Interactive notification system and method
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1. A method for alerting a subscriber, comprising:
- generating a notification message in response to an event;
retrieving additional data;
appending the additional data to the notification message; and
delivering the notification message including the additional data to the subscriber.
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Abstract
An interactive multimedia, two-way notification system and method transforms a notification message into a dynamic marketing channel. When a notification message is triggered, an external application provides promotional text that is personalized to the intended recipient of the notification message. The promotional text is added to the notification message, which is then forwarded to the recipient. If the recipient replies to the notification message, an interactive two-way messaging session is established between the recipient and the external application.
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61 Claims
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1. A method for alerting a subscriber, comprising:
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generating a notification message in response to an event;
retrieving additional data;
appending the additional data to the notification message; and
delivering the notification message including the additional data to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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2. A method for alerting a subscriber, comprising:
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generating a notification message in response to an event;
determining whether the subscriber should receive an interactive notification message;
when it is determined that the subscriber should receive an interactive notification message, retrieving additional data;
appending the additional data to the notification message to form the interactive notification message; and
delivering the interactive notification message to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium having software instructions for enabling a computer to perform predetermined operations, said operations comprising:
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generating a notification message in response to an event;
retrieving additional data;
appending the additional data to the notification message; and
delivering the notification message including the additional data to the subscriber.
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24. A computer readable medium having software instructions for enabling a computer to perform predetermined operations, said operations comprising:
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generating a notification message in response to an event;
determining whether the subscriber should receive an interactive notification message;
when it is determined that the subscriber should receive an interactive notification message, retrieving additional data;
appending the additional data to the notification message to form the interactive notification message; and
delivering the interactive notification message to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. An interactive notification application, comprising software instructions for enabling a computer to perform predetermined operations, wherein the predetermined operations include:
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intercepting a notification message;
retrieving additional data; and
appending the additional data to the notification message.
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27. An interactive notification application, comprising software instructions for enabling a computer to perform predetermined operations, wherein the predetermined operations include:
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intercepting a notification message in response to an event;
determining whether the subscriber should receive an interactive notification message;
when it is determined that the subscriber should receive an interactive notification message, retrieving additional data; and
appending the additional data to the notification message to form the interactive notification message. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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28. A system for alerting a subscriber comprising:
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a communications system, said communications system generating a notification message in response to a triggering event;
a message control system for routing messages; and
an interactive notification application, wherein the interactive notification application retrieves additional data, said additional data being appended to the notification message to form an interactive notification message; and
wherein said message control system routes the interactive notification message to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57)
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55. A system for alerting a subscriber comprising:
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a detection means for detecting a triggering event;
a message means for generating a notification message corresponding to the triggering event;
a delivery means for routing messages;
a search means for retrieving additional data; and
a join means for adding the additional data to the notification message to form an interactive notification message, wherein the delivery means routes the interactive notification message to the subscriber.
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58. A system for allowing an operator to develop and test additional data, said additional data for appending to a notification message, comprising:
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software instructions for enabling a computer to perform predetermined operations, and a computer readable medium bearing the software instructions;
wherein the predetermined operations include;
receiving the additional data input by the operator;
generating a message from the additional data;
storing the message; and
testing the stored message. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61)
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