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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2014
Mobitv, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Monica Tran, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gavin Peacock, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
James Roseborough, Piedmont, CA (US);
David Lowell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aravind Nallan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ian Farmer, Berkeley, CA (US);
MobiTV, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms are provided for sending targeted content and data to mobile devices. Location information associated with a device is determined. In some instances, the location information is manually entered. In other instances, the location information is determined automatically from characteristics associated with the device. Location information can be obtained from global positioning system (GPS) data, cell-site triangulation, Internet Protocol (IP) address detection, etc. Content and advertising can be provided in a location relevant manner to the mobile device.