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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Tasos Roumeliotis, Orinda, CA (US);
Joel Grossman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gabriel Saunkeah, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jacqueline Allison Bernstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Hotes, Berkeley, CA (US);
Tasos Roumeliotis, Orinda, CA (US);
Joel Grossman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gabriel Saunkeah, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jacqueline Allison Bernstein, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Hotes, Berkeley, CA (US);
WaveMarket, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations is provided. The method includes receiving from a first user and storing an indication of one or more geographic areas. Mobile device location information of a user mobile device associated with a second user is received from the user mobile device or a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device. The mobile device location information is compared with the indication of the one or more geographic areas. An indication of a reward is transmitted to the user mobile device based on the comparison of the mobile device location information and the indication of the one or more geographic areas. Systems for rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations are also provided.