Systems and methods for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by mobile device users

1. A computer-implemented method for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by a user associated with a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving, at an advertiser server, a promotion associated with access to premium digital content and access information for the premium digital content, wherein the promotion includes one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible;

determining, by the advertising server, one or more geo-fences based on the one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible;

transmitting, by the advertiser server, at least part of the promotion to the mobile device;

receiving, at a monitoring server, a geographic location of the mobile device;

determining, by the monitoring server, whether the geographic location of the mobile device is within at least one of the one or more geo-fences;

transmitting by a content server, when the geographic location of the mobile device is determined to be within the one or more geo-fences, access information for the premium digital content to the mobile device within the one or more geo-fences;

determining a number of visits by the user to the one or more geo-fences by counting a number of times the mobile device is detected in the one or more geo-fences over a period of time; and

adjusting a value of the promotion associated with the premium digital content based on (i) the determined number of visits to the one or more geo-fences and (ii) an amount of time the mobile device is within the one or more geo-fences.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving one or more conditions with the promotion that are associated with access to premium digital content, wherein the one or more conditions must be met to access the premium digital content.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining whether the one or more conditions are met, and wherein transmitting the access information for the premium digital content to the mobile device within the one or more geo-fences further comprises transmitting the access information when the one or more conditions are met.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein upon determining the one or more conditions are met, receiving a geographic location of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more conditions include visiting the one or more geo-fences during a particular day or a particular time period during the day.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting at least part of the promotion to the mobile device further comprises transmitting for display at least part of the promotion to the mobile device via a message notification interface of an operating system of the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographic location is repeatedly received until the geographic location of the mobile device is determined to be within the one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, when the geographic location of the mobile device is determined not to be within the one or more geo-fences, a notification for display to the mobile device including a location of one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a geo-fence of the one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content that is a shortest distance from the geographic location of the mobile device; and

transmitting, for display to the mobile device, directions to the geo-fence of the one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content that is the shortest distance from the geographic location of the mobile device.

10. A system for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by a user associated with a mobile device, the system comprising:

a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein; and

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor configures the processor to perform functions including:

receiving a promotion associated with access to premium digital content and access information for the premium digital content, wherein the promotion includes one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible;

determining one or more geo-fences based on the one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible;

transmitting at least part of the promotion to the mobile device;

receiving a geographic location of the mobile device;

determining whether the geographic location of the mobile device is within at least one of the one or more geo-fences;

transmitting, when the geographic location of the mobile device is determined to be within the one or more geo-fences, access information for the premium digital content to the mobile device within the one or more geo-fences;

determining a number of visits by the user to the one or more geo-fences by counting a number of times the mobile device is detected in the one or more geo-fences over a period of time; and

adjusting a value of the promotion associated with the premium digital content based on (i) the determined number of visits to the one or more geo-fences and (ii) an amount of time the mobile device is within the one or more geo-fences.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform functions including:

receiving one or more conditions with the promotion that are associated with access to premium digital content, wherein the one or more conditions must be met to access the premium digital content.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform functions including:

determining whether the one or more conditions are met, and wherein transmitting the access information for the premium digital content to the one or more mobile devices within the one or more geo-fences further comprises transmitting the access information when the one or more conditions are met.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform functions including:

upon determining the one or more conditions are met, receiving a geographic location of the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein,

the one or more conditions include visiting the one or more geo-fences during a particular day or a particular time period during the day.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein transmitting at least part of the promotion to the mobile device further comprises transmitting for display at least part of the promotion to the mobile device via a message notification interface of an operating system of the mobile device.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform functions including:

transmitting, when the geographic location of the mobile device is determined not to be within the one or more geo-fences, a notification for display to the mobile device including a location of one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform functions including:

determining a geo-fence of the one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content that is a shortest distance from the geographic location of the mobile device; and

transmitting, for display to the mobile device, directions to the geo-fence of the one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content that is the shortest distance from the geographic location of the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the mobile device further comprises repeatedly receiving the geographic location of the mobile device until the geographic location of the mobile device is determined to be within the one or more geo-fences associated with the premium digital content.

19. A computer readable medium for enabling access to digital content based on geographic locations visited by a user associated with a mobile device that stores instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform functions including:

receiving a promotion associated with access to premium digital content and access information for the premium digital content, wherein the promotion includes one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible;

determining one or more geo-fences based on the one or more locations in which the premium digital content is accessible;

transmitting at least part of the promotion to the mobile device;

receiving a geographic location of the mobile device;

determining whether the geographic location of the mobile device is within at least one of the one or more geo-fences;

transmitting, when the geographic location of the mobile device is determined to be within the one or more geo-fences, access information for the premium digital content to the mobile device within the one or more geo-fences;

determining a number of visits by the user to the one or more geo-fences by counting a number of times the mobile device is detected in the one or more geo-fences over a period of time; and

adjusting a value of the promotion associated with the premium digital content based on (i) the determined number of visits to the one or more geo-fences and (ii) an amount of time the mobile device is within the one or more geo-fences.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19 stores instructions that, when executed by the computer, further cause the computer to perform functions including:

receiving one or more conditions with the promotion that are associated with access to premium digital content, wherein the one or more conditions must be met to access the premium digital content.