Analyzing consumer behavior using electronically-captured consumer location data

US9165304B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Service Management Group, LLC · US

Inventors

• Eric H. Weiss · Fond du Lac, US
• Thaddeus R. F. Fulford-Jones · Somerville, US
• Andrew Volpe · Boston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 20, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In embodiments, methods and systems for consumer behavior analysis using electronically-captured consumer location data may be provided. The location data may be gathered for one or more consumers. The gathered data may be analyzed to determine behavior patterns or other characteristics of the one or more consumers. Further, inferences or predictions about consumers may be derived based on the characteristics. The inferences and predictions may be the basis of consumer analytics supplied to a business or other entity.