Messaging service for location-aware mobile resource management and advertisements with a mobile device triggered by tagged user-generated messages
OwnerShailendra Jaininventor
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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.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a text message from a mobile device, wherein the text message comprises a tag entered into the text portion of the message, and wherein the tag comprises term assigned to a server-side process;
- obtaining a location of the mobile device;
- determining the server-side process based on the tag and the location of the mobile device;
- implementing the server-side process;
- composing an instruction to a user of the mobile device;
- and
- formatting the instruction into a text message format.
A server system for implementing a location-aware advertisement campaign through text message comprising:
- a processor configured to execute instructions;
- a memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that:
- receiving a text message from a mobile device, wherein the text message comprises a tag entered into the text portion of the message, and wherein the tag comprises term assigned to a location-aware advertisement campaign;
- obtaining a location of the mobile device;
- determining a substantially current geozone of the mobile device based on the location of the mobile device;
- matching the substantially current geozone with at least one advertisement, wherein the advertisement pertains to a business entity located in the substantially current geozone;
- formatting the advertisement into a text message format;
- and
- communicating the advertisement to a text messaging application in the mobile device.
A server system for implementing a mobile-resource management process through text message comprising:
- a processor configured to execute instructions;
- a memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that;
- receiving a text message from a mobile device, wherein the text message comprises a tag entered into the text portion of the message, and wherein the tag comprises term assigned to a mobile-resource management process;
- obtaining a location of the mobile device;
- matching the substantially current geozone with at least one task for a user of the mobile device;
- generating an instruction to the user to perform the task;
- and
- messaging the task to a text messaging application in the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.