System and Method for Mobile Commerce
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a broadcast at a radio receiver having an RF tuner module and a separate high power wireless transceiver,storing in the radio receiver a plurality of unique identifiers that uniquely identify respective program selections that are received with the broadcast;
receiving user input indicating an interest in a given one of the program selections;
in response to said user input, transmitting, from said high power wireless transceiver to at least one location, a message including the unique program identifier; and
receiving, in response to said message, information related to said given one of the program selections at said radio receiver.
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Abstract
A system for and method of implementing mobile commerce in a satellite radio broadcasting system. A unique program identifier is associated with each program segment of a broadcast. When a listener hears a program segment of interest, the listener causes the associated program identifier to be captured and thereafter to be transferred to a central location or hub. The transferring operation can be accomplished manually, via a media link or via a wireless network. Upon receipt of the program identifier at the central hub, the program identifier is used to determine information about the listener, obtain additional information regarding the program segment associated with the program identifier for the listener and/or initiate an e-commerce transaction involving the listener and/or other parties including merchandisers and advertisers
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a broadcast at a radio receiver having an RF tuner module and a separate high power wireless transceiver, storing in the radio receiver a plurality of unique identifiers that uniquely identify respective program selections that are received with the broadcast; receiving user input indicating an interest in a given one of the program selections; in response to said user input, transmitting, from said high power wireless transceiver to at least one location, a message including the unique program identifier; and receiving, in response to said message, information related to said given one of the program selections at said radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A radio for use in an interactive communications system, comprising:
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a system controller; a channel decoder and an audio decoder in communication with the system controller; a high power wireless transceiver in communication with the system controller; and a user interface in communication with the system controller, wherein the system controller detects user input indicative of interest in a segment of a broadcast received by the radio via the channel decoder and audio decoder, and in response to said user input causes the high power wireless transceiver to send a message to which a response is received that includes information related to the segment of the broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications system, comprising:
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a first communications network that broadcasts content; a plurality of radios adapted to receive the content from the first communications network; and a second communications network that is adapted to establish bi-directional communication between a given one of the plurality of radios and a predetermined location, wherein information related to a segment of the content is provided to the radio over the second communications network in response to a message transmitted from the radio over the second communications network. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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