Methods, devices and systems for real-time instant presence with advertisement (RIPA)
First Claim
1. A method of establishing presence information for a first instant messaging user, wherein said first instant messaging user possesses a wireless device while at a location of a business, said wireless device being capable of storing and displaying presence information for said first instant messaging user, comprising:
- storing business information identifying said business in a business client system device; and
retrieving said business information; and
transmitting all or part of said business information as presence information to said wireless device of said first instant messaging user;
whereby said presence information is received by said wireless device of said first instant messaging user.
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Abstract
Methods, devices and systems for Real-time Instant Presence with Advertisement (RIPA) using an instant messaging topology with wireless technology to instantly setup and update of presence information of an instant messaging user. The invention provides location information of a business and other business information to a wireless instant messaging user/customer of the business, and obviates the need for the users/customer to manually enter presence information of the business. The invention further provides methods for promotion, advertising and network marketing of a business using presence information sent to instant messaging users and instantly propagated through instant messaging address lists.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of establishing presence information for a first instant messaging user, wherein said first instant messaging user possesses a wireless device while at a location of a business, said wireless device being capable of storing and displaying presence information for said first instant messaging user, comprising:
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storing business information identifying said business in a business client system device; and
retrieving said business information; and
transmitting all or part of said business information as presence information to said wireless device of said first instant messaging user;
whereby said presence information is received by said wireless device of said first instant messaging user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A business client system for sending presence information with advertisement to a wireless instant messaging user, comprising:
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a storage component for storing business information of said business, a business client device further comprising;
a wireless communication component for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless protocol; and
a transmitting component to transmit said business information to said wireless instant messaging user, whereby presence information for said wireless instant messaging user is updated. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32)
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29. A method of advertising comprising sending presence information to a visiting instant messaging user who visits a business and to one or more instant messaging users who list said visitor on an instant messaging address list;
- and displaying part of said presence information to said visiting instant messaging user and to said one or more instant messenger users;
wherein said part of said presence information includes a link to advertisements for said business.
- and displaying part of said presence information to said visiting instant messaging user and to said one or more instant messenger users;
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33. A system for real time instant presence with advertising comprising:
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a first instant messaging user wireless device belonging to a first instant messaging user, that includes an instant messaging client software component;
a device at a business location for receiving real time presence information from said one or more instant messaging user wireless devices and for sending business information to instant messaging users;
wherein said business information includes advertising;
one or more additional instant messaging user devices;
each including said instant messaging client software component;
wherein each of said additional instant messaging user devices has an instant messaging address list containing the instant messaging identity of said first instant messaging user, wherein said address list is controlled by said additional instant messaging users and the presence information displayed for said members of said address list is under control of said instant messaging client software; and
an instant messaging server;
wherein said instant messaging server communicates over the Internet with said business device, said first instant messaging user wireless device and said additional instant messaging user devices. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An instant messaging software client method comprising the steps of.
in response to an action performed by a first instant messaging user on a wireless device of said first instant messaging user, enabling acceptance of data transmissions from a first business device using a single action on said wireless device; -
wherein said first instant messaging user is a member of an address list of one or more additional instant messaging users and said additional instant messaging users have one or more devices for instant messaging, controlling said instant messaging functions including address lists of said first instant messaging user and said additional instant messaging users based on inputs received from said instant messaging server over the Internet;
transmitting said presence information of said first instant messaging user to an instant messaging server via the Internet;
receiving a selection action from said first instant messaging user that enables or disables transmitting of a user profile from said wireless device of said first instant messaging user; and
if said transmittal of said user profile is enabled, whereby said instant messaging user agrees to furnish said user profile, then transmitting said user profile of said first instant messaging user from said wireless device to said business device.
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