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 location data identifying the geographical location 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 location of the client device;   receiving, on the server, output from an automated watching service operating separately from the server; and   returning, to the client device, a promotional offer available from the vendor, wherein the promotional offer is selected at least in part based on the output received from the watching service.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying the vendor having a pre-defined geographic relationship with respect to the geographical location of the client device includes identifying the vendor as being within a pre-defined range of the geographical location 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 location 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 receiving the output from the automated watching service includes receiving wanted item data associated with a user of the client device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the identifying the vendor includes matching items offered by the vendor to items identified within the wanted item data. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the returning the promotional offer includes sending directions to locate the vendor based on the location data identifying the geographical location of the client device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying the vendor includes identifying a plurality of vendors. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 transmitting, from the server, a notification to the plurality of vendors, the notification including information associated with the client device; and   receiving, on the server, a plurality of offers where each offer of the plurality of offers is from one of the plurality of vendors, the plurality of offers each selected based at least in part on the information associated with the client device.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising selecting the promotional offer from the plurality of offers based at least in part on output from the automated watching service. 
     
     
         10 . 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 location data identifying the geographical location 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 location of the client device;   receive output from an automated watching service operating separately from the server; and   return, to the client device, a promotional offer available from the vendor, wherein the promotional offer is selected at least in part based on the output received from the watching service.   
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions which cause the server to identify the vendor having a pre-defined geographic relationship with respect to the geographical location of the client device include instructions to identify the vendor as being within a pre-defined range of the geographical location of the client device. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions which cause the server to identify the vendor having a pre-defined geographic relationship with respect to the geographical location of the client device include instructions to identify the geographical position of the client device as being within a geographical zone associated with the vendor. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions which cause the server to receive the output from the automated watching service include instructions to receive wanted item data associated with a user of the client device. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the instructions which cause the server to identify the vendor include instructions to match items offered by the vendor to items identified within the wanted item data. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions which cause the server to return the promotional offer include instructions to send directions to locate the vendor based on the location data identifying the geographical location of the client device. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions which cause the server to identify the vendor include instructions to identify a plurality of vendors. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , further comprising instructions to cause the server to perform operations comprising:
 transmit a notification to the plurality of vendors, the notification including information associated with the client device; and   receive a plurality of offers where each offer of the plurality of offers is from one of the plurality of vendors, the plurality of offers each selected based at least in part on the information associated with the client device.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , further comprising instructions to select the promotional offer from the plurality of offers based at least in part on output from the automated watching service. 
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 means for receiving data transmitted by a client device, the data including location data identifying the geographical location of the client device;   means for identifying a vendor based at least in part on the vendor having a pre-defined geographical relationship with respect to the geographical location of the client device;   means for receiving output from an automated watching service operating separately from the server; and   means for returning a promotional offer available from the vendor, wherein the promotional offer is selected at least in part based on the output received from the watching service.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 means for transmiting a notification to the plurality of vendors, the notification including information associated with the client device; and   means for receiving a plurality of offers where each offer of the plurality of offers is from one of the plurality of vendors, the plurality of offers each selected based at least in part on the information associated with the client device.