Electronically capturing consumer location data for analyzing consumer behavior

US9589270B2 · 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: Mar 7, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 26, 2031

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 electronically capturing consumer location data for consumer behavior analysis may be provided. The location data may be gathered for one or more consumers from any suitable source. In some cases, the location data may be gathered using electronic devices associated with consumers, such as mobile phones. 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.