At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation

Other

At&t Delaware Intellectual Property Corporation, Inc.

At&t Bls Intellectual Property, Inc

At&t International Property I, LP

Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.

John Ruckart

Jeffrey Aaron

Robert Jackson Starr

Scott M Frank

Jerome Wendell Myers

Samuel N Zellner

Steven Neil Tischer

Rimas Rauba

Craig M Cavanaugh

Ari Craine

Maria Adamczyk

Anita H Simpson

Henry Kafka

Stephen R LaPierre

Frederick C Iffland

Karen M McCourt

Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio

Amanda Joy Stent

Dirk S Henson

Ray Rauba

Phillip Weeks

Mike Pacifico

Gregory Newton

Sharolyn S Farmer

Rimas (Ray) Rauba

Allan J Lenio

Systems and methods for using wireless communication devices to track the effects of advertising are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes representing the identity of an advertising impression, that is, a specific advertisement, with an impression code. According to exemplary embodiments, the advertising impression is directed to at least one commodity, such as one or more products and services. The method may also further include receiving the impression into a computer-readable memory of a wireless communication device. The method further includes detecting the wireless communication device, and then providing the impression code during the purchase of the commodity. The method continues with obtaining the identity of the advertising impression from the impression code. The method additionally includes creating a transaction record, wherein the transaction record includes the advertising impression identity and an identity of the commodity, and storing the transaction record in a database.

Product and service purchase-cycle tracking

Online activity may be monitored to determine risks to children. For example, Internet postings may reveal an actual and/or a potential contact with a child. A report may be generated and sent to a parent that details to contact.

Methods, systems, and products for detecting online risks

Methods, systems, and products monitor athletic performance. Location information is acquired that indicates a device is in movement. A level of difficulty associated with the location information is retrieved and associated to a distance traversed during the movement. The distance traversed and the level of difficulty are stored in a database.

Methods, systems, and products for monitoring athletic performance

Potential click fraud is determined. When a client device activates an Internet advertisement, the location of the client device is determined. Multiple activations of the same advertisement, by the client device, may indicate fraud.

Methods, systems, and products for identifying fraudulent activations of advertisements

Credit card transaction servers, systems, methods and computer program products receive information concerning a prospective credit card transaction with one of multiple credit card issuers and obtain location information from multiple wireless network providers for wireless terminal(s) that are associated with a user of the credit card for the prospective credit card transaction. The locations of the credit card transaction terminal(s) and the locations of the wireless terminal(s) are correlated, and authorization information for the prospective credit card transaction is generated based upon this location correlation.

User terminal location based credit card authorization servers, systems, methods and computer program products

A method may use location information to transmit alert information to a communications device. Such a method may include receiving location information identifying a physical location of a mobile device; responsive to receiving an indication of communication intended for the mobile device, selecting an alerting tone based on the physical location of the mobile device; and providing instructions to adjust an alerting mechanism of the mobile device based on the selecting of the alerting tone. Other methods and systems are also provided.

Location-based alerting

Directions are provided over a network to a mobile terminal. Destination entries are stored in a memory. A server receives a voice-based request for directions to a target destination from the mobile terminal. A current location of the mobile terminal is determined. A processor compares the destination entries with the target destination to determine a matching entry. Directional instructions to the matching entry are obtained for the target destination based on the current location of the mobile terminal. The obtained directional instructions are transmitted to the mobile terminal for display on the mobile terminal.

Interactive voice response with user designated delivery

Methods of implementing geocaching games are provided in which information is provided regarding a location of a waypoint. Thereafter, it is confirmed that a player of the game physically arrived at the waypoint. After such confirmation has been obtained, the player may be awarded a virtual prize. Related geocaching games and computer program products are also disclosed.

Geocaching games having virtual prizes awarded in an associated video game and related methods and computer program products

A method for managing appointments using a wireless device includes receiving scheduling data for a future appointment including a time associated with the future appointment. A current location of the wireless device is determined, and a reminder for the future appointment is provided at a time prior to the future appointment based on the current location of the wireless device. Fox example, the reminder may be provided at a time that varies based on the current location of the wireless device, a location associated with the future appointment, and an estimated travel time between the current location of the device and the location associated with the future appointment. Related methods, devices, and computer program products are also discussed.

Methods, systems, and computer program products for schedule management based on locations of wireless devices

A method of advertising tailored based on usage patterns of a portable electronic device includes determining if a portable electronic device has entered an area associated with a local area network (LAN). A link is established between the portable electronic device and the LAN if it is determined that the portable electronic device has entered the area associated with the LAN. User services are established between the portable electronic device and a remote server using the established link based on a user profile associated with the portable electronic device. Devices associated with the remote server communicatively coupled to the LAN are controlled using the portable electronic device. Actions and/or behaviors of a user are tracked based on use of the portable electronic device. Advertisements are displayed and/or played on at least one of the controlled devices based on the tracked user actions and/or behaviors.

Methods, systems and computer program products for tailoring advertisements to a user based on actions taken using a portable electronic device

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for managing vendor inventory information and shopping navigation routes based upon shopping list contents. A server computer can execute a shopping management service. A shopping list is obtained at the server computer. The server computer obtains location data indicating a geographic location of the user device and identifies, based upon the location data, a vendor having an inventory comprising the item. The server computer generates a navigation route comprising a stop at a vendor location associated with the vendor, and provides the navigation route to the user device. The server computer can monitor purchases of items on the shopping list, update the shopping list, and update the navigation route. The server computer also can provide suggestions to the user device based upon items in the shopping list.

Managing vendor inventory information and shopping navigation routes based upon shopping list contents

A first device is operated to obtain a navigation track between a first location and a second location by establishing a peer-to-peer communication connection with a second device and receiving a message that contains information associated with the first location and/or the second location from the second device. The information is associated with a navigation module on the first device. The information associated with the at least one of the first location and the second location is processed using the navigation module to obtain the navigation track between the first location and the second location.

Methods for obtaining a navigation track between a first and a second location based on location information shared between peer devices and related devices and computer program products

Systems and methods for using wireless communication devices to track the effects of advertising are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes representing the identity of an advertising impression, that is, a specific advertisement, with an impression code. According to exemplary embodiments, the advertising impression is directed to at least one commodity, such as one or more products and services. The method may also further include receiving the impression into a computer-readable memory of a wireless communication device. The method further includes detecting the wireless communication device, and then providing the impression code during the purchase of the commodity. The method continues with obtaining the identity of the advertising impression from the impression code. The method additionally includes creating a transaction record, wherein transaction record includes the advertising impression identity and an identity of the commodity, and storing the transaction record in a database.

One embodiment of the present is a method of implementing privacy control of location information. Such a method comprises defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as the current location of the user, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the user; receiving the current location of the user; determining that the current location is in the geographic zone; and reporting the pseudo-location information as the current location of the user when the current location is determined to be in the geographic zone. Other methods and systems are also provided.

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

John Ruckart