DISCOVERY METHOD AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM USING LOCATION-TIME INTERSECTIONS

摘要

A system for providing predictive discovery services to a user. The system includes a mobile, hand-held device having a display for displaying and storing information and a user interface for allowing input of user interest data comprising event and product preferences, user interest criteria, current hand-held device location, and event calendar information about future occurrences and locations for events and products; a database (s) remote from the hand-held device for storing the user interest data; a processing device in data communication with the database that is structured and arranged to identify a proximity boundary near the user's current and future locations; and a data mining device that is adapted to identify factors of discrete interest for the user based on the user's historical, expressed interests input on at least one remote accessible Web site.