SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM IDENTIFICATION AND PURCHASE
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1. A method for providing information to a wireless device user, comprising:
- receiving an item inquiry message from a wireless service provider associated with the user at a messaging inter-carrier vendor;
forwarding the item inquiry message to a service provider;
receiving an inquiry response message from the service provider at the messaging inter-carrier vendor, the inquiry response message including information associated with an item of interest; and
routing the inquiry response message from the messaging inter-carrier vendor to the wireless service provider.
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Abstract
A method and system for handling message-based requests for information about items, and for handling optional message-based purchases of same, includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to an item that is of interest to the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the request message, and returning one or more response messages to the mobile subscriber.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a wireless device user, comprising:
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receiving an item inquiry message from a wireless service provider associated with the user at a messaging inter-carrier vendor;
forwarding the item inquiry message to a service provider;
receiving an inquiry response message from the service provider at the messaging inter-carrier vendor, the inquiry response message including information associated with an item of interest; and
routing the inquiry response message from the messaging inter-carrier vendor to the wireless service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of registering a mobile device user associated with a wireless carrier with a service provider for purposes of future sales transactions, comprising:
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storing identification information associated with the mobile device user at a database of the service provider, receiving an acceptance message, initiated by the service provider, at a messaging inter-carrier vendor;
routing the acceptance message from the messaging inter-carrier vendor to the wireless carrier;
receiving a reply message, initiated by the mobile service device user, from the wireless carrier at the messaging inter-carrier vendor;
forwarding the reply message to the service provider; and
updating user entries associated with the mobile device user at the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for facilitating a purchase of an item of interest by a user of a wireless device, comprising:
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receiving a purchase message designating the item of interest from a wireless carrier associated with the wireless device user at a messaging inter-carrier vendor;
extracting data elements from the purchase message;
validating the extracted data elements; and
forwarding the purchase message from the messaging inter-carrier vendor to a service provider. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. The message of claim 32, further comprising, prior to receiving the purchase message:
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sending, from the inter-carrier vendor to the wireless carrier, a list of stores located near the user that carry the item of interest;
receiving, at the inter-carrier vendor, a designated store; and
sending, from the inter-carrier vendor to the wireless carrier, one or more of an address of the designated store, descriptive travel directions from a current user location to the designated store, and a map containing travel directions from a current user location to the designated store.
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33. A system for facilitating a transaction related to an item of interest identified by a user of a mobile device, comprising:
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a messaging inter-carrier vendor linked to a wireless carrier associated with the mobile device, the messaging inter-carrier vendor configured to receive one or more of an item identifier message and a purchase message associated with the item of interest, wherein information contained in the item identifier message and purchase message includes a destination address of a service provider associated with the item of interest and item identifier information; and
one or more service providers linked to the messaging inter-carrier vendor, wherein the messaging inter-carrier vendor is configured to send the item identifier message to a designated service provider of the one or more service providers based on the information in the item identifier message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for providing information to a wireless device user, comprising:
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receiving an item inquiry message from a wireless service provider associated with the user at a service provider, wherein the item inquiry message includes an item identifier associated with an item of interest and a destination address of a service provider associated with the item of interest; and
sending an inquiry response message from service provider to the wireless service provider, the inquiry response message including information associated with the item of interest. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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