Location-based services
US11889379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing incentives based on geolocation of mobile devices. The method includes storing, by a server, data including merchant information of merchants and points of interest, and associated incentive information. The method includes determining, based on communication with user's device of a user, a first location of the mobile device. The method includes determining, based on the first location, a first subset of merchants and associated first subset of incentives. The method includes communicating merchant data, including information on the first subsets of merchants and incentives, to the mobile device. The method includes communicating to the mobile device, in response to a determination that the mobile device is inside a geofence associated with at least one of the first subset of merchants, additional information on the at least one of the first subset of merchants, the additional information comprising one or more related incentives.
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