System and method for providing interactive wireless data and voice based services
First Claim
1. A system for providing information to a user of a short message service (SMS) enabled communication device, comprising:
- an SMS server configured for communicating with an SMS enabled communications device during a first SMS session, said SMS server is configured for receiving one or more requests communicated from a user of said SMS enabled communications device and configured for causing a transmission of at least one of multiple types of response communications in response to receiving each of said one or more requests; and
where each of said multiple types of response communications is a member of a set of types of response communications, said set including at least an SMS type of response communication and an audio type of response communication.
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Abstract
A system for providing remote interactive services to users of portable data and voice enabled communications devices, including users of SMS and WAP enabled communications devices. The system interfaces with a user of a communications device in a manner that employs a sequence of different types of interactive sessions over time. An interface with the user is provided that transitions between different types of communication sessions in real time, to appropriately and effectively respond to one or more requests transmitted from the user of the communications device.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for providing information to a user of a short message service (SMS) enabled communication device, comprising:
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an SMS server configured for communicating with an SMS enabled communications device during a first SMS session, said SMS server is configured for receiving one or more requests communicated from a user of said SMS enabled communications device and configured for causing a transmission of at least one of multiple types of response communications in response to receiving each of said one or more requests; and
where each of said multiple types of response communications is a member of a set of types of response communications, said set including at least an SMS type of response communication and an audio type of response communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A apparatus for providing information to a user of a short message service (SMS) enabled communication device, comprising:
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an SMS server configured for communicating with an SMS enabled communications device during a first SMS session, said SMS server is configured for receiving one or more requests communicated from a user of said SMS enabled communications device and configured for causing a transmission of at least one of multiple types of response communications in response to receiving each of said one or more requests; and
where each of said multiple types of response communications is a member of a set of types of response communications, said set including at least an SMS type of response communication and an audio type of response communication.
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40. A method for providing information to a user of a short message service (SMS) enabled communication device, comprising the steps of:
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providing an SMS server configured for communicating with an SMS enabled communications device during a first SMS session, said SMS server is configured for receiving one or more requests communicated from a user of said SMS enabled communications device and configured for causing a transmission of at least one of multiple types of response communications in response to receiving each of said one or more requests; and
where each of said multiple types of response communications is a member of a set of types of response communications, said set including at least an SMS type of response communication and an audio type of response communication.
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