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US 8,898,250 B2Granted
Anonymous digital identification
AssigneeOne, Inc.
InventorMichael Callahan
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided that allow for matched content to be provided between users of electronic devices, based on factors such as geographic proximity and common interests. Embodiments of the present invention allow commercial entities to target advertisements and other content to potential customers likely to be receptive to such information based on their interests and behaviors. Other embodiments facilitate communication between non-commercial users by identifying interests they may share or objectives they may have that complement one another.
Claims20
A method for providing matched content, the method including:
- identifying a first user device associated with a first set of content, wherein said first user device is an electronic device adapted for communication with other electronic devices, wherein said first set of content is distinguishable from an identifier associated with said first user device;
- identifying a second user device associated with a second set of content, wherein said second user device is an electronic device adapted for communication with other electronic devices, wherein said second set of content is distinguishable from an identifier associated with said second user device;
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- in response to a determination that said first and second user devices are geographically proximate to one another, providing matched content to at least one of said first and second user devices, wherein said matched content is based at least in part on said first set of content, said second set of content, and a shared or complementary interest associated with said first and second user devices, wherein said interest was previously expressed by a user of said first or second user device, and wherein the bounds of geographic proximity are limited by capabilities of said first and second user devices.
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A method for facilitating commercial transactions, the method including:
- providing an information management module adapted to communicate with a non-commercial user device and/or a commercial user device, wherein said non-commercial and commercial user devices are electronic devices adapted for communication with other electronic devices;
- identifying consumer information associated with said non-commercial user device, wherein said consumer information is not limited to an identifier associated with said non-commercial user device;
- identifying provider information associated with said commercial user device, wherein said provider information is not limited to an identifier associated with said commercial user device;
- determining whether geographic proximity exists between said non-commercial user device and said commercial user device;
- in response to a determination that geographic proximity exists between said non-commercial user device and said commercial user device, identifying whether shared or complementary information exists between said consumer information and said provider information, wherein the bounds of geographic proximity are limited by capabilities of said non-commercial and commercial user devices;
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- if said consumer information and said provider information include a shared or complementary interest, providing said consumer information to said commercial user device and/or providing said provider information to said non-commercial user device.
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A system for providing matched content, the system including:
- a processor adapted to determine a geographic location associated with an electronic device, wherein said processor is further adapted to determine whether two or more electronic devices are geographically proximate to one another;
- a communication network adapted to allow communication between electronic devices;
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- an information management module adapted to communicate with a first user device and/or a second user device, wherein said first user device is associated with a first set of content that is distinguishable from an identifier associated with said first user device, wherein said second user device is associated with a second set of content that is distinguishable from an identifier associated with said first user device, wherein said information management module is further adapted to provide matched content to at least one of said first and second user devices in response to a determination by said processor that said first and second user devices are geographically proximate to one another, wherein the bounds of geographic proximity are limited by capabilities of said first and second user devices, and wherein said matched content is based at least in part on said first set of content, said second set of content, and a shared or complementary interest associated with said first and second user devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.