Apparatus and method for providing marketing, advertising, and/or promotional, materials with account billing and/or account statement information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing marketing, advertising, or promotional, materials or information along with an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, or an account correspondence, comprising:
- a memory device for storing at least one of account information, account billing information, account statement information, marketing information, advertising information, and promotional information;
a processor for detecting the generation of at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence, wherein the processor at least one of identifies and selects at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, to be provided with the at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence, and further wherein the processor generates the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials; and
an output device for outputting the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing marketing, advertising, or promotional, information along with an account bill, statement, or correspondence, including a memory device for storing at least one of account information, billing information, statement information, marketing information, advertising information, and promotional information, a processor for detecting the generation of a respective bill, statement, or correspondence, wherein the processor at least one of identifies and selects the materials to be provided with the respective bill, statement, or correspondence, and further wherein the processor generates the materials, and at least one of an output device, for outputting and a transmitter for transmitting the materials, to a communication device associated with an account holder.
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1. An apparatus for providing marketing, advertising, or promotional, materials or information along with an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, or an account correspondence, comprising:
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a memory device for storing at least one of account information, account billing information, account statement information, marketing information, advertising information, and promotional information;
a processor for detecting the generation of at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence, wherein the processor at least one of identifies and selects at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, to be provided with the at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence, and further wherein the processor generates the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials; and
an output device for outputting the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing marketing, advertising, or promotional, materials or information along with an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, or an account correspondence, comprising:
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a memory device for storing at least one of account information, account billing information, account statement information, marketing information, advertising information, and promotional information;
a processor for detecting the generation of at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence, wherein the processor at least one of identifies and selects at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, to be provided with the at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence, and further wherein the processor generates the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials; and
a transmitter for transmitting the at least one marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, to a communication device associated with an account holder. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method for providing marketing, advertising, or promotional, materials or information along with an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, or an account correspondence, comprising:
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storing at least one of account information, account billing information, account statement information, marketing information, advertising information, and promotional information;
detecting the generation of at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence;
at least one of identifying and selecting at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, to be provided with the at least one of an account bill, an account billing statement, an account statement, and an account correspondence;
generating the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials; and
at least one of outputting the at least one of marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, and transmitting the at least one marketing materials, advertising materials, and promotional materials, to a communication device associated with an account holder.
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