System And Method Of Disseminating Electronic Content Utilizing Geographic And Time Granularities
First Claim
1. A method of disseminating electronic content, comprising:
- defining a plurality of places each having a location and at least one place attribute associated therewith;
receiving electronic content from a network;
identifying a target geographic extent for the electronic content;
identifying a target time extent for the electronic content;
identifying at least one of the plurality of places based upon its location being within the target geographic extent;
identifying an electronic device located at or proximate to the identified at least one place while within the target time extent; and
distributing the electronic content to the identified electronic device over a network.
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Abstract
A system and method for disseminating electronic content by defining a plurality of places each having a location and at least one place attribute associated therewith, receiving electronic content from a network, identifying a target geographic extent for the electronic content, identifying a target time extent for the electronic content, identifying at least one of the plurality of places based upon its location being within the target geographic extent, identifying an electronic device located at or proximate to the identified at least one place while within the target time extent, and distributing the electronic content to the identified electronic device over a network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of disseminating electronic content, comprising:
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defining a plurality of places each having a location and at least one place attribute associated therewith; receiving electronic content from a network; identifying a target geographic extent for the electronic content; identifying a target time extent for the electronic content; identifying at least one of the plurality of places based upon its location being within the target geographic extent; identifying an electronic device located at or proximate to the identified at least one place while within the target time extent; and distributing the electronic content to the identified electronic device over a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A system for disseminating electronic content, comprising:
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a storage module in which a plurality of places are defined each having a location and at least one place attribute associated therewith; a network connection for receiving electronic content; an association module configured to; identify a target geographic extent for the electronic content; identify a target time extent for the electronic content; identify at least one of the plurality of places based upon its location being within the target geographic extent; and a location detection module configured to identify an electronic device located at or proximate to the identified at least one place while within the target time extent; wherein at least one of the association module and the location detection module is configured to distribute the electronic content to the identified electronic device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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