Calculating cost discounts for mobile phone internet access
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1. A method for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access, comprising:
- receiving an access request from a client machine;
determining that the client machine is using a wireless communication protocol;
sending an electronic document to the client machine;
receiving a customer purchase order; and
applying a discount to the purchase price of the order, based on the fact that the client machine was using the wireless communication protocol.
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Abstract
A method, program and system for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access are provided. The invention comprises receiving an access request from a customer using a mobile phone and determining that the phone is using a wireless communication protocol (i.e. WAP). An electronic document (i.e. WML Web page) is sent back to the mobile phone. The session time is tracked, and if a customer purchase order is received, a discount is applied to the purchase price of the order.
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1. A method for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access, comprising:
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receiving an access request from a client machine;
determining that the client machine is using a wireless communication protocol;
sending an electronic document to the client machine;
receiving a customer purchase order; and
applying a discount to the purchase price of the order, based on the fact that the client machine was using the wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for receiving an access request from a client machine;
instructions for determining that the client machine is using a wireless communication protocol;
instructions for sending an electronic document to the client machine;
instructions for receiving a customer purchase order; and
instructions for applying a discount to the purchase price of the order, based on the fact that the client machine is using the wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A system for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access, comprising:
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a first receiving component which receives an access request from a client machine;
a first processing component which determines that the client machine is using a wireless communication protocol;
a communications component which sends an electronic document to the client machine;
a second receiving component which receives a customer purchase order; and
a second processing component which applies a discount to the purchase price of the order, based on the fact that the client machine is using the wireless communication protocol.
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