System and method for providing geographic-based advertising
AssigneeWayport, Inc.
InventorBrett B. Stewart
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Abstract
A geographic-based communications service system has a mobile unit for transmitting/receiving information, and access points connected to a network. The access points are arranged in known geographic locations and transmit and receive information from the mobile unit. When one of the access points detects the presence of the mobile unit, it sends a signal to the network indicating the location of the mobile unit and the information requested by the mobile unit. Based on the signal received from the access point, the network communicates with information providers connected to the network and provides data to the mobile unit through the access point corresponding to the location of the mobile unit.
Claims108
A geographic-based advertising system, comprising:
- a mobile unit;
- a network;
- one or more providers coupled to said network;
- and
- a plurality of access points coupled to said network and arranged at known locations in a geographic region, wherein each of said plurality of access points is configured to detect said mobile unit, wherein, upon detection of said mobile unit by a first access point of said plurality of access points in proximity to said mobile unit, a known location of said first access point is transmitted to at least one provider;
- wherein the at least one provider provides advertising through said first access point to said mobile unit, wherein said advertising is based upon the known location of said first access point.
A method of providing geographic-based advertising, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a mobile unit in the vicinity of an access point, wherein said access point has a known geographic location, wherein the mobile unit comprises a portable computing device;
- transmitting advertising information to the mobile unit in response to said detecting, wherein the advertising information is dependent upon the known geographic location of the access point.
A method of providing geographic-based advertising, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a mobile unit in the vicinity of an access point, wherein said access point has a known geographic location;
- providing the known geographic location of said access point to a provider in response to said detecting;
- and
- the provider transmitting advertising information to the mobile unit, wherein the advertising information if dependent upon the known geographic location of the access point.
A geographic-based advertising system, comprising:
- a plurality of access points operable to be coupled to a network and arranged at known locations in a geographic region, wherein each of the plurality of access points is configured to detect a portable computing device carried by a user, wherein, after detection of the portable computing device by a first access point of the plurality of access points in proximity to the portable computing device, the first access point transmits advertising information to the portable computing device, wherein the advertising information is dependent upon a known location of the first access point.
A geographic-based advertising system, comprising:
- an advertising provider operable to be coupled to a network to receive a known location of a mobile unit;
- wherein the advertising provider provides advertising information through the network to the mobile unit, wherein the advertising provider provides said advertising information dependent upon the known location of the mobile unit.
A method of providing geographic-based advertising in a geographic-based communication system, wherein the geographic-based communication system uses known locations of a plurality of network access points (APs) to service mobile users who are in a vicinity of the APs, the method comprising:
- detecting a presence of a mobile unit in the vicinity of one of said APs;
- providing a known location of said one of said APs to an advertising provider in response to said detecting;
- receiving advertising information from the advertising provider, wherein the advertising information is dependent upon the know location of said one of said APs;
- and
- transmitting the advertising information to the mobile unit through said one of said APs.
A method of providing geographic-based advertising services using known locations of network access points (APs) to service mobile users who are in a vicinity of the APs, the method comprising:
- receiving a known location of one of said APs in response to said one of said APs detecting a mobile unit;
- selecting advertising information dependent upon the known location of said one of said APs;
- and
- transmitting the advertising information to the mobile unit through said one of said APs.
A method of providing geographic-based advertising services to a user of a mobile unit, the method comprising:
- receiving a known location of the mobile unit;
- selecting advertising information dependent upon the known location of the mobile unit;
- and
- transmitting the advertising information to the mobile unit after said selecting.
A geographic-based system, comprising:
- a mobile unit;
- a network;
- one or more providers coupled to said network;
- and
- a plurality of access points coupled to said network and arranged at known locations in a geographic region, wherein each of said plurality of access points is configured to detect said mobile unit, wherein, upon detection of said mobile unit by a first access point of said plurality of access points in proximity to said mobile unit, a known location of said first access point is transmitted to at least one provider;
- wherein the at least one provider provides a promotion through said first access point to said mobile unit, wherein said promotion is based upon the known location of said first access point.
A geographic-based system, comprising:
- a portable computing device carried by a user;
- a network;
- a one or more providers coupled to said network;
- and
- a plurality of access points coupled to said network and arranged at known locations in a geographic region, wherein each of said plurality of access points is configured to detect said portable computing device, wherein, upon detection of said portable computing device by a first access point of said plurality of access points in proximity to said portable computing device, a known location of said first access point is transmitted to at least one provider;
- wherein the at least one provider provides a promotion through said first access point to said portable computing device, wherein said promotion is based upon the known location of said first access point.
A method of providing geographic-based promotions, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a mobile unit in the vicinity of an access point, wherein said access point has a known geographic location, wherein the mobile unit comprises a portable computing device;
- transmitting promotion information to the mobile unit in response to said detecting, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon the known geographic location of the access point.
A method of providing geographic-based promotions, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a portable computing device in the vicinity of an access point, wherein said access point has a known geographic location, wherein the portable computing device is carried by a user;
- transmitting promotion information to the portable computing device in response to said detecting, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon the known geographic location of the access point.
A method of providing geographic-based promotions, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a mobile unit in the vicinity of an access point, wherein the access point has a known geographic location;
- providing the known geographic location of the access point to a provider after said detecting;
- the provider transmitting promotion information to the mobile unit, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon the known geographic location of the access point.
A method of providing geographic-based promotions, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a portable computing device in the vicinity of an access point, wherein the access point has a known geographic location, wherein the portable computing device is carried by a user;
- providing the know geographic location of the access point to a provider after said detecting;
- the provider transmitting promotion information to the portable computing device, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon the known geographic location of the access point.
A geographic-based system, comprising:
- a plurality of access points operable to be coupled to a network and arranged at known locations in a geographic region, wherein each of the plurality of access points is configured to detect a portable computing device carried by a user, wherein, after detection of the portable computing device by a first access point of the plurality of access points in proximity to the portable computing device, the first access point transmits promotion information to the portable computing device, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon a known location of the first access point.
A geographic-based promotion system, comprising:
- a promotion provider operable to be coupled to a network to receive a known location of a mobile unit;
- wherein the promotion provider provides promotion information through the network to the mobile unit, wherein the promotion provider provides said promotion information dependent upon the known location of the mobile unit.
A geographic-based promotion system, comprising:
- a promotion provider operable to be coupled to a network to receive a known location of a portable computing device, wherein the portable computing device is carried by a user;
- wherein the promotion provider provides promotion information through the network to the portable computing device, wherein the promotion provider provides said promotion information dependent upon the known location of the portable computing device.
A method of providing geographic-based promotions in a geographic-based communication system, wherein the geographic-based communication system uses known locations of a plurality of network access points (APs) to service mobile users who are in a vicinity of the APs, the method comprising:
- detecting a presence of a mobile unit in the vicinity of one of said APs;
- providing a known location of said one of said APs to a promotion provider in response to said detecting;
- receiving promotion information from the promotion provider, wherein the promotion information is dependent upon the known location of said one of said APs;
- and
- transmitting the promotion information to the mobile unit through said one of said APs.
A method of providing geographic-based promotion services using known locations of network access points (APs) to service mobile users who are in a vicinity of the APs, the method comprising:
- receiving a known location of one of said APs in response to said one of said APs detecting a mobile unit;
- selecting promotion information dependent upon the known location of said one of said APs;
- and
- transmitting the promotion information to the mobile unit through said one of said APs.
A method of providing geographic-based promotion services to a user of a mobile unit, the method comprising:
- receiving a known location of the mobile unit;
- selecting promotion information dependent upon the known location of the mobile unit;
- and
- transmitting the promotion information to the mobile unit after said selecting.
A method of providing geographic-based promotion services to a user of a portable computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a known location of the portable computing device;
- selecting promotion information dependent upon the known location of the portable computing device;
- and
- transmitting the promotion information to the portable computing device after said selecting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.