Tracking purchases in a location-based services system

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-03
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
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Currently, most of these devices are only used by a small segment of the population due, in large part, to the fact that there are a limited number of applications and services available for such devices.
Generally speaking, one of the problems associated with searching for business information on specific products and services using the Internet is being able to locate relevant business information for products and services that are available in a geographic area that is located near the user.

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[0018] The present invention discloses a method and system for delivering location-based services through a variety of communication networks. Referring to FIG. 1, the preferred location-based services system 10 uses the geographic location of a remote terminal 12 to provide geographically targeted services to the remote terminal 12. Remote terminals 12 that subscribe to the location-based services system 10 are capable of selecting and receiving information from a broad range of business and service providers that are located in a geographic region that is close to the remote terminal 12 and, thus, the user.

[0019] As illustrated in FIG. 1, one preferred embodiment of the location-based services system 10 includes a remote terminal 12 that is connected to a wireless communication system 14 using one of several available and commonly used communication protocols. As illustrated, the remote terminal 12 is connected to a base station 16 of the wireless communication system 14, which t...

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A system and method for tracking purchases in a location-based services system is disclosed wherein a request for information on a particular product is received from a consumer using a remote terminal. A geographically tailored response to the request is then generated with the location-based services system. At least one offer is then displayed to the consumer based on the geographically tailored response. An acceptance of a respective offer made by the consumer is then processed by the location-based services system and information is stored about the transaction in a usage data file or database.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 286,916, filed Apr. 27, 2001.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to location-based services systems, and more particularly, to tracking purchases that were offered or advertised to consumers through the location-based services system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Wireless communication devices have recently evolved from a technology used by an elite segment of the population to a technology that is used by the masses. In the year 2000, it has been estimated that well over 100 million people in the United States alone subscribed to at least one type of wireless communication service. Worldwide, the number of wireless communication device users has reached a staggering number and is growing all of the time. In the near future, it is envisioned that almost everyone will own or use some sort of wireless communication device that is capable of performing a vari...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30G06Q10/00G06Q30/00G10L13/00G10L15/00G10L15/08G10L15/10G10L15/18G10L15/26G10L15/28G10L19/00H04L29/08H04M3/42H04M3/493H04W4/02H04W4/029H04W4/20H04W4/23
CPCG06F17/30867H04L67/18G06Q10/06G06Q20/382G06Q30/02G06Q30/0222G06Q30/0239G06Q30/0255G06Q30/0264G06Q30/0267G06Q30/0601G10L15/1822G10L15/26G10L15/30H04M3/42204H04M3/42348H04M3/4936H04M2201/40H04M2207/18H04M2242/15H04M2242/30H04W4/02H04W4/20H04L67/306G06F17/3087G06Q30/0639G10L2015/228G06F16/9537G06F16/9535H04L67/52H04W4/23H04W4/029
Inventor GAILEY, MICHAEL L.PORTMAN, ERIC A.BURGISS, MICHAEL J.HOLMES, CHAD S.SMITH, ANGELA KING
Owner ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
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