IP Library Granted Patent US 7,843,331
Granted Patent B2
US 7,843,331 · App. 10/824,962 · Granted Nov 30, 2010

System for dynamically pushing information to a user utilizing global positioning system

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Patent No.
US 7,843,331
App. No.
10/824,962
Granted
Nov 30, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system is provided for directing region-specific information. The system locates and transmits information to location-specific users. A directed information system links information related to the location-specific users. The directed information system has access to a regionally defined data base for directing region-specific information to location specific-users.

Claims (27)

1. A method comprising:

maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source is associated with at least one geographic region; and

initiating the transmission of data from at least one of the information sources to a communications device if the communications device's indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein each information source is associated with one or more location codes, wherein each location code corresponds to a geographic region, and wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is based on one or more location codes encoded in data associated with the information source.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is received from a network data source.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicated geographic position of the communications device is received from the communications device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicated geographic position of the communications device is received from a system that is monitoring the location of the communications device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one information source is an Internet website.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein each information source in the index of information sources is further associated with a demographic code, and wherein the at least one information source from which the transmission of data is initiated is associated with a demographic code associated with the communications device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the association of a communications device with a demographic code is based on one or more of an annual income of the communications device user, a vehicle owned by the communications device user, an Internet search history of the communications device user, and/or a purchase history of the communications device user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the data is based on the day and time that the communications device's indicated geographic position changes from the first position to the second position.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises one or more of visual and/or audible information.

11. A system comprising:

an information source database comprising an index of information sources, wherein each information source in the index is associated with at least one geographic region; and

one or more processors configured to initiate the transmission of data to a communications device if the communications device's indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein each information source is associated with one or more location codes, wherein each location code corresponds to a geographic region, and wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is based on one or more location codes encoded in data associated with the information source.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the association of each information source with its corresponding one or more location codes is received from a network data source.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the indicated geographic position of the communications device is received from the communications device.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the indicated geographic position of the communications device is received from a system that is monitoring the location of the communications device.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one information source is an Internet website.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein each information source in the index of information sources is further associated with a demographic code, and wherein the at least one information source from which the transmission of data is initiated is associated with a demographic code associated with the communications device.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the association of a communications device with a demographic code is based on one or more of an annual income of the communications device user, a vehicle owned by the communications device user, an Internet search history of the communications device user, and/or a purchase history of the communications device user.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the relevant data is based on the day and time that the communications device's indicated geographic position changes from the first position to the second position.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the data comprises one or more of visual and/or audible information.

21. A tangible computer readable media having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions for maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source in the index is associated with at least one geographic region;

instructions for initiating the transmission of data from at least one of the information sources to a communications device if the communications device's indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2018
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 83 LLC
To: CORRINO HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 047059/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2018
From: CHARTOLEAUX KG LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 83 LLC
Reel/Frame 046020/0980 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 28, 2016
From: KHI ACQUISITIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To: CHARTOLEAUX KG LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 037613/0462 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 021450 FRAME 0820. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME IS KHI ACQUISITIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Recorded Jan 10, 2011
From: MILLER, JOHN M.
To: KHI ACQUISITIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025608/0709 →