METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING PROMOTIONAL OFFERS ON A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON CURRENT USER LOCATION

摘要

Methods and systems for searching and displaying promotional offers on a display screen of a mobile device based on current user location have been disclosed. An example method comprises identifying a location of the mobile device, retrieving from a remote server one or more promotional offers provided by merchants located in the nearby area within a predetermined distance from the identified location, associating the location of the mobile device and locations of the one or more merchants providing the one or more promotional offers with a virtual map, generating one or more map elements associated with locations of the mobile device and the one or more merchants, and displaying the virtual map and the one or more map elements.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for searching for and displaying promotional offers on a display screen of a mobile device, the method comprising:
identifying a location of the mobile device; retrieving from a remote server one or more promotional offers provided by one or more merchants located in a nearby area within a predetermined distance from the location; associating the location of the mobile device and locations of the one or more merchants providing the one or more promotional offers with a virtual map or a list view; generating one or more map elements associated with the location of the mobile device and the locations of the one or more merchants; and displaying the virtual map and the one or more map elements, or the list view of the one or more promotional offers.