Methods for Marketing Digital Content to Mobile Communication Device Users
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1. A method for selection of digital content to be presented to a caller, comprising:
- a. supplying information to a mobile device describing a plurality of digital media content one of which may be presented to a caller when said caller calls said mobile device; and
b. selecting one of the plurality of digital media content for presentation to the caller when the caller calls the mobile device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for allowing mobile device users to select digital content for use or to recommend to other mobile device users to facilitate marketing of digital content among mobile device users. In addition, systems and methods are provided to facilitate sharing of mobile device user'"'"'s ratings of digital content among users having similar interests. Further still, a system and method are provided for awarding points to mobile device users from purchases made by other mobile device users of digital content.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for selection of digital content to be presented to a caller, comprising:
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a. supplying information to a mobile device describing a plurality of digital media content one of which may be presented to a caller when said caller calls said mobile device; and b. selecting one of the plurality of digital media content for presentation to the caller when the caller calls the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for selection of digital content to be presented to a caller when calling a mobile device, comprising:
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a. supplying information to the caller describing a plurality of digital media content one of which may be presented to the caller when said caller calls said mobile device; and b. receiving from the caller a selection of one of the plurality of digital media content. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for enabling selection of digital content to be presented to a caller when calling a mobile device, comprising:
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a. a plurality of mobile devices capable of mobile wireless communication; and b. a computing device that manages communication services to a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the computing device supplies to a first mobile device information describing a plurality of digital media content one of which may be presented to a caller when said caller calls said mobile device, and receives a selection of one of the plurality of digital media content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for marketing content to mobile device users, comprising:
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a. storing preference information associated with digital media content used or downloaded by mobile device users including first and second mobile device users; b. transmitting to the first mobile device user recommended digital media content based on preference information for the second mobile device user; and c. selecting by the first mobile device user digital media content based on said recommended digital media content, wherein said selected digital media content is to be presented to said second mobile device user when said second mobile device user calls said first mobile device user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for marketing content to mobile device users, comprising:
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a. storing preference information associated with digital media content used or downloaded by mobile device users including first and second mobile device users; b. selecting digital media content for presentation to the second mobile device user when the second mobile device user calls the first mobile device user; and c. receiving from the second mobile device user information indicating the second mobile device user'"'"'s rating of the selected digital media content. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for marketing content to mobile device users, comprising:
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a. storing preference information associated with digital media content used or downloaded by mobile device users including first and second mobile device users; b. presenting to the first mobile device user preference information of the second mobile device user; c. receiving from the first mobile device user a selection of digital media content based on the user preference information of the second mobile device user that is presented to the first mobile device user; and d. presenting to the second mobile device user the digital media content selected by the first mobile device user when the second mobile device user calls the first mobile device user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for tracking reviews of digital content by mobile device users, comprising:
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a. playing digital media content to a first mobile device user when said first mobile device user calls a second mobile device user; b. prompting said first mobile device user to rate the digital media content; c. receiving a rating from said first mobile device user; and d. presenting said rating of said first mobile device user to said second mobile device user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method for promoting the sale of digital content to mobile device users, comprising:
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a. selecting by a first mobile device user digital media content to be played to a second mobile device user when said second mobile device user calls said first mobile device user; b. playing said digital media content to said second mobile device user when said second mobile device user calls said first mobile device user; and c. downloading to the mobile device of said second mobile device user digital media content related to the digital media content played to said second mobile device user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A system for marketing content to mobile device users, comprising:
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a. a plurality of mobile devices capable of mobile wireless communication; and b. a computing device that manages communication services to a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the computing device stores preference information associated with digital media content used or downloaded by mobile device users including first and second mobile device users and facilitating marketing of digital media content to mobile device users based on the preference information. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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