Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information
OwnerRobert S. Alvininventor
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Abstract
Targeted products are offered over a communications network. Product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products is received. Customer data from a plurality of customers comprising personal information about customers is received. Using the data, at least one user-specific product offering from the plurality of products is generated. Automated messages comprising the at least one user-specific product offering to the one or more customers are then sent.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method for targeted product offering, the method comprising:
- receiving product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network;
- receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information associated with customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers;
- generating, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products;
- and
- sending, by a computer, automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product for, when executed by a processor, performing a method for targeted advertising, the method comprising:
- receiving product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network;
- receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information about customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers;
- generating, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products;
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- sending automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers.
A targeted advertising system, the system comprising:
- a database to receive product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network, the database also receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information associated with customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers;
- a communication interface to generate, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products;
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- a computer service sub-system to send automated messages comprising the user-specific product offerings to the one or more of the customers.
A method for targeted product offering, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer, product data for a plurality of products from a plurality of distributors for the products via a communications network, the product data comprising data corresponding to identical products for sale by more than one of the distributors;
- receiving customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data comprising location information about the customers, the location information derived from an IP address associated with one or more of the customers;
- generating, by the computer, at least in part from the customer data, user-specific product offerings from the plurality of products;
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- outputting, by the computer, the user-specific product offerings for display to the one or more customers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.