Dissemination of ads via point of sale terminals over a communications network
First Claim
1. A method on a server for disseminating ads over a communications network, comprising:
- a) transmitting, over the communications network, a plurality of ads to a plurality of terminals, wherein each of the plurality of terminals is associated with a unique terminal identifier, and wherein each of the plurality of ads is associated with a unique ad identifier;
b) receiving, over the communications network, a data packet from a particular one of the plurality of terminals at the direction of a consumer, wherein the data packet includes the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, a unique ad identifier for a particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer, and a unique terminal identifier for the particular one of the plurality of terminals;
c) generating a record including the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, the unique ad identifier and the unique terminal identifier, and further including a unique record identifier and a timestamp, and storing said record in a connected database;
d) generating a message associated with the particular one of the plurality of ads, wherein the message includes alphanumeric data, the unique record identifier and a link configured to transmit a request including the unique record identifier to the server when activated, and wherein the message includes an invitation to the consumer to click on the link to receive an offer for a product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer;
e) transmitting, over the communications network, to a text message gateway a request to send a text message, wherein the request includes the message and the consumer'"'"'s telephone number;
f) receiving, over the communications network, at the direction of a consumer, a request including the unique record identifier from the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number;
g) accessing, in the connected database, the record using the unique record identifier, and reading data in the record;
h) generating a custom page based on the data from the record, wherein content of the custom page corresponds to the offer for the product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; and
i) transmitting, over the communications network, the custom page to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number.
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Abstract
A method for disseminating ads over a communications network is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a plurality of ads to a plurality of terminals, receiving from a terminal a consumer'"'"'s telephone number/email address/social network handle, a unique ad identifier for a particular ad and a unique terminal identifier, generating and storing a record including the consumer'"'"'s telephone number/email address/social network handle, the unique ad identifier and the unique terminal identifier, generating a message associated with the particular ad, transmitting to a text message gateway/email server/social network a request to send a message to the consumer'"'"'s telephone number/email address/social network handle, receiving a request from the consumer'"'"'s mobile device, accessing the record using the unique record identifier, generating a custom page based on the data from the record, and transmitting the custom page to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method on a server for disseminating ads over a communications network, comprising:
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a) transmitting, over the communications network, a plurality of ads to a plurality of terminals, wherein each of the plurality of terminals is associated with a unique terminal identifier, and wherein each of the plurality of ads is associated with a unique ad identifier; b) receiving, over the communications network, a data packet from a particular one of the plurality of terminals at the direction of a consumer, wherein the data packet includes the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, a unique ad identifier for a particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer, and a unique terminal identifier for the particular one of the plurality of terminals; c) generating a record including the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, the unique ad identifier and the unique terminal identifier, and further including a unique record identifier and a timestamp, and storing said record in a connected database; d) generating a message associated with the particular one of the plurality of ads, wherein the message includes alphanumeric data, the unique record identifier and a link configured to transmit a request including the unique record identifier to the server when activated, and wherein the message includes an invitation to the consumer to click on the link to receive an offer for a product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; e) transmitting, over the communications network, to a text message gateway a request to send a text message, wherein the request includes the message and the consumer'"'"'s telephone number; f) receiving, over the communications network, at the direction of a consumer, a request including the unique record identifier from the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number; g) accessing, in the connected database, the record using the unique record identifier, and reading data in the record; h) generating a custom page based on the data from the record, wherein content of the custom page corresponds to the offer for the product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; and i) transmitting, over the communications network, the custom page to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18)
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13. A server for disseminating ads over a communications network, the server comprising:
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a database for storing activity records; a network interface device communicatively coupled with the communications network; and a processor communicatively coupled with the network interface device, the processor configured for; a) transmitting, over the communications network, a plurality of ads to a plurality of terminals, wherein each of the plurality of terminals is associated with a unique terminal identifier, and wherein each of the plurality of ads is associated with a unique ad identifier; b) receiving, over the communications network, a data packet from a particular one of the plurality of terminals at the direction of a consumer, wherein the data packet includes the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, a unique ad identifier for a particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer, and a unique terminal identifier for the particular one of the plurality of terminals; c) generating an activity record including the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, the unique ad identifier and the unique terminal identifier, and further including a unique record identifier and a timestamp, and storing said activity record in the database; d) generating a message associated with the particular one of the plurality of ads, wherein the message includes alphanumeric data, the unique record identifier and a link configured to transmit a request including the unique record identifier to the server when activated, and wherein the message includes an invitation to the consumer to click on the link to receive an offer for a product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; e) transmitting, over the communications network, to a text message gateway a request to send a text message, wherein the request includes the message and the consumer'"'"'s telephone number; f) receiving, over the communications network, at the direction of a consumer, a request including the unique record identifier from the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number; g) accessing, in the connected database, the activity record using the unique record identifier, and reading data in the record; h) generating a custom page based on the data from the activity record, wherein content of the custom page corresponds to the offer for the product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; and i) transmitting, over the communications network, the custom page to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A computer readable storage medium storing executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer device, cause the computing device to perform a method for disseminating ads over a communications network, the method comprising:
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a) transmitting, over the communications network, a plurality of ads to a plurality of terminals, wherein each of the plurality of terminals is associated with a unique terminal identifier, and wherein each of the plurality of ads is associated with a unique ad identifier; b) receiving, over the communications network, a data packet from a particular one of the plurality of terminals at the direction of a consumer, wherein the data packet includes the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, a unique ad identifier for a particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer, and a unique terminal identifier for the particular one of the plurality of terminals; c) generating a record including the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, the unique ad identifier and the unique terminal identifier, and further including a unique record identifier and a timestamp, and storing said record in a connected database; d) generating a message associated with the particular one of the plurality of ads, wherein the message includes alphanumeric data, the unique record identifier and a link configured to transmit a request including the unique record identifier to the server when activated, and wherein the message includes an invitation to the consumer to click on the link to receive an offer for a product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; e) transmitting, over the communications network, to a text message gateway a request to send a text message, wherein the request includes the message and the consumer'"'"'s telephone number, f) receiving, over the communications network, at the direction of a consumer, a request including the unique record identifier from the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number; g) accessing, in the connected database, the record using the unique record identifier, and reading data in the record; h) generating a custom page based on the data from the record, wherein content of the custom page corresponds to the offer for the product advertised by the particular one of the plurality of ads selected by the consumer; and i) transmitting, over the communications network, the custom page to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device identified by the consumer'"'"'s telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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