Based On User Location Patents (Class 705/14.58)
  • Publication number: 20140278889
    Abstract: A system and method directed at a consumer interaction system and program that provides an option to participate in said program, and provides incentives for participating in certain defined behavior, such as dimming the screen of or rendering silent a phone during the showing of a movie in a movie theater, participating in an activity in a particular geographic area, or making purchases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CINEMARK USA, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Scott FAY, Joseph Daniel GALYEAN, Robert Fletcher CARMONY, James MEREDITH
  • Publication number: 20140279010
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for communicating messages to one or more customers associated with a federated network of retailers. Embodiments determine that one or more customers associated with the federated network of retailers are in proximity to a retailer physical location associated with a retailer that is a member of the federated network of retailers; create one or more messages based on the determination that the one or more customers are in proximity to the retailer physical location; and initiate communication of the one or more messages to the one or more customers. In some embodiments, determining comprises recognizing a mobile device is associated with a customer of at least one retailer that is a member of the federated network of retailers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Laura Corinne Bondesen, David M. grigg
  • Publication number: 20140279018
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan Hardin, Andrew Hill
  • Publication number: 20140278940
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for providing scheduled and relevant advertisement content in electronic marketing communications is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: EXACTTARGET, INC.
    Inventor: Bryan Wade
  • Publication number: 20140279008
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing an offer to a user based on linking a financial account to a merchant-specific account. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) determining whether a user is a holder of an existing merchant-specific account; (b) prompting the user to link a debit account to the existing merchant-specific account based at least partially on determining that the user is the holder of the existing merchant-specific account; (c) receiving debit account information for linking the existing merchant-specific account to the debit account of the user; and (d) providing the offer to the user based on successfully linking the debit account to the merchant-specific account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20140279014
    Abstract: Certain embodiments herein may be directed to push notifications for location-based content delivery. Many merchants use coupon printers to print post-purchase coupons. The systems and methods described herein are directed to generating incentives, such as coupons or loyalty points which may be based at least in part on purchases, the current location of the user in proximity to items or stores, and associating the incentives to a user profile associated with the user. The incentives may then later be retrieved by a point of sale (POS) system of a merchant and then applied to any future purchase transactions the customer may desire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Pujan Roka, Radhakrishnan Gopinath, Andrew Goldberg, Mike Pons
  • Publication number: 20140279013
    Abstract: Product information from local searches can be furnished based on user actions with respect to an eCommerce system. Information about user actions with respect to a product on the eCommerce system can be retrieved from the eCommerce system. A user intent to purchase the product may be determined based on the information about user actions. The product may then be matched to a product on a local search service. A local search on the matched product may then be performed on the local service, to locate one or more stores local to a user's current location that have the matched product in stock. The results from the local search may be displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Chelly, Oded Shtitzki Levi, Tomer Dekel, Amit Reuven Menipaz
  • Publication number: 20140279003
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products enhance the affinity experience for affinity account holders by providing topic notifications related to the user's geographic location. In the various systems, location data is received from a mobile device of the user that is in communication with the system, a geographic area of the mobile device is identified based on the location data, at least a portion of the geographic area associated with an affinity object associated with a financial vehicle of the user is determined, and one or more topics associated with the affinity object is identified based on the geographic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David M. Grigg, Laura Corinne Bondesen, Robert Scott Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140279006
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an offer based on a balance value of a credit account a location of a consumer having the credit account. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) receive geographic location information associated with a mobile computing device of the consumer; (b) receive information associated with the credit account of the consumer, wherein the consumer is a holder of the credit account; (c) determine a balance value of the credit account of the consumer; and (d) determine an offer to present to the consumer based at least partially on the balance value of the credit account and a determined location of the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Susan Smith Thomas, Laura Corinne Bondesen, David M. Grigg
  • Publication number: 20140279005
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for presenting an offer to a consumer based on account balance information and consumer location information. In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) receive geographic location information associated with the mobile computing device of the consumer; (b) receive information associated with the credit account of the consumer, wherein the consumer is a holder of the credit account; (c) determine whether the balance value of the credit account has an existing balance value greater than zero; and (d) present, via the mobile computing device of the consumer, the offer to the consumer based at least in part on determining that the geographic location of the mobile device of the consumer is proximate to or coincident with a location of the merchant and determining that the existing balance value of the credit account associated with the merchant is greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Calman, Susan Smith Thomas, Laura Corinne Bondesen, David M. Grigg
  • Patent number: 8838477
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Golba LLC
    Inventor: Mehran Moshfeghi
  • Publication number: 20140257953
    Abstract: An information dissemination method and apparatus facilitates transmission of information to primary receivers and re-transmission to secondary receivers using native mobile devices, without necessarily depending on friends lists or the internet. The chain of transmission “links” can be tracked and logged, and users in the chain can be rewarded for participating. The information, referred to as “germs,” can be generated, propagated and spread in a viral manner, wherein the germs are filtered and exchanged among users in close proximity, within a pre-registered user group, or through the internet. Embodiments can be used for one-to-one and one-to-many communications in the social media, advertising, and/or security industries, and do not require client-users to know each other or be on friends lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: VYRAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
    Inventors: David Todd Kaplan, Alan Stuart Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20140257987
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and corresponding system for personalizing and disbursing content material in an automated fashion based on differing characteristics or profiles of the recipients. The system includes a database of potential recipients with key characteristics such as location data, revenue, product ownership, customer status, tenure with the company/organization, payment status, credit rating, whether they have recently responded to other material, and the like. Dissemination media include email communications, collaterals, brochures, textual materials, image and video information, and any similar media, where the contents of the communication material is customized based on the key characteristics profiles of the recipients and driven by a set of business rules that can be adapted to fit various scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: David G. Belanger, Sam Houston Parker, Sarat Puthenpura, Wenjie Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140257962
    Abstract: An indication that a user has elected to receive interactive multimedia on a device is received. An interactive multimedia is selected. The selected interactive multimedia is customized and the customized interactive multimedia is provided to the device. The customized interactive multimedia causes the customized interactive multimedia to be consumed by the user. Additionally, a donation amount can be calculated to donate to a charitable cause based on revenue generated by an advertisement provided to a user. An incentive is determined for the user based on the revenue generated by the advertisement. A determination is made of whether the user donated a portion of the incentive. Upon determining that the user donated a portion of the incentive, a loyalty credit is calculated based on the portion of the incentive. The loyalty credit is associated with a loyalty program that rewards the user for a charitable action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: UMEWIN, PBC
    Inventors: Pablo Franzetti, Franco Gai, Pedro Morris
  • Patent number: 8831968
    Abstract: Determining whether a commercial transaction has taken place may include a) collecting percipient behavior information from a mobile communication device associated with a percipient, wherein the percipient behavior information is related to behavior of the percipient; b) determining a correlation between the percipient behavior information and transaction behavior information associated with a predetermined commercial transaction; and c) determining from the correlation a confidence level for whether the predetermined commercial transaction has taken place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC
    Inventor: Gary M. Zalewski
  • Patent number: 8831971
    Abstract: A parking locator system providing variably priced parking includes one or more parking sensors and one or more parking kiosks. The parking sensors may generate parking information identifying one or more occupied parking spaces and one or more unoccupied parking spaces within a vicinity. Promotion information including one or more discounts to parking fees may be received at the parking kiosks. The parking kiosks may display the discounted parking fees and receive payment of the same. The discounts to parking fees may expire at particular times. The size of the discounts may be set based on traffic congestion, which may be determined based on the number of occupied parking spaces within the vicinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Societe Stationnement Urbain Developpements et Etudes (SUDE SAS)
    Inventors: Richard E. Rowe, Jean-Louis Fiorucci
  • Patent number: 8832733
    Abstract: A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may receive, at a server, user profile data associated with one or more set top boxes via a network. The system and method may then search for and select local advertisement content based on at least the user profile data. Further, the system and method may transmit, to the one or more set top boxes, the selected local advertisement content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Siddharth Pandey
  • Publication number: 20140249924
    Abstract: A method and system for generating electronic advertisements, such as banner ads, based on user profile information, location information and proximity preferences are disclosed. An online promotion service may receive profile information, location information and other information from a user. The user may also define a proximity preference which may include a range of distance the user is willing to travel to redeem one or more promotions. A service or product provider or other authorized entity may define a proximity preference which may include a target range of advertisement exposure. The online promotion service may present advertisements for incentives and other promotions based on user profile information as well as proximity preference information where the proximity preference is defined by the user, the provider, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Wills
  • Patent number: 8825085
    Abstract: A method and system for personalized venue marketing is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an application that is resident on a mobile communication device of a patron sends personally identifiable information and the identifying device address to a server when the patron enters a venue. The server associates the identifying device address of the mobile device with the patron in a customer relations management (CRM) database for the venue. The identifying device address allows for tracking of the patron by WiFi sensors positioned throughout the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Joingo, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Boyle, Giacomo Lami, Nicolas Ruggieri, Thang Dao
  • Patent number: 8825083
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for the sharing of experiences is provided. The method may include receiving a request for suggested experience data from the first user, said first user being associated with first user profile data stored in an experience data store and determining location data for the first user. The method may further include determining one or more interests for the first user based at least in part on the first user profile data. The method may also include determining at least one suggested experience based at least in part on the location data for the first user and the one or more determined interests for the first user. The method may further include providing the at least one suggested experience to the first user in response to the received request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Pedregal, Mathew Cowan, Michael J. LeBeau, Gabor Cselle
  • Patent number: 8825526
    Abstract: A method and system for providing targeted advertising in public places and carriers such as trains, buses, train stations, shopping malls, airports, etc. The demographics, purchasing history and/or personal preferences of individuals in the public place are collected from personal digital assistants (PDAs) or other wireless communication devices carried by the individuals in the public place or public carrier. The collected data pertaining to a group of individuals who are present near the display device, is processed and used to select appropriate advertisements that would most likely interest that group of individuals. The selected advertisements are displayed on the display device located in the public place or public carrier so as to provide targeted advertising to the group of individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcia L. Peters, James M. Mathewson, II, John R. Hind
  • Publication number: 20140244385
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to an advertisement service using mobile vehicles. Particularly, the disclosure relates to providing advertisement content selected based on statistical information on an advertisement target at an advertisement display location. Furthermore, the selected advertisement content may be provided to a corresponding mobile vehicle before the corresponding mobile vehicle arrives at the advertisement display location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Woo-Hyuk CHOI, Seung-Kwon LEE, Deok-Moon CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140244396
    Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a notification of an initial offer; identifying a consumer's vacillation to the initial offer; and generating a second notification of the supplemental incentive offer based on the consumer's vacillation for displaying on a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Telenav, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiang Liu
  • Publication number: 20140244395
    Abstract: Footwear systems include an article of footwear and a data transmission system engaged with the article of footwear. The transmission system transmits data to a remote system, such as a display system, another data transmission system, a processing system, etc. Such footwear systems further may include activation systems for activating the transmission and/or display systems. The transmitted data may be used for various purposes, such as: (a) identifying a user of the article of footwear; (b) activating targeted advertising or product information; (c) confirming the user's presence at a specific location and/or at a specific time; (d) determining start, finish, and/or intermediate split times for specific user; (e) confirming athletic equipment usage; (f) providing data for a game or reward program; (g) registering the user for an event or competition; or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles W. Case, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140244394
    Abstract: A user of a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, can make purchases or obtain information via a network, such as the Internet, using both voice and non-verbal methods. Users can submit voice queries and receive non-verbal replies, submit non-verbal queries and receive voice replies, or perform similar operations that many the voice and data capabilities of modern mobile communication devices. The user may provide notification criteria indicating under what conditions a notification should be sent to the user's wireless device. When purchasing opportunities matching the selected notification criteria become available, the user is notified. The user can respond to the notification, and immediately take advantage of the purchasing opportunity if he so desires. Mixed-mode interactions can also be used by sellers to more advantageously control the marketing of distressed, time sensitive, or other merchandise/services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Aeritas, LLC
    Inventors: Malik Mamdani, Patrick Johnson, Kevin Bomar
  • Publication number: 20140244392
    Abstract: A graphical recognition inventory management and marketing system is disclosed. An image comprising a plurality of product elements is captured. Graphical recognition is utilized to detect, isolate, and identify each element by comparing characteristics of the element with element data stored in a database. When a match is found, the detected and isolated element data is stored with the matched database entry. Additional element data obtained during the graphical recognition process is added to element data stored in the database to expand the database entry. The current location of a user device is detected and product element data is displayed along with a map indicating the physical location of the product element and a route to the product element from the user's current location. A user can also capture an image and have product data and a map to the product displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: XUE SI XING DIGITAL MARKETING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Terry Chang
  • Publication number: 20140244393
    Abstract: Presentation of a saved offer with a redemption location closest to a user's location. The user reviews and selects an offer, creating an offer instance. The user's current location at the time the offer instance is created is identified. The user's current location and the offer instance are saved by a user device. The user accesses the offer instance using an application resident on the user device. If the device cannot identify the user's current location or the application is not integrated with the device's location system, the user's last known location is identified by retrieving the location saved with the offer instance. Alternatively, the user device will determine the most recent saved location, or most relevant last known location. The user's last known location is retrieved and the nearest redemption locations are displayed with the offer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Graeme Rimmer, Jonathan Leslie Skeet
  • Patent number: 8817315
    Abstract: A system and method for inserting an advertisement for a document to be faxed. In this embodiment, a processor may be configured to determine a category associated with content in a document being faxed. The processor may select at least one advertisement that is related to the associated category. A determination may be made for a location within the document being communicated for one or more advertisements to be positioned. The processor may be further configured to place one or more selected advertisement into the determined location in the document being communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
  • Patent number: 8818909
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer system, in response to a first user's request, creates a location-triggered gift for a second user and for a particular vendor location, determines the second user's location, and transmits information for redeeming the location-triggered gift at the particular vendor location to the second user if the second user is at the particular vendor location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Garrod Bosworth, David Harry Garcia, Kenneth M. Lau
  • Patent number: 8818861
    Abstract: According to one example, a method may comprise receiving, by an advertising mobile station in a wireless network, a master profile message from an access node, the master profile message comprising, for each of a plurality of mobile stations in the wireless network, a timing parameter and at least one profile element; selecting at least one receiving mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations based, at least in part, on comparing the timing parameter of the receiving mobile station to the timing parameter of the advertising mobile station and checking the at least one profile element of the receiving mobile station against a proposed advertisement; sending a location request message to the at least one receiving mobile station; receiving the location message from the at least one receiving mobile station, the location message indicating a location of the at least one receiving mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Gilles Charbit, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20140236725
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for presenting information about discrete geographical areas and the use of such information by content providers to facilitate delivery of targeted or geographically relevant content to information playback devices located in one or more particular discrete geographical areas. Data (e.g., contextual, behavioral, predictive, trending, geo-consumer patterns) can be collected and associated with relevant virtual cells within a grid. A portal can be provided to enable content provider to search the cells based on customized campaigns to identify trends, interest, patterns and opportunities. Such information can facilitate informed geo-targeting decisions and consumer understandings for business of all sizes and sectors in order to deliver more relevant content to information playback devices within selected cells according to customized settings configured by the content provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: MOASIS GLOBAL INC.
    Inventors: Steve Golden, Ryan Golden, Jason Mascari
  • Publication number: 20140236726
    Abstract: A proximity-based device within a product and/or a product package sends data associated with the product and/or the product package to a mobile device based upon the mobile device being within a proximity to the proximity-based device. Another proximity-based receiver within a mobile device receives data associated with a product and/or a product package from a proximity-based transmitter within the product and/or the product package based upon the proximity-based receiver being within a proximity to the proximity-based transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Evan Acosta, Edward Drake, Mark Arana
  • Publication number: 20140236729
    Abstract: There is provided a media content server for inserting a location-based advertisement into an online media content. The media content server comprises a memory including an online media content for online access; a processor configured to receive a request from a client for the online media content; determine an IP address of the client based on the request; map the IP address to a local advertisement server serving an area corresponding to the IP address; request a local advertisement from the local advertisement server; provide the local advertisement to the client; and provide the online media content from the memory to the client. The online media content has a first and second sequential segments, and the local advertisement may be provided to the client after the first segment is provided and before the second segment is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ariff Sidi, Skarpi Hedinsson
  • Publication number: 20140236727
    Abstract: An information providing system according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a storage unit, and a notification unit. The acquisition unit acquires information on a wireless terminal that enters communication areas of the wireless LAN communication units installed in different. The determination unit determines a movement route of a user of the wireless terminal on the basis of the information on the wireless terminal acquired by the acquisition unit. The storage unit stores the information on the movement route determined by the determination unit as a movement route history. The notification unit notifies the user of the wireless terminal that has entered the communication area of the wireless LAN communication unit of predetermined information on the basis of the movement route history stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro SUKEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20140236728
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing interactive services and adaptive advertising in a retail environment such as a shopping mall are provided. One or more systems and a data network are used to provide services which in turn are used to collect information about users and user's preferences at a site area to adapt digital multimedia advertising content at that site. User's preferences at a site area are compiled from selections made by users on systems with fixed or mobile terminals located at the site and which provide services to the users relating to the site area. The selections are used to automatically adjust digital multimedia advertisement at the site and at specific systems with displays at the site which are in the proximity or viewable range of the user or along an approximate path that the user may take at the site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Seeln Systems, Inc
    Inventor: Jason Robert Wright
  • Publication number: 20140236717
    Abstract: An advertising system according to an embodiment includes a remitting customer side wireless LAN communication unit, an attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit, and a remitting customer result update unit. The attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit is arranged at a position corresponding to a digital signage on which advertising content is displayed. The attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit is arranged in a commercial space. The remitting customer result update unit updates information on a result of remitting customer by the advertising content, when a wireless terminal enters a communication area of the attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit after entering a communication area of the remitting customer side wireless LAN communication unit is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki TSUCHIYA, Hiroshi OTA, Taku KUSANO
  • Publication number: 20140236724
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes receiving a text message from a mobile device. The text message includes a tag entered into the text portion of the message. The tag includes a term assigned to a server-side process. A location of the mobile device is obtained. The server-side process is determined based on the tag and the location of the mobile device. The server-side process is implemented. An instruction to a user of the mobile device is composed. The instruction is formatted into a text message format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventor: SHAILENDRA JAIN
  • Publication number: 20140229279
    Abstract: Advertising content may be provided based on a map report. A map report may be received from a client device. The map report may be indicative of a perceived inaccuracy in geographic data stored in a geographic database. Advertising content may be provided to the client device based on the map report received from the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: NAVTEQ B.V.
    Inventor: Cory James Hohs
  • Publication number: 20140229274
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system of property billboarding and financial revenue distribution to property owner in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a community network of user profiles, each user profile of the user profiles associated with a specific geographic location, determining a first user profile of the user profiles, generating advertisements, determining a first advertisement of the advertisements, generating a first display view to include a map view embodied by the community network, the first user profile of the user profiles represented at a location in the map view corresponding with the associated specific geographic location, and the first advertisement of the advertisements displayed in conjunction with the first user profile of the user profiles, and generating a commerce transaction associated with the first user profile of the user profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Raj Abhyanker
  • Publication number: 20140229287
    Abstract: A system adapted to provide tourist and marketing information. The system includes: a database of tourist information, the database is accessible to internet users; a server for collecting and storing the database of tourist information; and a plurality of electronic devices in communication with the database. Each electronic device includes: structure for presenting the tourist information; and a computer readable medium (CRM) encoded with instructions thereon for presenting the tourist information from the database. The database is updated by the internet users. The instructions are for: creating a social network between users of the plurality of the electronic device; and updating and commenting on the tourist information via the social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: TOUR PAL LTD
    Inventors: Yoav BEN-DAVID, Boaz BEERI
  • Publication number: 20140229286
    Abstract: Communications with an automobile are in the form of messages. The messages may be delivered to the automobile from a remote server through a communications network, e.g., the Internet. Messages may contain a recall notice to the automobile, map information or advertising information concerning selected entities depending on the current location of the automobile. Messages transmitted from the automobile to the remote server may contain location of the automobile or dynamic data furnished by sensors in the automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Obradovich, Philip E. White
  • Patent number: 8805723
    Abstract: A plurality of audio signals are broadcasted concurrently on a plurality of substantially separate audio channels. Each of the audio channels has a center frequency greater than approximately 16 kHz. Broadcasting the audio signals causes one or more clients to automatically retrieve a resource from a resource location. The plurality of audio signals collectively encode a resource identifier that describes the resource location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: iViu Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hans M. Glitsch, Ajay Shah
  • Publication number: 20140222568
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for presenting highly targeted advertisements to the user of a mobile device running an application which incorporates a Mobile Agent designed according to the disclosure. The Mobile Agent communicates with an advertising server that analyzes information received from the Mobile Agent, and selects advertisements for transmission to the Mobile Agent and presentation to the user. The disclosure uses the intended audiences of the available advertisements, the nature of the application, and the user's history of responses to previous advertisements to select advertisements that are likely to be considered useful by the user. The disclosure further uses information about the mobile device's position and its direction and speed of motion, and the locations of places of business associated with the available advertisements, to select advertisements for places of business that are proximate to the user's position, predicted destination, or predicted route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: mADtivity, Inc.
    Inventor: Stan David Weitzman
  • Publication number: 20140222574
    Abstract: Presence detection using Bluetooth and hybrid-mode transmitters is disclosed. In some embodiments, a transmitter is configured to broadcast a secure identifier comprising a venue identifier using Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) and/or an ultrasonic audio channel. The secure identifier broadcast by the transmitter is captured by a handset and decoded to infer presence of the handset at a venue identified by the venue identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Aaron T. Emigh, Vivek Shrivastava, Steven Stanek
  • Publication number: 20140222570
    Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and/or computer program product may programmatically by computer processor(s) combine various exemplary data elements to create an analyzed and calculated predictive device location, categorized by time of day for one or more devices. The exemplary method may take in as input(s) exemplary passive data that results from geolocated communication events such as wireless voice calls, data sessions and/or wireless communications tower or network hotspot information. The inputs, according to an embodiment may be combined and enriched with exemplary Latitude/Longitude reference data to provide a location history for an exemplary device. Based on analysis of frequented locations and time periods, the detailed location history information for a device may be probability weighted (e.g., scored) to predict where the device will be, at a given future time, based on the given device's detailed location history, and exemplary time of day, e.g., morning, afternoon, night, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Teoco Corporation
    Inventors: John A. DEVOLITES, David Corley
  • Publication number: 20140222572
    Abstract: A server for offering a service targeting a user and a service offering method thereof, the method including: collecting data from a plurality of user devices; determining a unit zone partitioned from a service zone based on geographic information; adjusting the unit zone based on the amount of data collectable according to the determined unit zones; performing modeling to parse the data collected according to the adjusted unit zones; and offering a service targeting a user of the unit zone, based on results from the modeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je-hyok RYU, Shin-il KANG, Hee-jun SONG, Seung-yeol YOO, Won-chang JANG, Gyu-tae PARK, Hyun-sik SHIM
  • Publication number: 20140222573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for providing a user with supplemental content based on the user's preferences and location. The disclosure provides a computer program that allows users to discover and organize content from a platform that is accessible from a mobile device or computer. Additionally, the disclosure provides a system for determining a user's location while indoors. The system can associate the user's location with specific content or items in a store and provide the user with supplemental content related to those items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Swirl Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Middleton, Robert Todd Boes
  • Publication number: 20140222576
    Abstract: In-person shopping at brick-and-mortar locations can be facilitated using visual voicemail systems. A user device can be detected upon entry or proximity to a retail location and a greeting visual voicemail message can be transmitted to the user device. User data may be integrated into the greeting message. The greeting message can also include options for a user to activate that allow the integration of the virtual and physical shopping experience. Options can include requests for sales associate help, product information or location, associated service plans or accessories, etc. Multiple remote resources can be coordinated to service a user's requests via a visual voicemail system while the user is shopping in the retail location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
    Inventor: Venson M. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20140222571
    Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented method of serving online content items using a semantic description of a feature that is common to a plurality of online content locations are provided. The method includes assigning one or more identifications based on the semantic descriptions to each of the plurality of online content locations using one or more features associated with a respective one of the online content locations, receiving a selection of one or more of the assigned identifications and a physical location of the associated online content locations, determining at least one of a physical location of an online content recipient, and an intended location of the online content recipient, and transmitting an online content item to the online content recipient when the online content recipient is within a specified distance from any of the selected online content locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Chandra, Amin Charaniya, Aileen Tang, Jyotirmaya Manoj Akkad
  • Publication number: 20140222569
    Abstract: A method for tracking patronage of a customer in at least one casino property is described. The method comprises monitoring a wireless handset that determines the location of the customer. The method then proceeds to generate a user profile that comprises user preferences and monitored betting activity associated with the customer and accumulated points stored in a customer account according to a monetary value of the monitored betting activity. Complementary goods or services are determined based on the accumulated points associated with the customer account. A message is sent to the wireless handset associated with the complementary goods or services that is consistent with the user preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Michael A. KERR