Notification Systems and Methods that Communicate Advertisements Based Upon Location and/or Personal Profiles

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed for automated computer based notification systems. A representative method, among others that are disclosed herein, can be broadly summarized by the following steps: engaging in a first communication session with a personal communication device (PCD) that involves one or more data transfers; during the first communication session, receiving an indication from a party associated with the PCD that the party would like to receive advertisement information associated with a sale of a good or service at a stop location; monitoring (directly or indirectly) travel or location information associated with a mobile thing (MT), the MT capable of delivering or picking up the good or service at the stop location; when the MT travels within a predefined geographical region in close proximity to the stop location, engaging in a second communication session with the PCD that involves one or more data transfers; and causing advertisement information relating to sale of the good or service to be communicated to the PCD, during the second communication session, in order to enable the MT to deliver or pick up the good or service at the stop location in accordance with the advertisement information. In some embodiments, the advertisement information can be selected based at least in part upon a personal profile associated with the party associated with the PCD.

主权项

1. An automated computer based notification system, comprising:
one or more memories; one or more processors; and computer program code stored in the one or more memories and executed by the one or more processors, the computer program code comprising:
code operable to engage in a first communication session with a personal communication device (PCD) involving one or more data transfers;code operable to, during the first communication session, receive an indication from a party associated with the PCD that the party would like to receive advertisement information associated with a sale of a good or service at a stop location;code operable to monitor, directly or indirectly, travel or location information associated with a mobile thing (MT), the MT capable of delivering or picking up the good or service at the stop location;code operable to, when the MT travels within a predefined geographical proximity to the stop location, engage in a second communication session with the PCD involving one or more data transfers; andcode operable to cause advertisement information relating to sale of the good or service to be communicated to the PCD, during the second communication session, in order to enable the MT to deliver or pick up the good or service at the stop location in accordance with the advertisement information.