System and method for providing wireless services
First Claim
1. A method of purchasing goods or services, comprising:
- directing payment for goods or services with wireless airtime units.
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Abstract
A system which allows wireless airtime units to be used as a medium of exchange. For example, with the novel wireless server system, wireless airtime units may be used as a form of currency by a user in exchange for other types of products or services. In addition, the novel system can be used to provide new types of incentives that reward users with airtime wireless units. Thus, wireless airtime units can be awarded to users that view electronic advertisements, visit desired web pages or purchase particular products. Users can in turn, use these wireless airtime units to obtain airtime for their wireless communications devices, or alternatively, to exchange the wireless airtime units for other goods and services.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of purchasing goods or services, comprising:
directing payment for goods or services with wireless airtime units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing e-commerce incentives, comprising:
offering wireless airtime units to a user in response to said user performing an action on a web site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of conducting e-commerce, comprising:
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offering wireless airtime units to a user in exchange for said user accessing particular electronic information; and
crediting a wireless device account associated with said user with a given number of wireless airtime units when said user accesses said electronic information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of paying for an offering, comprising:
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maintaining a count of wireless airtime units in a wireless service account associated with an entity; and
reducing said maintained count of wireless airtime units in said wireless service account when said entity exchanges wireless airtime units for a particular offering. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of exchanging wireless airtime units, comprising:
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maintaining a first count of wireless airtime units in a first wireless account associated with a first entity;
maintaining a second count of wireless airtime units in a second wireless account associated with a second entity;
receiving an electronic message that said first entity desires to exchange wireless airtime units with said second entity; and
transferring at least one wireless airtime unit from said first wireless account to said second wireless account. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A wireless device replenishment apparatus, comprising:
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a first wireless account configured for a first wireless device to store at least one wireless airtime unit;
a second wireless account configured for a second wireless device to store at least one wireless airtime unit; and
an exchange component executable in a processor to transfer, in exchange for an offering associated with said second wireless device, said at least one wireless air unit from said first wireless account to said second wireless account. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An incentive offering system, comprising:
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a wireless service account associated with an entity, said wireless service account maintaining a count of wireless airtime units; and
a processor in communication with both an e-tailer website and said wireless service account, said processor being configured to increase said count of wireless airtime units when said entity performs a desired action on said e-tailer web site. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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