Provision of wireless device activity information to a third party based on acceptance of an offer presented to a user

US9747617B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Geoffrey S. Martin · Mississauga, CA
• Jeffrey M. Haydon · Kansas City, US
• Ryan Hannebaum · Prairie Village, US
• Krishnakumar K. Bhaskarankutty Nair · Olathe, US
• Thomas E. Anderson · South Barrington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 29, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0201
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for providing wireless device activity information to a third party based on acceptance of an offer presented to a user. In a particular embodiment, a method provides detecting an occurrence of one of a plurality of trigger conditions, wherein each of the trigger conditions corresponds to at least one activity performed by a wireless communication device. In response to detecting the occurrence, the method provides presenting a user of the wireless communication device with an offer to provide device activity information for the wireless communication device to a third party. The method further provides receiving a response to the offer from the user, wherein the response comprises an indication of whether the user desires to accept the offer.