IP Library Granted Patent US 8,847,753
Granted Patent B1
US 8,847,753 · App. 12/834,075 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Method and apparatus of processing data displayed on a mobile station interface based on user preferences

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Patent No.
US 8,847,753
App. No.
12/834,075
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method and apparatus of monitoring a mobile station's activity to determine user behavior is disclosed. One example method may include determining a location of the mobile station, and determining data that is accessible to the mobile station based on its location. The method may also include transmitting the data to the mobile station, tracking the movement of the mobile station over a specified time interval, and compiling a report of the mobile station's activity within the specified time interval.

Claims (41)

1. A method of monitoring a mobile station's activity to determine user behavior, the method comprising:

determining a location of the mobile station;

determining at least one content data that is accessible to the mobile station based on its location;

querying a database for available offers and promotions to transmit to the user based on user preferences, wherein a first option within at least one predefined user preference among the user preferences comprises a distance associated with the at least one predefined user preference;

transmitting the at least one content data to the mobile station, the at least one content data comprising a product purchase offer;

tracking the movement of the mobile station over a specified time interval; and

compiling a report of the mobile station's activity within the specified time interval, wherein the mobile station activity comprises accessing the at least one product purchase offer on the mobile station and purchasing a corresponding product within the specified time interval.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

matching to the user's preferences at least one available offer or promotion that is presently available; and

transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting a wake-up signal to the user's mobile station when transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station to present the at least one available offer or promotion on a display of the user's mobile station.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein compiling a report of the user's activity comprises compiling at least one of purchasing, not purchasing, accessing the content data transmitted on the mobile station, and redeeming the at least one available offer or promotion.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

rematching to the user's preferences at least one available offer or promotion that is presently available; and

transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station based on the user's activity included in the compiled report.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the promotions and advertisements are transmitted in accordance with a downloaded application program stored on the mobile device.

7. An apparatus configured to monitor a mobile station's activity to determine user behavior, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to determine a location of the mobile station, determine at least one content data that is accessible to the mobile station based on its location, the at least one content data comprising a product purchase offer, and query a database for available offers and promotions to transmit to the user based on user preferences, wherein a first option within at least one predefined user preference among the user preferences comprises a distance associated with the at least one predefined user preference; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one content data to the mobile station, wherein the processor is further configured to track the movement of the mobile station over a specified time interval, and compile a report of the mobile station's activity within the specified time interval, wherein the mobile station activity comprises accessing the at least one product purchase offer on the mobile station and purchasing a corresponding product within the specified time interval.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform matching to the user's preferences at least one available offer or promotion that is presently available, and the transmitter is further configured to perform transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a wake-up signal to the user's mobile station when transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station to present the at least one available offer or promotion on a display of the user's mobile station.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein compiling a report of the user's activity comprises compiling at least one of purchasing, not purchasing, accessing the content data transmitted on the mobile station, and redeeming the at least one available offer or promotion.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to rematch to the user's preferences at least one available offer or promotion that is presently available, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station based on the user's activity included in the compiled report.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the promotions and advertisements are transmitted in accordance with a downloaded application program stored on the mobile device.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store a computer program that when executed causes a processer to monitor a mobile station's activity to determine user behavior, the processor being further configured to perform:

determining a location of the mobile station;

determining at least one content data that is accessible to the mobile station based on its location, the at least one content data comprising a product purchase offer;

querying a database for available offers and promotions to transmit to the user based on user preferences, wherein a first option within at least one predefined user preference among the user preferences comprises a distance associated with the at least one predefined user preference;

transmitting the at least one content data to the mobile station;

tracking the movement of the mobile station over a specified time interval; and

compiling a report of the mobile station's activity within the specified time interval, wherein the mobile station activity comprises accessing the at least one product purchase offer on the mobile station and purchasing a corresponding product within the specified time interval.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

matching to the user's preferences at least one available offer or promotion that is presently available; and

transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

transmitting a wake-up signal to the user's mobile station when transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station to present the at least one available offer or promotion on a display of the user's mobile station.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein compiling a report of the user's activity comprises compiling at least one of purchasing, not purchasing, accessing the content data transmitted on the mobile station, and redeeming the at least one available offer or promotion.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

rematching to the user's preferences at least one available offer or promotion that is presently available; and

transmitting the at least one available offer or promotion as the content data to the mobile station based on the user's activity included in the compiled report.

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OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
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