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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
Charles Abraham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
David Garrett, Tustin, CA (US);
David Albert Lundgren, Mill Valley, CA (US);
David Murray, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jeyhan Karaoguz, Irvine, CA (US);
Charles Abraham, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark Buer, Gilbert, AZ (US);
David Garrett, Tustin, CA (US);
David Albert Lundgren, Mill Valley, CA (US);
David Murray, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A mobile device collects information about application usage and associates collected application information with a location of the mobile device and/or a time that the application is accessed. The application is stored on the mobile device or on an external device and accessed via a network. The application information, location of the mobile device and time the application is accessed are communicated to another device and stored in a storage device which may be operated or managed by a service provider or another entity. The application information may comprise identification of a website, a network device or URL, the application and/or data that is input and/or output from the application. The location of the mobile device and/or the time, are determined utilizing a GNSS receiver and/or utilizing information from a network device. The application information, the location of the mobile device and/or the time may be utilized for targeted advertizing.