Event based service

摘要

An event based service provides services and/or products based on an event. Services/products are made available to persons attending an event. Services, products, and/or advertisements can be made available to persons via wireless mobile communications devices. The services/products can be made available to persons attending an event. Services/products can be made available while the event is occurring. Additionally, advertising space is auctioned allowing the ability to bid for advertising space for advertising services/products via the event based service. Individual providers can offer services/products to a group of people at the same location, and at a time that people may be most interested in the services/products. Access to the event based service can be via service provider offered access points. An individual provider's device can act as a server that enables services/products to be purchased. An individual provider's device can act as a network gateway that enables services/products to be purchased.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining a geographic boundary of an event based location at which to provide a service; determining an event based amount of time for providing the service within the geographic boundary; determining that a mobile wireless communications device is located within the geographic boundary; providing access to the service via the mobile wireless communications device located within the geographic boundary of the determined event based location and for the determined event based amount of time, wherein the access is limited to the mobile wireless communications device while the mobile wireless communications device is located within the geographic boundary for the determined event based amount of time; providing, to the wireless communications device, a notification about available advertising space on a personal auction service; and providing access to the personal auction service via the mobile wireless communications device located within the geographic boundary for the determined event based amount of time, wherein the personal auction service provides the ability to bid for advertisement space.