Telephone and toll-free initiated messaging business method, system and method of conducting business

• US 20060004641A1
• Filed: 07/01/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ian Eisenberg
• Original Assignee: Ian Eisenberg
• Inventors: Moore, Jeffrey, Eisenberg, Ian
• Application Number:
  US11/173,346
• Publication Number:
  US 20060004641A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for the purchase of goods and/or services, a system therefore 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 land line or mobile phone device, optionally by way of a toll-free call; determining if the caller is calling from a land line or mobile phone device, and responding accordingly; if it is determined to be a mobile phone device a text or multimedia 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 text or multimedia 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 phone device selected from a land line device and a mobile phone device, optionally by way of a toll-free number;

(b) determining whether the caller is calling from a land line device or a mobile phone device, and responding accordingly;

(c) if a mobile phone device is determined, a text or multimedia message being forwarded to the would-be purchaser'"'"'s mobile phone device relating to purchase of services and/or goods, or purchase options and/or terms of procuring services and/or goods;

(d) upon acceptance of the contents of the text or multimedia 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 text or multimedia message relating to the caller'"'"'s agreement or approval of the contents of the second text and/or multimedia 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 text and/or multimedia 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.

9. A method of conducting business comprising the use of a method for purchase of goods and/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/or 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.

4. The method of claims and 1, 2, and 3 wherein said services and goods are selected from the group consisting off dating services, matchmaking services, adult oriented 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, handicapping services, ringtones, wallpaper for phone displays, computer software and any and all executable products such as games, financial products, application products, design and engineering products, drawings and architectural products, tolls, fines, music, and any and all search products, including personal histories, genealogies, criminal histories, automotive and other product histories, credit histories, business histories and financial histories.

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 land line or mobile phone device, optionally by way of a toll-free number;

(b) determining if the caller is calling from a land line device or a mobile phone device and responding accordingle;

(c) if it is determined that the a call is from a mobile phone device, a text or multimedia message being forwarded to the would-be purchaser'"'"'s mobile phone device relating to purchase of services and/or goods, or options and/or terms of procuring services and/or goods;

(d) upon acceptance of the contents of the text or multimedia 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.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising the step whereupon completion of the first determined time period, the caller'"'"'s mobile phone device is forwarded a second text or multimedia message relating to the caller'"'"'s agreement or approval of the contents of the second text or multimedia 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 text and/or multimedia 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, matchmaking services, adult oriented services, technical support or know how services, tutoring, language learning, educational services, professional services including legal, medical, psychiatric, psychological, marriage counseling and counseling services in general, gaming and gambling services, handicapping services, ringtones, wallpaper for phone displays, computer software and any and all executable products such as games, financial products, application products, design and engineering products, drawings and architectural products, tools, fines, music, and any and all search products, including personal histories, genealogies, criminal histories, automotive and other product histories, financial histories, business histories and credit 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.