PR/SMS business method, system and method of conducting business

• US 20050222913A1
• Filed: 04/01/2004
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ian Eisenberg
• Original Assignee: Ian Eisenberg
• Inventors: Eisenberg, Ian
• Application Number:
  US10/815,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20050222913A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0637 Approvals
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for the purchase of goods and/or services, a system therefor and method of conducting business thereby which comprise and/or employ the steps of a caller or would-be-purchaser calling a service provider/vendor from a mobile phone device; an SMS message being forwarded to the would-be-purchaser'"'"'s mobile phone device relating to the purchase of services and/or goods options and/or terms of procuring services and/or goods; and upon acceptance of the contents of the SMS message, the would-be-purchaser or caller is billed or charged a fee which allows the caller'"'"'s access to telephonic and/or Internet vendor provided services and/or goods for a determined time period.

Claims

1. A method for purchase of goods and/or services comprising the steps of,

(a) a caller or would-be-purchaser calling a service provider/vendor from a mobile phone device;

(b) an SMS message being forwarded to the would-be-purchaser'"'"'s mobile phone device relating to purchase of services and/goods options and/or terms of procuring services and/or goods;

(c) upon acceptance of the contents of the SMS message, the would-be-purchaser or caller is billed or charged a fee which allows the caller'"'"'s access to telephonic and/or Internet vendor provided services and/or goods for a first determined time period.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step wherein upon completion of the first determined time period, the caller'"'"'s mobile phone device is forwarded a second SMS message relating to the caller'"'"'s agreement or approval of the contents of the second SMS message to be billed or charged a fee for a second determined time period for access to telephonic and/or Internet vendor provided services and/or goods.

3. The method of claim 2 comprising a plurality of SMS messages which are forwarded to the caller relating to the caller'"'"'s agreement or approval thereof to be billed or charged a fee for a plurality of determined time periods for access to telephonic and/or Internet vendor provided services and/or goods.

4. The method of claims 1, 2 and 3 wherein said services and goods are selected from the group consisting of dating services, match making services, adult orientated services, technical support or know-how services, tutoring, language learning, and educational services, professional services including legal, medical, psychiatric, psychological, marriage counseling and counseling services in general, gaming and gambling services, computer software and any and all executable products, financial products, application products, design and engineering products, drawing and architectural products, tolls, fines, music, and any and all search products, including personal histories, genealogies, criminal histories, automotive histories, and business histories.

9. A method of conducting business comprising the use of a method for purchase of good/or services such as recited in claim 1.

10. A method of conducting business comprising the use of a method for purchase of goods/and services such as recited in claim 2.

11. A method of conducting business comprising the use of a method for purchase of goods/and or services such as recited in claim 3.

12. A method of conducting business comprising the use of a method for purchase of goods and/or services such as recited in claim 4.

5. A system comprising a method for purchase of goods and/or services comprising the steps of,

(a) a caller or would-be-purchaser calling a service provider/vendor from a mobile phone device;

(b) an SMS message being forwarded to the would-be-purchaser'"'"'s mobile phone device relating to purchase of services and/or goods options and/or terms of procuring services and/or goods;

(c) upon acceptance of the contents of the SMS message, the would-be-purchaser or caller is billed or charged a fee which allows a the caller'"'"'s access to telephonic and/or Internet vendor provided services and/or goods for a first determined time period.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising the step wherein upon completion of the first determined time period, the caller'"'"'s mobile phone device is forwarded a second SMS message relating to the caller'"'"'s agreement or approval of the contents of the second SMS message to be billed or charged a fee for a second determined time period for access to telephonic and/or Internet provided vendor provided services and/or goods.

7. The system of claim 6 comprising a plurality of SMS messages which are forwarded to the caller relating to the caller'"'"'s agreement or approval thereof to be billed or charged a fee for a plurality of determined time periods for access to telephonic and/or Internet vendor provided services and/or goods.

8. The systems of claims 5, 6, and 7 wherein said services and goods are selected from the group consisting of dating services, match making services, adult orientated services, technical support or know-how services, tutoring, language learning, educational services, professional services including legal, medical, psychiatric, psychological, marriage counseling and marriage counseling services in general, gaming and gambling services, computer software and any and all executable products, financial products, application products, design and engineering products, drawing and architectural products, tools, fines, music, and any and all search products, including personal histories, genealogies, criminal histories, automotive histories, and business histories.

13. A method of conducting business comprising the use of the system recited in claim 5.

14. A method of conducting business comprising the use of the system recited in claim 6.

15. A method of conducting business comprising the use of the system recited in claim 7.

16. A method of conducting business comprising the use of the system recited in claim 8.