Method for prompting responses to advertisements
First Claim
1. An automated method, performed by a computer-based system, for promoting responses to advertisements via a service provider (SP) network comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting a message to a mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is within a predetermined boundary range of an advertising location, the message including a telephone number for responding to an advertisement; and
compensating the subscriber for calling the telephone number.
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Abstract
An automated method, performed by a computer-based system, for promoting responses to advertisements via a service provider (SP) network includes wirelessly transmitting a message to a mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is within a predetermined boundary range of an advertising location. The message includes a telephone number for responding to an advertisement. The subscriber is compensated based on a variety of criteria that includes responding to the advertisement by calling the telephone number. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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18 Claims
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1. An automated method, performed by a computer-based system, for promoting responses to advertisements via a service provider (SP) network comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a message to a mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is within a predetermined boundary range of an advertising location, the message including a telephone number for responding to an advertisement; and
compensating the subscriber for calling the telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An automated method, performed by a computer-based system, for promoting responses to advertisements via a service provider (SP) network comprising:
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determining that a mobile communication device of a subscriber to the SP network is within a predetermined boundary range of an advertising location;
wirelessly transmitting a message to a mobile communication device, the message mapping a telephone number for responding to an advertisement to a soft-key button of the mobile communication device; and
remunerating the subscriber each time the subscriber calls the telephone number to purchase products or services associated with the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for promoting responses to ads transmitted via access points of a service provider (SP) network to a cellphone of a subscriber to the SP network, the method comprising:
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agreeing by the subscriber to have a current location of the cellphone tracked when the cellphone is activated, and to have a telephone number associated with an ad mapped to a soft-key of the cellphone each time the cellphone is within a predetermined boundary range of an access point;
remunerating the subscriber based on a criteria which includes a number of advertisements mapped to the cellphone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for promoting responses to an advertisement comprising:
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hiring a driver of a vehicle installed with the mobile access point to drive in a local vicinity of a business establishment;
wirelessly transmitting a message to cellphones of subscribers to a service provider (SP) network when the cellphones are within a predetermined boundary range of the vehicle, the message including a telephone number for responding to an advertisement; and
compensating the driver based on a criteria which includes a number of telephone calls placed to the business establishment responsive to the message transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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