A computer-based notification system for distributing sellers' offerings within said notification system to buyers within said notification system, said computer-based notification system including a computer-based mobile network, said computer-based notification system comprising:
- at least one computer-based sales promotion device employed by a seller within said notification system, said sales promotion device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said sales promotion device including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said sales promotion device having an ad panel operating under software application control, said sales promotion device including a local database accessible by said ad panel software, said seller activating a user interface on said sales promotion device to store seller profile data elements in said local database, said seller profile data elements including ads displayed by said ad panel software and to be displayed within said notification system, said seller profile data elements also including a geographic area serviced by said seller;
- at least one brand seller, said brand seller having a sales promotion device employed by said brand seller within said notification system, said brand seller sales promotion device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said brand seller sales promotion device including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said brand seller sales promotion device having an ad panel operating under software application control, said brand seller sales promotion device including a local database accessible by said ad panel software, said brand seller activating a user interface on said sales promotion device to store brand seller profile data elements in said local database, said brand seller profile data elements including a brand offering and a brand seller geographic area;
- at least one computer-based mobile device employed by a buyer within said notification system, said buyer mobile device coupled to said computer-based mobile network, said mobile device having an ad server including a processor and an associated memory for storing instructions executed by said processor, said mobile device including a local database accessible by said ad server, said buyer activating a user interface on said buyer mobile device to store buyer profile data elements in said local database, said buyer profile data elements including buyer-specified advertising content and a buyer-specified geographic area;
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- wherein said computer-based mobile network includes a location determining network coupled to said mobile network, said location determining network providing said buyer mobile device with a physical geographic location, said brand seller transmitting said brand offering and said brand seller geographic area to said at least one sales promotion device over said computer-based mobile network, said at least one sales promotion device matching said brand seller geographic area with said geographic area serviced by said seller, said at least one sales promotion device storing said brand offering as an ad in said sellers local database using said ad panel software, said ad server on said buyer mobile device transmitting a request for seller's offerings to said mobile network based on said determined physical geographic location and said buyer-specified geographic area, said mobile network returning a list of seller's offerings including ads and said brand offering based on said transmitted request, said ad server matching said returned seller's offerings to said buyer-specified advertising content and displaying said matched returned list seller's offerings on said user interface on said mobile device.