Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location.

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are described for generating an aggregated group profile of access terminal users in an identified geographic region (e.g., at an entertainment venue). A group profile request may be received for a set of mobile access terminal users in the identified geographic region. User profile information may be requested for each of the users. User profiles may be aggregated to generate an aggregated group profile. The aggregated group profile may be distributed (e.g., for use in selecting advertisements at an entertainment venue to reflect the users currently in attendance).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for providing content. A request for content is received from a user device. A content item is identified for delivery to the user device responsive to the request. A location of the user device is determined. A threshold distance is determined that a user is likely willing to travel when visiting a physical location associated with the content item or content sponsor. A bounding region associated with the location of the user device is identified. Location extensions are identified that are associated with the content item. A determination is made when one of the location extensions is included in the bounding region and when a distance between the location extension and a current location of the user is less than the determined threshold distance. The content item is augmented with the one location extension.

Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for pushing a recommendation to a user. That is, a recommendation may be pushed to a device of the user based upon a triggering event associated with the user. The recommendation may be provided, for example, without user solicitation for the recommendation. In one example, a recommendation component may observe that the user frequently stops for ice cream on Fridays after work (e.g., based upon prior social network check-ins). Accordingly, on the following Friday, the recommendation component may push a recommendation to the user's device to visit a particular grocery store on the way home from work that is within 10 minutes of the user's home so that the user can avoid melting ice cream (e.g., a location constraint may be applied to choose a grocery store that is relatively close to the user's home).

Abstract: Technology is described for confirming that a device is at a geographic location. An identifier is associating with a geographic location. An audio signal is received containing the identifier at a mobile computing device in the geographic location. The identifier is validated via the mobile computing device to verify that the mobile computing device is at the geographic location.

Abstract: A system for serving localized advertisements receives data that defines an advertisement from an advertiser and determines a geographic location of the advertiser. The system also receives a request to serve an advertisement from a browser operated by a user and determines a geographic location associated with the user. The system communicates the advertisement to the browser if the geographic location associated with the user matches the geographic location of the advertiser.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for providing an offer sheet to a user. A method includes: receiving an image from a user and additional information about the image; evaluating the image to identify content included in the image including using optical character recognition to identify text included in the image and object recognition techniques to identify objects included in the image; identifying location information including one or more of location of where the image was captured, location associated with the content included in the image or a current location of the user; identifying a plurality of eligible offers based on the identified content, the location information, the additional information, and a profile associated with the user; generating an offer sheet that includes the plurality of offers and a representation of the received image; and providing the offer sheet to the user.

Abstract: In an example of a method for providing a vehicle with fuel purchasing options, vehicle data and a request for a fuel price is received at a server from a vehicle communications platform disposed in the vehicle. The vehicle data includes a vehicle identifier and a current location of the vehicle. A plurality of fuel retailers within a preset deviation around the current location of the vehicle are identified, where the preset deviation is associated with a distance that is drivable by the vehicle based on a current fuel level of the vehicle. Offers from the plurality of fuel retailers are determined based on a respective travel time to each of the fuel retailers and an amount of fuel needed by the vehicle. The offers are valid for a set period of time. The offers are transmitted to the vehicle communications platform.

Abstract: Techniques are described for determining locations of interest based on user visits. In some situations, the techniques include obtaining information about actual locations of users at various times, and automatically analyzing the information to determine particular locations in a geographic area that are of interest, such as for frequent destinations visited by users. After determining a particular location of interest, it may be represented by generating a corresponding location model to describe the geographic subarea or other location point(s) covered by the determined location of interest, and one or more points of interest (e.g., businesses, parks, schools, landmarks, etc.) may be identified that are located at or otherwise correspond to the determined location of interest. In addition, a determined location of interest may be further used in various ways, including to identify later user visits to that location (e.g., to a point of interest identified for the location).

Abstract: A method of distributing an offer to a user, the method being implemented on a processor, and the method comprising: receiving information associated with the user; receiving information associated with travel plans of the user; determining an offer from a database comprising a plurality of offers, wherein each of the plurality of offers comprises an offer identifier, and wherein the offer is determined based on the information associated with the user and the information associated with the travel plans; providing the offer identifier associated with the determined offer to the user.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a communication device interface for merchant check-in and shopping notifications. A user may enter shopping preferences to a module of a communication device in order to receive notifications and alerts when items matching the shopping preferences are available with one or more merchants. A service provider may receive the shopping preferences with user attributes, such as a user location and/or account balance. The attributes may be determined using applications and/or modules of the communication device or through a check-in by the user at a location. The service provider may determine shopping notifications having purchase offers for the items from available merchants. The purchase offers may include offers to sell the items and discounts for the items. The shopping notifications may be displayed to the user using a user device interface, such as cells within an application or mobile device home screen.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audience with greater accuracy.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for providing aggregated starting point information. One example method includes identifying a location associated with an entity, identifying, from navigation information query logs, starting points for navigation information that includes an ending point in a predefined vicinity of the location associated with the entity, aggregating information associated with the starting points, and providing aggregated starting point information to the entity.

Abstract: Providing a purchase incentive to a mobile device based for example the user's location, predicted route of travel, and prior transactions. A tracking server computer determines a number of locations of a mobile device as it travels along a route and an associated timeframe when it is at each of the locations. The tracking server computer records the locations and associated timeframes in a location log and analyzes the location log to predict a subsequent location and associated timeframe that the mobile device will be at that location. The tracking server computer then determines a merchant proximate to the predicted subsequent location of the mobile device and generates a purchase incentive for use at the merchant and delivers the purchase incentive to the mobile device. In the alternative, the incentive may be generated by a merchant computer or the mobile device.

Abstract: An automated system and method provides proactive and anticipatory services for the user or users of system based upon temporal, geographical, contextual, user preferences, availability, past activities, usage pattern, proximity to other users, programs or events or combinations of the above, enabling distribution of variable content and advertising in stationary as well as mobile devices.

Abstract: In certain implementations, a system-initiated dialog with a user may be provided based on prior user interactions. In an implementation, context information determined based on one or more prior interactions of the user with the system may be obtained. A dialog-initiation opportunity may be detected based on the context information. A natural language dialog with the user may be initiated based on the dialog-initiation opportunity. In an implementation, the one or more prior interactions of the user may comprise one or more prior conversations between the user and the system. At least one of the one or more prior conversations may, for example, comprise a natural language utterance of the user and a natural language response of the system to the natural language utterance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system, method, and computer readable medium for collaboratively detecting location. A computing device detects a client device in communication with the computing device. The computing device requests, from the client device, a location of the client device and receives this location. The computing device performs the detecting, requesting, and receiving steps for each of a plurality of client devices, where the performing occurs for a predetermined number of client devices. The computing device then determines its location from the received locations of the predetermined number of client devices.

Abstract: At a server, a notification that a subscriber vehicle has an appointment with a dealership is received. A geo-fence is set up around the dealership. At the server, it is recognized that the subscriber vehicle has entered the geo-fence. Subscriber vehicle identifying data is received at the server, and in-vehicle infotainment capabilities of the subscriber vehicle are identified at the server by interrogation of a database in connection with the server. From the server, a message is transmitted to the subscriber vehicle that is tailored to the in-vehicle infotainment capabilities.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating a marketing interlock between businesses. Two or more businesses may enter into a co-marketing campaign in which a sponsoring entity funds an advertisement of a sponsored entity on a third party advertising system, such as a search engine. Marketing content of the sponsoring entity is inserted on the website of the sponsored entity. Traffic originating on the third party advertising system may therefore first be driven to the sponsored entity's website, and subsequently to the sponsoring entity's website, thereby achieving a mutually beneficial co-marketing relationship. Marketing relationships among complimentary businesses based on provided service and location may also be facilitated according to the methods provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for online distribution of content. The method may include, receiving a request to publish content on the electronic device relating to a target location. The request may include at least one threshold travel parameter to the target location. The method also may include identifying one or more perimeter locations at the at least one threshold travel parameter and generating a zone extending from the one or more locations to the target location and including one or more routes. In addition, the method may include receiving an indication that the electronic device has entered the zone, transmitting content to the user's electronic device relating to the target location.

Abstract: A resource retrieval system comprises a server having a searchable database wherein users can readily access region-based publications similar to, but not necessarily limited to, printed telephone directories. The resource retrieval system communicates with at least one user system, preferably via the Internet. In one embodiment, the server is accessed by the user system via an icon, which initiates an interactive interface wherein the user can “point and click” to a geographic area so as to further narrow the searchable field until arriving at a “virtual phone book,” or an electronic replica of an actual or physical telephone directory for a desired geographic region. Preferably, the replicated telephone directory is displayed in a manner so as to digitally or electronically replicate the traditional format of the physical telephone directory.

Abstract: A database correlating the geographic locations of users of a network to the network address through which the users access the network is maintained and used to infer the geographic location of other users of the network that access the website through the same IP addresses. An Internet website operator may generate such a database from home or business address information self-reported by users of the website. If a plurality of users that access a website through the same IP address have self-reported information as to their geographic location to a website operator, that information collectively provides information as to the likely geographic location and the geographic diversity of other users that access the network through that IP address. Accordingly, such information is used to infer the extent to which a given IP address is likely to correlate to any particular geographic area and the particular area.

Abstract: Various methods are described for tracking the location of a customer possessing a mobile device and facilitating location-relevant communication between the mobile device and an establishment device. One example method may comprise detecting the presence of the customer within a first distance of an establishment. The method may further comprise receiving establishment information from the establishment entity for displaying to the customer to entice a visit to the establishment. Additionally, the method may comprise detecting the presence of the customer within a second distance of a location point within the establishment. Another example method may further comprise determining location information relevant to the location point; and providing for display of the location information to the customer. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: A demographic-based marketing system and related method of providing services, education, and tracking results for client business owners using a web-hosted remote server accessible by client computing devices. The system requests information from the clients and accesses multiple national databases to determine relevant customer demographic information which would direct the clients how to best advertise their products to increase local foot traffic to a physical retail location.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for automatically determining user stays of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One embodiment includes a network server operative to receive sensed location information of a mobile device. Further, the network server and/or a controller of the mobile device are operative to determine the mobile device is within a specific distance of a specific location for at least specific minimum time duration based on the location information, determine a start time of a user stay based on the location information, the specific location and the specific distance, and determine an end time of the user stay based on the location information, the specific location and the specific distance.

Abstract: A mobile communications device comprising a location sensing system, producing a location output; a memory, storing a set of locations and associated events; a telecommunications device, communicating event and location information between a remote system and said memory; and a processor, processing said location output in conjunction with said stored locations and associated events in said memory, to determine a priority thereof.

Abstract: Methods and systems for anonymous digital identification are disclosed and may include detecting the presence of a first communication device associated with a first set of content that is distinguishable from an identifier associated with the first communication device, detecting the presence of a second communication device associated with a second set of content that is distinguishable from an identifier associated with the second communication device, and in response to a determination that the devices are geographically proximate to one another, providing matched content to at least one of the first and second devices. The matched content may be based at least in part on the first set of content, the second set of content, and a shared or complementary interest associated with the first and second devices. The interest may have been previously expressed by a user of the first or second devices.

Abstract: A database correlating the geographic locations of users of a network to the network address through which the users access the network is maintained and used to infer the geographic location of other users of the network that access the website through the same IP addresses. An Internet website operator may generate such a database from home or business address information self-reported by users of the website. If a plurality of users that access a website through the same IP address have self-reported information as to their geographic location to a website operator, that information collectively provides information as to the likely geographic location and the geographic diversity of other users that access the network through that IP address. Accordingly, such information is used to infer the extent to which a given IP address is likely to correlate to any particular geographic area and the particular area.

Abstract: An advertisement sharing system transmits by a processor an advertisement to a first user device based on a criterion for transmitting the advertisement. A request is received from the first user device to share the advertisement with a second user device. A reference to the advertisement and/or advertisement is transmitted to the second user device. A request is received from the second user device to retrieve the advertisement related to the reference to the advertisement and/or advertisement. Whether or not to transmit the advertisement to the second user device is determined based on the request from the second user device and the criterion for transmitting the advertisement. The advertisement is transmitted to the second user device based on the determination.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for providing location-based services to consumers of a shopping facility. In one embodiment, a consumer creates a user account, user profile, and registers one or mobile devices. The system monitors for the presence of the registered mobile devices within one or more shopping facilities. The system transmits advertising material corresponding to the user created profile to a detected registered mobile device in response to the registered mobile device being within a specified range of a store associated with the user created profile.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided to deliver advertisements personalized for customers proximate a point of sale unit, e.g., a fuel dispenser. A visual information capturing unit captures visual information of an object, e.g., an image, a shape, etc., disposed in a specified range of the point of sale unit, e.g., within 6 feet of the point of sale unit. A processor determines a visually perceptible characteristic of the object based on the visual information, selects an advertisement based on the determined characteristic, and outputs the selected advertisement from an advertisement unit proximate the point of sale unit.

Abstract: A method for distributing an optimized offer to a mobile communication device includes: storing a plurality of offer data entries, each offer data entry including offer data and an offer location; storing a consumer profile, the consumer profile including historical geographic location data of a mobile communication device associated with the related consumer; receiving a geographic location of the associated mobile communication device; identifying at least one inferred future geographic location for the associated mobile communication device based on the received geographic location and the historical geographic location data; identifying at least one offer data entry where the included offer location corresponds to one of the identified at least one inferred future geographic location; and transmitting the offer data included in the identified at least one offer data entry to the associated mobile communication device.

Abstract: Advertisements may be provided based on navigation-related preferences. In certain implementations, a current location associated with a user may be obtained. One or more navigation-related preferences associated with the user may be obtained. An advertisement may be determined based on the current location and the navigation-related preferences. The advertisement may be provided for presentation to the user. In some implementations, a directional proximity of the user to a location associated with the advertisement may be determined. The advertisement may be determined (or selected for the user) based on the directional proximity and the navigation-related preferences.

Abstract: A system for broadcasting content is provided. A piece of dynamic and interactive advertising content is broadcasted on a plurality of communication channels. The broadcasting of the piece of content linked to the same advertiser on the communication channels are synchronized in a given time range and in a given geographical location.

Abstract: A mobile coupon application network operates between a plurality of merchant profiles and a user account. The plurality of merchant profiles and the user account are stored within a remote server along with a plurality of coupons that is uploaded by the each of the plurality of merchant profiles. The user account is able to access the plurality of coupons through a portable computing device as the portable computing device communicates with the remote server. The plurality of coupons provides location-based coupons and non-location-based coupons so that the user account is able to select a desired coupon from a variety of coupon categories. Once the desired coupon is selected by the user account, the remote server executes a redeeming process for the desired coupon calculating a discounted retail price for the purchasing product.

Abstract: The WEARABLE INTELLIGENT VISION DEVICE APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“WIVD”) transform mobile device location coordinate information transmissions, real-time reality visual capturing, mixed gesture capturing, bio-sensor data via WIVD components into real-time behavior-sensitive product purchase related information, shopping purchase transaction notifications, and electronic receipts. In one implementation, the WIVD may provide a personal device in the form of a pair of eyeglasses, wherein the wearer of the eyeglasses may obtain various augmented reality views. The WIVD determines a user prior behavior pattern from the accessed user profile, and obtains user real-time in-store behavior data from the user mobile device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for real-time creation of advertising based, in part, on a user's viewing of content. The disclosed systems and methods further relate to the optimization and targeting of advertising to consumers. Furthermore, the systems and methods relate to businesses automatically bidding for generated advertising content.

Abstract: Application developers can request to have their applications registered for use with a content delivery platform. The operator of the content delivery platform establishes perimeters defining geographic areas, and maintains records reserving particular areas for delivery of content associated with particular sponsors. Registered applications running on mobile devices can request content from the content delivery platform. Based at least in part on the request, the content delivery platform can identify a target location, which may be the location of the mobile device, or some other location indicated in the request. A mobile device can be provided content based on the relationship of the target location to the geographic areas, so that a registered application running on a mobile device with a target location contained within a geographic area assigned to a particular sponsor will receive content related to that sponsor.

Abstract: A method for providing customized marketing associated to multimedia broadcasting, comprising: receiving multimedia broadcast data at a multimedia broadcast receiver apparatus; determining user information of the multimedia broadcast receiver apparatus; transmitting the user information to a service server; defining customized marketing information associated to the received multimedia broadcast data based on the user information; transmitting the customized marketing information to a user apparatus; determining, by the user apparatus, marketing information presentation settings defined by a user; and providing the customized marketing information via a user interface of the user apparatus based on the marketing information presentation settings.

Abstract: Content items, such as e-books, audio files, video files, etc., may be recommended to a user based on the user's presence at a geolocation or venue. Geolocation is the geospatial location of the user, while a venue is a designated area for an activity, such as a concert hall, aircraft, waiting room, etc. The recommendations may be of content items relating to the geolocation or venue, or they may be content items being accessed by others who are, or have been, in approximately the same geolocation or venue.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for enhancing consumer engagement using advanced communication exchange services are described herein. The method involves receiving by a consumer device an address book entry from an enterprise device. The consumer device is enabled with enhanced address book capability provided by any advanced communication exchange systems. Further, in an aspect, the received address book entry is activated to enable the enterprise device to push business information to the consumer device. In another aspect, selecting the address book entry invokes the advanced communication services supported by the enterprise device. By accessing one or more of the advanced communication services, business information from the enterprise device is received via the selected communication exchange service. in an aspect, the received business information is customized based on online presence information of the consumer device.

Abstract: A computer implemented system for generating and managing geographical specific deals comprising a deal information module that obtains information on deals from a plurality of merchants, an inventory and deal splitting module that splits each inventory comprising a plurality of products to be sold into a plurality of deals; and each deal comprising the plurality of products to be sold into a plurality of sub deals that are made available at different sub intervals of the pre defined time interval, a sub deal selection and notification module that selects a sub deal from a deal based on the location information of the shopper, and notifies the sub deal to the shopper; and a transaction identifier generation module that generates the transaction identifier for the sub deal based on a selection of the sub deal, and notifies the transaction identifier to the shopper with a validity period for the transaction identifier.

Abstract: A system and method for contextually aware interactive advertisements are provided. In example embodiments, an advertisement indication that indicates a presentation of an advertisement to a user is received. The advertisement corresponding to the advertisement indication is identified. At least one item listing is determined based, at least in part, on the advertisement. Real-time contextual data corresponding to the advertisement indication is received. The real-time contextual data corresponds to a physical context of the presentation of the advertisement. Accessing contextual conditions associated with the advertisement. Determining satisfaction of the contextual conditions based on the real-time contextual data. Based on the determined satisfaction of the contextual conditions, presentation of the at least one item listing is caused to the user.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for communicating location of a mobile device for hands-free payment may include a peer-to-peer ad-hoc network that comprises a plurality of mobile devices, a plurality of access points, and a plurality of point of sale (POS) devices. A first mobile device may determine its location coordinates and communicate them to a selected POS device via the peer to peer ad-hoc network. At least one of the plurality of mobile devices and/or the plurality of access points may be within a defined proximity of the selected POS device. In some instances, the first POS device may receive via one or more intermediate mobile devices in the peer-to-peer ad-hoc network, location coordinates and payment transaction information of a selected mobile device. At least one of the intermediate mobile devices may be within a defined proximity of the first POS device.

Abstract: A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the icon is selected, an advertisement information detail is retrieved from storage in a local memory, or from the central database server and presented to the subscriber on the television screen.

Abstract: A method of generating geofences includes a) storing a plurality of stored locations; b) obtaining a first current location of a mobile device; c) identifying a plurality of nearest locations to the first current location; d) identifying an outermost location and determining an outer bound location, the outer bound location being located farther from the first current location than any of the plurality of nearest locations other than the outermost location; e) generating, for each nearest location except the outermost location, a local geofence around the nearest location; f) generating a triggering geofence around the first current location, the triggering geofence perimeter including at least the plurality of nearest locations other than the outermost location but not including the outer bound location; g) upon detecting that the mobile device has exited the triggering geofence iterating steps b) to f) for a new current location of the mobile device.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable media for detecting a mobile device and identifying a user of the device are provided. A wireless signature or other unique identifier of a device may be detected. User information for the device may be obtained from a secondary source independent of the mobile device. Once a user is identified, user information may be retrieved and the user identity and user information may be associated with a mobile device. When the mobile device is then detected at a later time (e.g., after the information has been associated with the device), one or more offers may be generated based on the associated information and/or the location of the device at the time it is detected.

Abstract: There is provided systems and method for credit preauthorization on user device detection. The methods include receiving merchant information and user information, wherein the user information is received after a user device corresponding to the user information is determined to be in a geographic area corresponding to the merchant information, determining a credit preauthorization amount based on the user information, and transmitting the credit preauthorization amount to a merchant device corresponding to the merchant information.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to using position information to provide advertisements. More specifically, wireless network access point data may be used to identify the position of a mobile device in an indoor space, which, in turn, may be used to identify products within the vicinity of the identified position. Based on the identified products, a server may send advertisements of the same or related products available at other locations to the mobile device.

Abstract: A method and data processing system provide offers for discounted goods or services. The method includes generating a list of offers for discounted goods or services. The method includes generating an identification of at least one of a current number of selections of an offer or a number of remaining selections available for the offer. The method includes sending, for a selection of the offer by a user, at least a unique identifier for the offer to the user without requesting payment from the user for the selection of the offer and updating the current number of selections or the number of remaining selections available. The method includes sending a notification of the selection and the unique identifier for the selected offer to a seller of the discounted goods or services. Additionally, the method includes requesting payment from the seller for the selection of the offer by the user.