MULTIPLE ACTIONS AND ICONS FOR MOBILE ADVERTISING
First Claim
1. A method for distributing advertisement content to a mobile communication device, comprising:
- identifying a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons;
selecting an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; and
sending an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon to the mobile communication device for presentation.
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Abstract
On a mobile communication device there are many more possible workflows that could be followed given the available functions of that device. These may include, but are not limited to, “click to call”, “click to locate”, “click to SMS”, “click to send a picture”, “click to handle later”, and can be constrained only by the available and accessible functionality of the user'"'"'s device. A list of actions to be made available associated with an advertisement are provided along with an iconic visual representation of those actions for the user to identify what the resultant workflow will be if they activate the action. The list can be presented as selectable actions within the advertisement, on a sub menu activated by a dedicated device key or assigned softkey, or directly activated by using dedicated device keys or assigned soft keys, or other user-to-device interaction methods.
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78 Claims
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1. A method for distributing advertisement content to a mobile communication device, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; selecting an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; and sending an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon to the mobile communication device for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. At least one processor for distributing advertisement content to a mobile communication device, comprising:
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a module for identifying a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; a module for selecting an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; and a module for sending an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon to the mobile communication device for presentation.
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20. A computer program product for distributing advertisement content to a mobile communication device, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising, at least one instruction for causing a computer to identify a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; at least one instruction for causing a computer to select an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; and at least one instruction for causing a computer to send an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon to the mobile communication device for presentation.
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21. An apparatus for distributing advertisement content to a mobile communication device, comprising:
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means for identifying a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; means for selecting an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; and means for sending an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon to the mobile communication device for presentation.
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22. An apparatus for distributing advertisement content to a mobile communication device, comprising:
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an editing computing platform comprising a graphical user interface for identifying a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons, and for selecting an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; and a communication module for sending an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon to the mobile communication device for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for a mobile communication device to implement advertisement content, comprising:
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incorporating a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; receiving a selection for an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; receiving an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon at the mobile communication device for presentation; and implementing the selected advertisement action in response to an input by a user via a user interface of the mobile communication device interacting with the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. At least one processor for a mobile communication device to implement advertisement content, comprising:
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a module for incorporating a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; a module for receiving a selection for an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; a module for receiving an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon at the mobile communication device for presentation; and a module for implementing the selected advertisement action in response to an input by a user via a user interface of the mobile communication device interacting with the advertisement.
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59. A computer program product for a mobile communication device to implement advertisement content, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising, at least one instruction for causing a computer to incorporate a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; at least one instruction for causing the computer to receive a selection for an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; at least one instruction for causing the computer to receive an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon at the mobile communication device for presentation; and at least one instruction for causing the computer to implement the selected advertisement action in response to an input by a user via a user interface of the mobile communication device interacting with the advertisement.
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60. An apparatus for a mobile communication device to implement advertisement content, comprising:
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means for incorporating a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons; means for receiving a selection for an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; means for receiving an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon at the mobile communication device for presentation; and means for implementing the selected advertisement action in response to an input by a user via a user interface of the mobile communication device interacting with the advertisement.
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61. An apparatus for a mobile communication device to implement advertisement content, comprising:
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local storage for incorporating a plurality of advertisement actions, each action associated with a communication function of a mobile communication device and each action associated respectively with one of a plurality of icons, and for receiving a selection for an advertisement action from the plurality of advertisement actions based upon availability of the associated communication function for the mobile communication device and accessibility of an advertiser target by the associated communication function; a communication module for receiving an advertisement associated with the advertisement icon at the mobile communication device for presentation; and a user interface for receiving an input by a user interacting with the advertisement; and a processor for implementing the selected advertisement action in response to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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