System and method of providing advertisements to Wi-Fi devices
AssigneeSBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorC. Crolley
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Abstract
A method of advertising is disclosed an includes monitoring at least one Wi-Fi access point of a Wi-Fi network. Also, the method includes identifying at least one Wi-Fi device after the at least one Wi-Fi device associates with the Wi-Fi access point and determining at least one type of media file that is supported by the Wi-Fi device. Further, the method includes transmitting at least one advertisement to the device that is specific to the location of the Wi-Fi access point. The advertisement is transmitted in a format that corresponds to the at least one type of media file supported by the Wi-Fi device.
Claims20
A method of advertising, the method comprising:
- monitoring at least one Wi-Fi access point of a Wi-Fi network;
- identifying at least one Wi-Fi device after the at least one Wi-Fi device associates with the Wi-Fi access point;
- determining at least one type of media file supported by the Wi-Fi device;
- and
- transmitting at least one advertisement to the device specific to the location of the Wi-Fi access point, wherein the advertisement is transmitted in a format corresponding to the at least one type of media file supported by the Wi-Fi device.
A system, comprising:
- at least one Wi-Fi access point along a freeway;
- a database including a plurality of advertisements, wherein at least one of the plurality of advertisements is associated with a business located along the freeway, wherein at least one of the plurality of advertisements is stored as multiple media file formats;
- a server coupled to the database and having access to the at least one Wi-Fi access point, the server comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer readable medium accessible to the processor;
- and
- a computer program embedded within the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:
- instructions to monitor the at least one Wi-Fi access point;
- instructions to determining at least one type of media file supported by the Wi-Fi device after the at least one Wi-Fi device associates with the Wi-Fi access point;
- and
- instructions to transmit at least one advertisement to the device specific to a freeway exit proximal to the Wi-Fi access point, wherein the advertisement is transmitted in a format corresponding to the at least one type of media file supported by the Wi-Fi device.
A server, comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer readable medium accessible to the processor;
- and
- a computer program embedded within the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:
- instructions to determine one or more types of media files that are supported by a Wi-Fi device in communication with a Wi-Fi access point;
- and
- instructions to transmit one or more advertisements to the at least one Wi-Fi device as the Wi-Fi device moves along a freeway within a vehicle, the one or more advertisements transmitted in a format associated with one or more types of media files supported by the Wi-Fi device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.