System and method for providing advertisement data or other content

• US 8,688,083 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Colligan, Edward T., Vadasz, David, Cousineau, Bernard P., Daetz, David D., Duarte, Matias G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US12/324,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20100130179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,952 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/456.3, 370/328, 705/1.1, 705/14.73, 705/67, 705/319, 463/27, 463/13
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• 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 based on a first location of the mobile device;

receiving a first input from the mobile device in response to the advertisement data, the first input 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;

or

a transaction executed using the mobile device;

providing a first credit based on the first input;

receiving a second input from the mobile device in response to the advertisement data, the second input different from the first input and 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;

or

a transaction executed using the mobile device; and

providing a second credit based on the second input, and the first or second input is based on a second location of the mobile device,

wherein an amount of the first or second credit is based on terms of an agreement associated with providing advertisement data to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, the first or second input indicative that the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of an establishment associated with the advertisement data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the establishment is a subject of the advertisement data.

4. 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.

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

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the messaging communication is sent to an establishment associated with the advertisement data.

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

8. 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.

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

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the entry is an entry made in an application running remotely from the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, the providing the first or second credit comprising providing a credit to a user associated with the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1, the providing the first or second credit comprising providing a discount for goods purchased using the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, the providing the first or second credit comprising providing a credit to at least one of an advertisement service and a manufacturer of the mobile device.

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

15. A system comprising:

a mobile device; and

at least one server to provide advertisement data to the mobile device based on a first location of the mobile device, receive a first input related to the advertisement data from the mobile device, provide a first credit based on the first input, receive a second input related to the advertisement data from the mobile device, and provide a second credit based on the second input, the first or second input is based on a second location of the mobile device, and an amount of the first or second credit is based on terms of an agreement associated with providing advertisement data to the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15, the advertisement data is displayed with data from at least one application running on the mobile device, and the first or second credit is provided to a developer of the application.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the advertisement data is filtered based on data associated with mobile device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the data associated with the mobile device is provided by a manufacturer of the mobile device, and the first or second credit is provided to the manufacturer.

19. The system of claim 15, the processor to provide the first or second credit to an account for a user of the mobile device.

20. A method of providing advertisement data, comprising:

providing advertisement data to a mobile device based on a first location of the 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, the second input different from the first input; and

providing a second credit based on the second input;

wherein at least one of the first input and the second input indicates a second location of the mobile computing device, and an amount of the first or second credit is based on terms of an agreement associated with providing advertisement data to the mobile device.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein an amount of the second credit is greater than an amount of the first credit.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the first credit and the second credit are provided to an account for a user of the mobile device.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein one of the first input and the second input is based on a transaction executed using the mobile device.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein an amount of one of the first credit and the second credit is based on the monetary amount of the transaction.