Abstract: An augmented reality device may consist of at least a controller, memory, and at least one screen. The augmented reality device can be configured to display an augmented reality digital content only when a user is oriented a physical location where the augmented reality digital content is anchored. The augmented reality device may be configured with at least one network adapter that wirelessly connects to a remote server where the augmented reality digital advertising content is stored.

Abstract: Serving form ads with videos is disclosed, including: receiving from a client device a request including a set of parameters associated with a video; and determining a form ad to be displayed with the video based at least in part on the set of parameters.

Abstract: A targeted information dissemination system includes a database, a player, a control device and a plurality of detecting devices. The player, control device and at least one detecting device may be disposed on a public area. If a portable device of a consumer has been detected by the at least one detecting device in the public area, media contents according to preference of the consumer may be played on the player.

Abstract: Techniques for retail location-aware services are provided. A consumer defines parameters in which it is acceptable to the consumer to receive an offer for a good or service. When the parameters are achievable for an enterprise and when the consumer is in a configured proximity to the desired good or service, the mobile device of the consumer is notified of the offer.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiment relates to establishing communication with a nearby user computing device. An exemplary method executed by one or more computing devices comprises monitoring a geographic area to determine whether a user computing device is located within the proximity of at least one of the one or more computing devices, and when the user computing device is located within the proximity of at least one of the one or more computing devices, identifying, by at least one of the one or more computing devices, the user computing device based on identifying information associated with the user computing device. The method preferably further comprises transmitting promotional information to the user computing device, the promotional information being based at least in part on the identity of the user computing device and the geographic location of the user computing device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing targeted advertising are described. In particular, ads are targeted to users based on TV viewing behaviors. This is achieved by linking TV viewing behaviors to anonymous digital identifiers, such as online browser keys or cookies.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system and computer storage medium for providing an advertisement based on a geographical location are provided according to the present disclosure. The method includes: receiving an advertisement publishing request transmitted from a first user terminal, obtaining geographical location information of the first user terminal, storing the geographical location information of the first user terminal and advertisement information of the first user terminal carried in the advertisement publishing request; receiving a surrounding information searching request transmitted from a second user terminal, obtaining geographical location information of the second user terminal, searching for one or more first user terminals locating around the second user terminal according to the geographical location information of the second user terminal, providing advertisement information of the one or more first user terminals searched out to the second user terminal.

Abstract: A computer system for recommending a merchant to a candidate consumer is provided. The computer system includes a memory device for storing data and a processor.

Abstract: A method for updating location-dependent contact information entails, at a first location, storing first location-dependent contact information for a first service-providing entity as a contact in an address book in a memory of the mobile device, determining a current location of the mobile device, and in response to determining that the current location has changed from the first location to a second location, automatically updating the address book by replacing the first location-dependent contact information in the address book with second location-dependent contact information for a second entity equivalent to the first entity.

Abstract: An example system is configured to compile behavioral data describing past actions including products viewed and purchases made by users while visiting applications hosted by servers accessible by the users via a computer network; segment the behavioral data into clusters of behavior factors according to statistically related actions of the users; compile present user data describing a current action and a geo-location of a user while visiting a merchant application hosted by a server coupled to the computer network and accessible by the user; determine a geo-location of the mobile device of the user; while the user is still using the merchant application, compute a match; generate based on the match targeted information influenced by the geo-location of the user; and transmit the targeted information to the mobile device of the user for display prior to the user leaving the merchant application.

Abstract: A terminal performs a coupon notification service method. In the method, in response to a request for a notification service for a coupon, the terminal defines a notification range by measuring a distance from a current location of the terminal to a destination for using the coupon. When the terminal is located within the notification range, the terminal obtains an estimated time of arrival at the destination on the basis of the current location of the terminal and a current velocity of the terminal. Then the terminal displays the estimated time of arrival on a map to perform the notification service for the coupon.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for enrolling a user in a device identification program. In some embodiments, a system is configured to: receive device identification information from a mobile device, receive user information associated with a user, the user information enabling identification of the user, associate the device identification information with the user information, and create a record based on the device identification information and the user information.

Abstract: An advertisement delivery system includes a first transmission part configured to transmit to a plurality of devices advertisement information representing an advertisement displayed on the devices; a reception part configured to receive, from the devices which have received the advertisement information, execution information representing that the respective devices have executed a predetermined operation; a first identification part configured to identify two or more of the devices in which the execution information received from the devices meets a first condition; and a second identification part configured to identify more than a predetermined number of the devices from the two or more of the devices identified by the first identification part such that all of the devices identified by the second identification part are located in a circular area with a predetermined radius.

Abstract: A method and a system to correlate location and content. For example, data is received from a client device that includes current geographical position data identifying a geographical position of the client device. A vendor having a geographical location within a specified distance of the geographical position of the client device is identified. An offer from the vendor within the distance of the client device is returned to the client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a merchant-customer engagement system include a physical merchant location in which a customer may be tracked to determine products within the physical merchant location that the customer is interested in. A merchant may use a wearable merchant device that is configured to identify the customer via a camera that captures an image of the customer, and that image may be used to retrieve customer account information for that customer. Using the customer account information and the products that the customer is showing interest in, the wearable merchant device may be used to display merchant-customer engagement information next to a view of the customer to allow the merchant to help the customer while utilizing a variety of displayed information about the customer including, for example, past purchases, products browsed in-store and previously browsed online, time spent in an area of the physical merchant location, etc.

Abstract: A method and a system to correlate location and content. For example, data is received from a client device that includes current geographical position data identifying a geographical position of the client device. A vendor having a geographical location within a specified distance of the geographical position of the client device is identified. An offer from the vendor within the distance of the client device is returned to the client device.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved algorithm for selecting paid advertisements for inclusion with search engine results or with any resource retrieved from the Internet. The algorithm collects personalized data of each user and feeds the collected personalized data into search queries of search engines, to retrieve paid advertisements. The advertisements are retrieved based not only on search keywords input by the user, but also based on personal preferences, interests and demographics of the user, as well as the location of the user and the time when the search is performed. In other words, the inventive technology enables each user to receive very targeted, localized and personalized advertising materials.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system of advertising in a next-door neighborhood social network. The method verifies that a user lives at a location that is associated with a current address where the user is living. A social network page of the user is created once verified in an online neighborhood social network. A message is distributed in a specified range of a distance away from the user to a geographic vicinity around the user originating the message. Permission of access in the neighborhood of the online neighborhood social network associated with the user is automatically determined. The user is permitted to submit a delisting request associated with a profile data. An access is segregated such that only a verified individual is able to view information. Neighbors in the neighborhood are notified regarding an event, an advertisement, and a promotion in their area based on radius for notification.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: configure an apparatus capable to device-to-device communications to operate as a local proximity services advertising agent device, and/or configure a proximity services advertising source device to operate as a local proximity services advertising agent device or associate the proximity services advertising source device with an existing local proximity services advertising agent device, and provide commercial information to the local proximity services advertising agent device for local delivery.

Abstract: In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices. Data based on which a first promotion associated with a first advertiser may be displayed on a mobile gaming device. The data may include a first set of criteria identifying when the first promotion should be displayed.

Abstract: An advertising system and methods, including an ad service that one of generates, presents and receives information pertaining to an ad presentation, an ad presentation output device that outputs the ad presentation at a presentation location, a user response receiver at the ad service that receives a user response transmitted from a mobile device based on the ad presentation at the presentation location, an ad service transmitter that transmits an executable object to a target device specified in the user response, wherein the target device includes a memory and a processor for executing the executable object to provide a service to the user on the target device, wherein the service is modified based on information one of accessed and determined by the executable object on the target device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to identifying a plurality of user locations, determining an activity of the user based on the identified user locations, and providing information to the user based on the determined activity of the user. In some implementations, the information may be a user activity suggestion for a user to perform. In some implementations, the information may be provided to the user in response to input from the user. In some implementations, the input may be a search query and the information may be search results. In some implementations, the input may be a partial query and the information may be query suggestions.

Abstract: A method and system for offering an incentive to a user device based on a geographic location associated with a medium identifying the item and the intent of the user are described. For example, a machine receives, from a mobile device of a user, a medium identifying an item, and data that pertains to the geographic location associated with the medium identifying the item. The machine determines, based on the data that pertains to the geographic location associated with the medium identifying the item, the geographic location associated with the medium identifying the item. The machine identifies the item based on the medium identifying the item. The machine offers an incentive associated with the identified item. The incentive may be from at least one merchant located within a distance from the geographic location associated with the medium identifying the item.

Abstract: Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for light-based communication. One representative embodiment involves a messaging system that includes multiple messaging units at different locations within a commercial space, with each of such messaging units including: a light-emitting diode (LED); and a messaging/modulation controller coupled to the LED and configured to turn the LED on and off so as to broadcast a digital message, with each of the messaging units configured to broadcast a different digital message, including substantive content that is different from what is broadcast by the other messaging units.

Abstract: A system and method for crowd based content delivery. A crowd of users may be associated with an electronic billboard. A profile may be generated for the crowd. A digital content item may be selected based on the crowd profile. The digital content item may be presented by the electronic billboard. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: There is provided an advertisement provision management apparatus including an information acquisition unit and a content selection unit. The information acquisition unit acquires, from a portable terminal that is present in the vicinity of a digital signage terminal installed at any location, identification information of the portable terminal and use information of the portable terminal. The content selection unit selects content to be displayed on the portable terminal identified by the identification information, on the basis of content-relating information stored while being associated with content displayed on the digital signage terminal and the use information acquired from the portable terminal.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of outputting location specific data to a user interface of a mobile device, the method comprising: obtaining data representing one or more activity patterns associated with the mobile device; selecting a location specific data portion from one or more location specific data portions responsive to a determination that the data representing one or more of the one or more activity patterns meet one or more relevance criteria associated with the said location specific data portion; and outputting to the user interface data from the selected location specific data portion or data associated with the selected location specific data portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure is directed to systems, methods and devices for interactive marketing with attribution using proximity sensors. Embodiments include interactive marketing displays coupled to an interactive marketing display controller, that provide marketing information to a shopper and allow the shopper to interact with it such that the interactive marketing display controller records interaction data with the shopper and a timestamp of interaction. Further, embodiments include data sensors that are in proximity to an interactive marketing displays such that the data sensor senses a shopper's mobile device, acquires a device identifier of the mobile device, and records a timestamp of when the mobile device is sensed. Additional embodiments include an interactive marketing display provider's server to combine the interaction data and the device identifier of the mobile device and provides the combined interaction data and device identifier to the retail server for attribution.

Abstract: An interactive media recording and broadcasting system includes an interactive digital media recording and broadcasting kiosk for interacting, recording and broadcasting media, a web server for storing and serving data, an advertising platform, and a social media network website.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide geospatial-temporal next-best-action decisions. Specifically, a predictive modeling tool is configured to receive, from a user, a first instance of unstructured data, the unstructured data containing an indicator of a transacting opportunity, and generate a profile for the user by combining the unstructured data with structured data, the profile including personality characteristics and identifying information of the user. The profile is used to identify the user as a producer of a second instance of unstructured data by comparing the personality characteristics and identifying information of the user to the second instance of unstructured data. A commercial offer is then generated based on information from the profile of the user and at least one of the first instance of unstructured data or the second instance of unstructured data, and the offer is communicated to the user when the user is located within a predetermined proximity to a retailer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating location-aware listing publication are discussed. A listing can include an item location corresponding to an item described in the listing. The listing may be received on a central server from a device operated by a first user. A geofence can be generated around the item location corresponding to the item described in the listing. The geofence surrounding the item location can be monitored for a second user. A second user can be detected within the geographical area enclosed by the geofence. In response to detecting the second user, a determination can be made as to whether the second user has indicated an interest in the item described in the listing. In response to the determination, the listing can be transmitted to a second device operated by the second user to notify the second user of the published listing.

Abstract: A user information providing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a database, an acquiring unit, an extracting unit, and a output unit. The database stores pieces of user information of a business operator. The acquiring unit acquires, as entry information, information of a place corresponding to the business operator and information of a wireless terminal which has entered the place. The extracting unit extracts a piece of user information of the business operator corresponding to the place which the wireless terminal has entered from the database, based on the entry information acquired. The output unit outputs the extracted piece of user information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving message data at a server from a first remote device. The message data is associated with a message to a second remote device and includes text. The method includes parsing the message data to identify information associated with an advertisement of an advertisement campaign. The advertisement includes advertisement text and a graphical image that corresponds to a pre-recorded audio message. The method includes generating an audio file based on the message data, the advertisement text, and the pre-recorded audio message, and sending the audio file from the server to the second remote device.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can mitigate privacy concerns in connection with ad targeting or data collection. In particular, architecture can be included in a personal mobile communication device such as a cell phone. During communication transactions between the host device and a peer device, shared information can be extracted either from content included in the communication or from metadata. Based upon the shared information, a social graph maintained on the host device can be updated. In addition, the host device can receive a large set of ads and select or tailor a custom ad from the set based upon the social graph.

Abstract: A platform for providing real-time promotions determines a customer interested in a product or service. The platform identifies customer information associated with the customer, as well as a set of products of interest to the customer. The platform identifies a supplier or advertiser associated with each of the products and receives promotion bids from one or more of the suppliers or advertisers. The platform generates a score for each of the received promotion bids, selects at least one of the promotion bids for transmission to the mobile device, and transmits the selected at least one promotion bids to the mobile device. The platform tracks customer behavior associated with the at least one promotion bids and provides the tracked behavior information back to the suppliers or advertisers.

Abstract: Methods and systems include determining that a device is proximate to a sign, providing sign identification information associated with the sign, and providing a sign history. A request for sign data associated with the sign identification information may be received, and sign data may be provided. Determining that a sign is proximate to a device may be based on a signal from the sign and/or the device. Additionally, a location of a device may be received and it may be determined that the device is proximate to a sign based on determining a location of the sign and determining that the difference in the location of the device and the location of the sign is less than a given threshold. A request for sign data associated with the sign may be sent. In response, sign data may be received, stored, and displayed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer system that produces contextually relevant, customized and predictive product recommendations by combining a novel layered user interface and a server system implementing data mapping of one or more external product databases. The combining of these software of hardware components improves the quality and relevancy of product recommendations specifically when a user knows what they are interested in but not the products needed to accomplish these interests as well as when a user has more than one interest and wants product recommendations that take into account these multiple interests.

Abstract: A targeted area audio distribution system for Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services Receivers (“SDARS”) provides specific content to listeners based on location. A service provider can facilitate delivery of local content using a telematics device installed in the listener's vehicle. The telematics device uses a content database indexed on an identifier formed from coordinates of a desired geographical area to target particular content for users in a targeted area as small as a few blocks. In addition, interstate drivers can receive location specific advertisements for exits that they may be approaching. Digital audio content can be queued up for insertion into the audio stream based on specific locations. The identifier can also be used to report vehicle performance information from a plurality of vehicles to facilitate providing real-time traffic conditions for many traffic corridors.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to enable a user or group of users to organize an event in the digital world that results in attendance in the physical world. One example embodiment may include a method for providing a user interface configured to allow selection of at least one time or time period from a plurality of times, receiving, via the user interface, user input that indicates at least one time or time period, a status, and a location of a user; and determining one or more users or one or more entities that match at least the time or time period, the status, and the location of the user, the one or more users or the one or more entities that match at least the time or time period, the status, and the location of the user are provided with access to information related to the user and the user is provided with access to information related to the one or more users or the one or more entities.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing content for a client device. The methods can include: receiving a content request from a computing device; determining that the computing device is a non-mobile television client; identifying at least a portion of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the content request; determining a geographic area corresponding to the IP address; obtaining, by a computer processor, demographic information associated with the geographic area; and providing, by the computer processor, relevant content for the non-mobile television client based on the demographic information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile device including: a power receiver for wirelessly coupling with a power transmitter to receive power wirelessly from the power transmitter; and a function that automatically initiates upon the power receiver wirelessly coupling with the power transmitter. Also provided is a transmitter apparatus including a power transmitter for wirelessly coupling with a power receiver in a mobile device to provide power wirelessly to the power receiver, wherein, upon the power receiver wirelessly coupling with the power transmitter, data is transferred between the power transmitter and the power receiver and a function of the mobile device automatically initiates. The mobile device and transmitter apparatus together form a system for operating the mobile device. Methods and computer-readable media storing executable application programs associated with the system arc also provided.

Abstract: A computerized system and method provides for managing and using marketing assets across an enterprise. A network interface may communicate with a first client machine associated with a first user having a first language and a second client machine associated with a second user having s second language. An electronic data storage may store a marketing asset in a marketing asset language. A processor may cause a graphical user interface to be displayed on the first client machine in the first language and the marketing asset to be displayed with respect to the graphical user interface only when the marketing asset language corresponds to the first language, and cause the graphical user interface to be displayed on the second client machine in the second language and the marketing asset to be displayed with respect to the graphical user interface only when the marketing asset language corresponds to the second language.

Abstract: It is presented a method for invoking an application service in response to a tag reading by a mobile terminal. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an input message, the input message comprising data being associated with a tag read by the mobile terminal using local communication, the input message further comprising a recipient identifier linked to the mobile terminal; determining, using a plurality of parameters associated with the tag reading, a plurality of matching application servers, wherein conditions of a tag reading subscription for each of the matching application servers matches the plurality of parameters; and sending an invocation message to each of the matching application servers to invoke a respective application service of each of the matching application servers, the invocation message comprising the recipient identifier enabling each of the application services to send content to the user equipment and the tag data.

Abstract: Given an advertisement placed by a rogue affiliate that takes steps to hide its affiliate ID from affiliate investigators, the affiliate ID may be identified using a step-wise link follower to process the advertisement's target URIs. For each redirection step inclusively between the original target URI and the ultimate destination URI, the current URI is analyzed and requested according to either a trusted request method or a non-trusted request method depending on whether the resource to which the URI refers is known to be a trusted resource. The non-trusted request method is designed to thwart the rogue affiliate's efforts to identify an affiliate investigator as the source of the request.

Abstract: Disclosed are examples of performing mobile station modifications. According to one example a method may include transmitting a notification from a mobile station to an advertisement server and receiving at least one advertisement parameter at the mobile station responsive to the transmitted notification. The method may also include performing a modification to a current state of the mobile device based on the at least one advertisement parameter and a distance between the mobile station and at least one establishment registered with the advertisement server.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses for authenticating a user of a mobile device are disclosed. One method includes tracking a plurality of locations of the mobile device, tracking motion behavior of the mobile device, and generating a user profile for the user over a period of time based on the tracked plurality of locations and the tracked motion behavior. A present user of the mobile device is authenticated based on a comparison of the user profile with a present user profile of the present user, wherein the present user profile comprises recent location information of the mobile device and recent motion behavior of the mobile device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating cells within a virtual grid to content providers according to various priority and selection schemes are used to target content delivery to information playback devices in a geographically and/or application selective manner. The priority schemes, geographical selectivity, and application selectivity of the system and methods of the invention allow a content provider to specifically target a desired demographic with high cost efficiency and flexibility.

Abstract: An advertisement scheduling machine may be configured to facilitate scheduling of one or more advertisements. As configured, the advertisement scheduling machine may cause presentation of a graphical user interface that displays multiple timeslots available for scheduling advertisements. The advertisement scheduling machine detects that an advertisement has been selected from multiple advertisements available for scheduling, and the selected advertisement may be unscheduled in any of the displayed timeslots. The advertisement scheduling machine accesses a scheduling rule associated with the selected advertisement and determines that the selected advertisement is schedulable in only a portion of the displayed timeslots and not a remainder of them, in accordance with the scheduling rule. The advertisement scheduling machine then causes the graphical user interface to indicate that the selected advertisement is schedulable in only the portion of the timeslots but not in the remainder.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for facilitating financial transactions over a network includes communicating with a user via a first mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a geo-location of the first mobile communication device, communicating with a merchant via a second mobile communication device over the network, obtaining a radius of coverage for the second mobile communication device, determining whether the geo-location of the first mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device, and providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the merchant when the first mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the second mobile communication device.

Abstract: This description provides tools and techniques for managing advertising services for mobile devices and users. These tools may provide methods that include establishing advertising databases for storing representations of geographic areas. These methods may include receiving bids from advertisers, with these bids referencing keywords and the geographic areas. The advertisers specified in the bids may be associated with the keywords and geographic areas specified in the bids, such that when a user of a mobile communications device activates the keyword within a geographic area, the mobile device received advertising information associated with the advertiser.