System and method for location based content correlation

Abstract

A method and a system to correlate location and content. For example, data is received from a client device that includes current geographical position data identifying a geographical position of the client device. A vendor having a geographical location within a specified distance of the geographical position of the client device is identified. An offer from the vendor within the distance of the client device is returned to the client device.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at a server, data transmitted by a client device, the data including current geographical position data identifying the geographical position of the client device;   identifying, on the server, a vendor based at least in part on the vendor having a pre-defined geographical relationship with respect to the geographical position of the client device;   transmitting, from the server, a notification to the vendor, the notification including information associated with the client device;   receiving, on the server, a selection of an offer from the vendor, the selection based at least in part on the information associated with the client device transmitted to the vendor; and   transmitting, from the server, the offer to the client device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying the vendor having a pre-defined geographic relationship with respect to the geographical position of the client device includes identifying the vendor as being within a pre-defined range of a route of the client device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying the vendor having a pre-defined geographic relationship with respect to the geographical position of the client device includes identifying the geographical position of the client device as being within a geographical zone associated with the vendor. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the notification includes transmitting the current geographical position data identifying the geographic position of the client device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein receiving the offer includes receiving directions to locate the vendor based on the current geographical position data identifying the geographic position of the client device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, on the server, wanted item data from an automated watching service, wanted item data associated with a user of the client device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the transmitting the notification includes sending the wanted item data to the vendor. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein identifying the vendor includes matching items offered by the vendor to items identified within the wanted item data. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving the selection of the offer from the vendor includes receiving the offer from the vendor. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a vendor over a network connection on a computing device, an alert including information associated with a client device, the vendor identified based at least in part on a current geographical position of the client device being determined to have a pre-defined geographical relationship with response to the vendor;   determining, on the computing device, an offer based at least in part on analysis of the information associated with the client device received within the alert; and   transmitting, from the computing device over the network connection, the offer to the client device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein identifying the vendor includes identifying the vendor as being within a pre-defined range of the geographical position of the client device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein identifying the vendor includes identifying the geographical position of the client device as being within a geographical zone associated with the vendor. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 extracting the current geographical position data identifying the geographic position of the client device from the information associated with the client device included in the alert;   wherein the determining the offer includes selecting the offer from a plurality of available offers based on the current geographical position data.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 transmitting directions to locate the vendor based on the current geographical position data identifying the geographic position of the client device.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the receiving the alert includes receiving the alert from a third party service provider in communication with the client device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising receiving, on the computing device, wanted item data from an automated watching service, wanted item data associated with a user of the client device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the determining the offer includes matching items offered by the vendor to items identified within the wanted item data. 
     
     
         18 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a computing system server, cause the server to perform operations comprising:
 receive data transmitted by a client device, the data including current geographical position data identifying the geographical position of the client device;   identify a vendor based at least in part on the vendor having a pre-defined geographical relationship with respect to the geographical position of the client device;   transmit a notification to the vendor, the notification including information associated with the client device;   receive a selection of an offer from the vendor, the selection based at least in part on the information associated with the client device transmitted to the vendor; and   
       transmitting, from the server, the offer to the client device. 
     
     
         19 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a computing system server, cause the server to perform operations comprising:
 receive, by a vendor over a network connection on the server, an alert including information associated with a client device, the vendor identified based at least in part on a current geographical position of the client device being determined to have a pre-defined geographical relationship with response to the vendor;   determine an offer based at least in part on analysis of the information associated with the client device received within the alert; and   transmit, over the network connection, the offer to the client device.   
     
     
         20 . A system comprising:
 means for receiving, at a server, data transmitted by a client device, the data including current geographical position data identifying the geographical position of the client device;   means for identifying, on the server, a vendor based at least in part on the vendor having a pre-defined geographical relationship with respect to the geographical position of the client device;   means for transmitting, from the server, a notification to the vendor, the notification including information associated with the client device;   means for receiving, on the server, a selection of an offer from the vendor, the selection based at least in part on the information associated with the client device transmitted to the vendor; and   means for transmitting, from the server, the offer to the client device.