System and method for wireless access to pay fer view program guide
First Claim
1. A method of displaying television event guide information on a user'"'"'s wireless data communication device to allow the user to purchase television programs and access user purchasing records, said system comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing the user with a wireless data communication device;
(b) allowing said user to access a database stored on a server in a data communication network, said database containing television event schedules and user records of previous user purchases;
(c) displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device selection options including an option to purchase said television events and an option to view said user'"'"'s television event purchasing records;
(d) responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of said option to purchase said television programs, displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device a listing of available said television events;
(e) responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of said option to view said user'"'"'s television event purchasing records, displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device a listing of previous television event purchases by said user; and
(f) allowing the user to purchase said available television events.
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Abstract
A system and method for purchasing Pay Per View (“PPV”) television events by using a wireless communications device such as a cellular phone having Wireless Application Protocol Technology. The system and method of the present invention allows a subscriber, when away from home, to purchase PPV events for the subscriber'"'"'s television system by using a WAP-enabled cellular phone or PDA and accessing a database on a server wherein the database is also WAP-enabled. The present invention uses a wireless Internet connection to facilitate a wireless purchase of a PPV event thus resulting in immediate processing, billing and accounting. The subscriber can view PPV event schedules and purchase PPV events by selecting the desired event directly from the display screen on the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone. A reminder message can be sent to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone minutes before the start of the event.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of displaying television event guide information on a user'"'"'s wireless data communication device to allow the user to purchase television programs and access user purchasing records, said system comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing the user with a wireless data communication device;
(b) allowing said user to access a database stored on a server in a data communication network, said database containing television event schedules and user records of previous user purchases;
(c) displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device selection options including an option to purchase said television events and an option to view said user'"'"'s television event purchasing records;
(d) responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of said option to purchase said television programs, displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device a listing of available said television events;
(e) responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of said option to view said user'"'"'s television event purchasing records, displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device a listing of previous television event purchases by said user; and
(f) allowing the user to purchase said available television events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for displaying television event guide information on a user'"'"'s wireless data communication device to allow the user to purchase television programs and access user purchasing records, said system comprising:
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(a) said wireless device;
(b) a database stored on a server in a data communication network, said database containing television event schedules and user records of previous user purchases;
(c) means for displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device selection options including an option to purchase said television events and an option to view said user'"'"'s television event purchasing records;
(d) responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of said option to purchase said television programs, means for displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device a listing of available said television events;
(e) responsive to the user'"'"'s selection of said option to view said user'"'"'s television event purchasing records, means for displaying on the user'"'"'s wireless communication device a listing of previous television event purchases by said user; and
(f) means for allowing the user to purchase said available television events. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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