A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). Locations of collection, charging and distribution machines having available charged portable electrical energy storage devices are communicated to or acquired by a mobile device of a user, or displayed on a collection, charging and distribution machine. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map on a user's mobile device relative to the user's current location. The user may use their mobile device select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device. The system nay also warn the user that the user is near an edge of the pre-determined area having portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machines. Reservations may also be made automatically based on information regarding a potential route of a user.

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that is to support higher data transmission rates after 4G communication systems such as LTE. The present disclosure provides a communication method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the operations of: transmitting to a network provider's server information indicating a permission for outputting a banner on a screen of the terminal; receiving from the provider's server a key that is used for filtering a discovery code; receiving the discovery code from one or more access points (AP), and filtering the received discovery code using the key; requesting from the provider's server banner information with respect to the filtered discovery code, and receiving the banner information in response to the request; and outputting a banner on the screen using the received banner information, and transmitting an output report of the banner to the provider's server.

In one embodiment, a method for controlling a time point distribution management network/system for distributing an electronic sales promotion point in a unit of time is provided. A predetermined elapsed period of time of a user in a member store is measured by a dedicated application while monitoring a radio wave which is transmitted from a location notifying device installed in the member store, by means of a radio wave detector of the client device, and an issuing condition of the member store is a condition that a time point whose issue number is based on the same unit as a unit of the time measured by the dedicated application is issued. Furthermore, a consumption condition of the affiliated store is calculated by a sale price of the affiliated store with respect to the predetermined sales promotion time.

In one embodiment, a method for determining a consumer's interest in products and services is disclosed. Once the consumer's interests are determined advertisers can refine their advertisements to meet the consumer's specific needs and demands. A method for providing targeted information begins by receiving data comprising at least one of a consumer's product or service interests. The data is inspected to determine at least one consumer product or service interest. The at least one determined product or service interest is compared with a plurality of providers of products or services. Finally, information is conveyed to the consumer from to at least one of the plurality of providers of products or services to the consumer based upon the comparison of the determined at least one product or service interest and the plurality of providers of products or services.

Various methods are provided for facilitating access to linked information to GPS or short-range wireless equipped devices. One example method may comprise receiving, via a network, an indication of an interaction between a primary device and a third-party device, the indication comprising at least a first element and a second element, the first element indicative of user identification information and the second element indicative of at least one of a location or a bounded region, determining, as a function of at least the first element and the second element, a data object that upon validation is configured for use a subsequent interaction, and transmitting, to a mobile device, an electronic communication comprising an indication, configured for rendering on the mobile device, of the data object.

Systems and methods of using audio input with a mobile device. A method comprises receiving content at a mobile device; annotating, at the mobile device, a selectable item of a user interface associated with the content with an annotation; receiving, at the mobile device, an audio input associated with the annotation; converting, at the mobile device, the audio input into a user interface command; and causing the mobile device to perform a function in response to the user interface command.

Disclosed is an advertising display system using a smart film screen increasing the awareness extents of customers about the displayed advertisements and maximizing the advertising effects by displaying advertising contents on the screen having a smart film attached thereon, which becomes opaque state when an image projector operates and power is supplied on the smart film, and in normal time, the smart film-attached screen becomes transparent state when power supply is turned off and plays as ordinary show window.

In one example, a method for providing a common platform for outlet-specific customer engagement is described. A plurality of companies, a plurality of outlets corresponding to each of the companies, and users are enabled to subscribe with a cloud-based server. The companies and benefit data associated with each of the companies are provided on a user interface of a mobile device of a user through a client application running on the mobile device. The mobile device is authenticated when the user checks-in through the client application. A location of the mobile device is identified upon authenticating the mobile device. A first outlet of a first company is notified and/or benefit data specific to the first outlet is communicated to the mobile device via the client application when the user is within premises of the first outlet based on the identified location.

Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for dynamically retrieving and monitoring geo-fence activity. A meta geo-fence may be identified based on a user device geolocation. The meta geo-fence having a radius that is dynamically generated to include previously defined geo-fences within or touching the meta geo-fence. User device geolocation may be monitored in relation to the defined geo-fences included in the radius of the meta geo-fence. A communication may be sent to the user device when the user device reports that the user device has entered or exited one of the previously defined geo-fences within or touching the radius of the meta geo-fence.

Systems and methods for using wireless beacons in point of purchase (POP) displays to facilitate the delivery of consumer oriented content to mobile devices is disclosed herein. Wireless beacons may be used to broadcast wireless signals from POP displays, where the wireless signals include data packets with unique identifiers for the wireless beacons. A first wireless signal from a first POP display may be received by a mobile device. The mobile device may also receive a second wireless signal from a second POP display at the same retail locatin. The mobile device may provide the first and second unique identifiers to a remote server. The remote server may know the location of one of the POP displays and assess the retail location of the other POP display based on the receiving both unique identifiers from the same retail location.