claim 14 wherein the reminder element is for accepting, using the interface element, a search query from the at least one WCD and wherein the at least one communication includes information responsive to the search query.

25. The system of claim 14 wherein the at least one WCD includes a plurality of WCDs and wherein the reminder element is for:

identifying first and second WCDs from the plurality of WCDs;

determining that a respective response has not been received from the first and second WCDs;

generating and transmitting first and second reminders, different one from the other, for the first and second WCDs, respectively; and

,

transmitting the first and second reminders to the wireless communications network for transmission to the first and second WCDs, respectively.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein the reminder element is for using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit to generate the first and second reminders.