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Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing a discount to a wireless device. One method obtains a location of the wireless device and retrieves the discount from memory. The discount is based on the location, and the discount increases as a distance from a reference l

Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing a discount to a wireless device. One method obtains a location of the wireless device and retrieves the discount from memory. The discount is based on the location, and the discount increases as a distance from a reference location increases. The reference location may represent any location, such as a physical location of a merchant. As the distance between the wireless device and the merchant's physical location increases, the merchant provides a greater discount to entice the wireless customer to travel to the merchant.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for providing a discount to a wireless device, the system comprising: a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to: obtain a location of the wireless device; obtain a billing address and a zone improvement plan code associated with the dev

What is claimed is: 1. A system for providing a discount to a wireless device, the system comprising: a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to: obtain a location of the wireless device; obtain a billing address and a zone improvement plan code associated with the device; compute a distance from a reference location to the location of the wireless device; query a historical location database to determine if the wireless device has a historical location that matches the reference location, the historical location database storing information representing a proximity of the wireless device to the reference location, the historical location database storing one or more occasions when the location of the wireless device is within a predetermined range of the reference location; decline to provide the discount when the historical location frequently matches the reference location; decline to provide the discount when the billing address and the zone improvement plan code indicates wealth; retrieve the discount from memory based only on the distance between the reference location and on the location of the wireless device when the historical location does not match the reference location and when the billing address and the zone improvement plan code do not indicate wealth; and increase the discount as the distance from the reference location increases. 2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to map the distance to the discount. 3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to compute the distance using position coordinates. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein when the location indicates wealth, and the billing address indicates a less affluent demographic, then further comprising instructions that cause the processor to discount the location when retrieving the discount. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein if the billing address lies within a predetermined zone, then further comprising instructions that cause the processor to decline to provide the discount. 6. The system according to claim 1, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to query for the location of the wireless device. 7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to compute the distance using at least one of position, velocity, and time coordinates. 8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to query for historical purchases associated with the wireless device. 9. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of providing a discount to a wireless device, the method comprising: obtaining a location of the wireless device; obtaining a billing address and a zone improvement plan code associated with the device; computing a distance from a reference location to the location of the wireless device; querying a historical location database to determine if the wireless device has a historical location that matches the reference location, the historical location database storing information representing a proximity of the wireless device to the reference location, the historical location database storing one or more occasions when the location of the wireless device is within a predetermined range of the reference location; declining to provide the discount when the historical location frequently matches the reference location; declining to provide the discount when the billing address and the zone improvement plan code indicates wealth; retrieving the discount from memory based only on the distance between the reference location and on the location of the wireless device when the historical location does not match the reference location and when the billing address and the zone improvement plan code do not indicate wealth; and increasing the discount as the distance from the reference location increases. 10. The computer program product according to claim 9, further comprising instructions for mapping the distance to the discount. 11. The computer program product according to claim 9, further comprising instructions for computing the distance using at least one of position, velocity, and time coordinates. 12. The computer program product according to claim 9, further comprising instructions for when the location indicates wealth, and the billing address indicates a less affluent demographic, then discounting the location when retrieving the discount. 13. A method of providing a discount to a wireless device, comprising: obtaining a location of the wireless device; obtaining a billing address and a zone improvement plan code associated with the device; computing a distance from a reference location to the location of the wireless device; querying a historical location database to determine if the wireless device has a historical location that matches the reference location, the historical location database storing information representing a proximity of the wireless device to the reference location, the historical location database storing one or more occasions when the location of the wireless device is within a predetermined range of the reference location; declining to provide the discount when the historical location frequently matches the reference location; declining to provide the discount when the billing address and the zone improvement plan code indicates wealth; retrieving the discount from memory based only on the distance between the reference location and on the location of the wireless device when the historical location does not match the reference location and when the billing address and the zone improvement plan code do not indicate wealth; and increasing the discount as the distance from the reference location increases. 14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising mapping the distance to the discount. 15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising computing the distance using position coordinates. 16. The method according to claim 13, wherein when the location indicates wealth, and the billing address indicates a less affluent demographic, then further comprising discounting the location when retrieving the discount. 17. The method according to claim 13, wherein if the billing address lies within a predetermined zone, then further comprising declining to provide the discount. 18. The method according to claim 13, further comprising querying for the location of the wireless device. 19. The method according to claim 13, further comprising computing the distance using at least one of position, velocity, and time coordinates. 20. The method according to claim 13, further comprising querying to obtain historical purchases associated with the wireless device.