SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT DATA OR OTHER CONTENT

• US 20100130179A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Daetz, David D., Vadasz, David, Cousineau, Bernard P., Colligan, Edward T., Duarte, Matias G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,688,083 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method includes providing advertisement data to a mobile device, receiving an input associated with the mobile device based on the advertisement data, and providing a credit based on the input. The input may be based on at least one of a location of the mobile device, a messaging communication initiated using the mobile device, an entry in an information management application, and a transaction executed using the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing advertisement data to a mobile device;

receiving an input associated with the mobile device based on the advertisement data; and

providing a credit based on the input;

wherein the input is based on at least one of

a location of the mobile device;

a messaging communication initiated using the mobile device; and

an entry in an information management application; and

a transaction executed using the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the advertisement data to the mobile device comprises providing the advertisement data to the mobile device based on a first location of the mobile device, and wherein the input is based on a second location of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the input indicates that the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of an establishment associated with the advertisement data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the establishment is a subject of the advertisement data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an additional input associated with the mobile device; and

providing an additional credit based on receiving the additional input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction includes a purchase of goods associated with the advertisement data or a source of the advertisement data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the messaging communication is one of a wireless phone call, an email, and a text message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the messaging communication is sent to an establishment associated with the advertisement data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the entry includes contact information and the information application is a contacts application running on the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the entry includes a calendar appointment and the information application is a calendar application running on the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the entry comprises additional advertisement data including a link to additional advertisement data, and wherein the entry is one of a calendar appointment and a contact entry.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the entry is an entry made in an application running remotely from the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the credit comprises providing a credit to a user associated with the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the credit comprises providing a discount for goods purchased using the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the credit comprises providing a credit to at least one of an advertisement service and a manufacturer of the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein an amount of the credit is based on a monetary amount of a transaction executed using the mobile computing device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein an amount of the credit is based on the terms of an agreement associated with providing advertisement data to the mobile device.

18. A system comprising:

at least one server configured to

provide advertisement data to a mobile device;

receive an input related to the advertisement data; and

provide a credit based on the input;

wherein the input comprises one of

a location of the mobile device;

a messaging communication initiated at the mobile device; and

an entry in an information management application.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the advertisement data is displayed with data from at least one application running on the mobile device, and the credit is provided to a developer of the application.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the advertisement data is filtered based on data associated with mobile device.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the data associated with the mobile device is provided by a manufacturer of the mobile device, and the credit is provided to the manufacturer.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one server is configured to provide the credit to an account for a user of the mobile device.

23. A mobile device, comprising:

a housing; and

a processor coupled to the housing and configured to

provide advertisement data to a user; and

provide a credit based on at least one action taken in response to the advertisement data, wherein the at least one action is one of

the mobile device being moved to a location associated with the advertisement data;

a messaging communication being initiated using the mobile device; and

an entry in an information management application being made.

24. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the credit is provided to an account of a user of the mobile device.

25. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the location is a location of a source of the advertisement data.

26. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the advertisement data is filtered based on data associated with the mobile device.

27. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the mobile device is a handheld computing device.

28. A method of providing advertisement data, comprising:

providing advertisement data to a mobile device;

receiving a first input related to the advertisement data;

providing a first credit based on the first input;

receiving a second input related to the advertisement data; and

providing a second credit based on the second input;

wherein at least one of the first input and the second input indicates a location of the mobile computing device.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein an amount of the second credit is greater than an amount of the first credit.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the first credit and the second credit are provided to an account for a user of the mobile device.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein one of the first input and the second input is based on a transaction executed using the mobile device.

32. The method of claim 28, wherein an amount of one of the first credit and the second credit is based on the monetary amount of the transaction.