TELEPHONE NUMBER BASED SYSTEM TO DELIVER COUPONS TO MOBILE DEVICES
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1. A method to deliver a coupon to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a telephone number from a mobile device operated by a caller;
identifying information about a target service provider as a function of the dialed telephone number;
identifying a coupon as a function of the information about the target service provider; and
sending the coupon to the mobile device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system to implement a method to deliver a coupon to a mobile device. A network entity may receive a telephone number from a mobile device operated by a caller. The network entity may obtaining identifying information about a target service provider as a function of the dialed telephone number. Using the identifying information about the target service provider, the network entity may obtain a coupon. The network entity then may send the coupon to the mobile device.
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24 Claims
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1. A method to deliver a coupon to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a telephone number from a mobile device operated by a caller; identifying information about a target service provider as a function of the dialed telephone number; identifying a coupon as a function of the information about the target service provider; and sending the coupon to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A apparatus to deliver a coupon to a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a telephone number from a mobile device operated by a caller; means for identifying information about a target service provider as a function of the dialed telephone number; means for identifying a coupon as a function of the information about the target service provider; and means for sending the coupon to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus to deliver a coupon to a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive a telephone number from a mobile device operated by a caller; and an identifier configured to identify information about a target service provider as a function of the dialed telephone number and to identify a coupon as a function of the information about the target service provider, where the transceiver further is configured to send the coupon to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to deliver a coupon to a mobile device, the instructions for:
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receiving a telephone number from a mobile device operated by a caller; identifying information about a target service provider as a function of the dialed telephone number; identifying a coupon as a function of the information about the target service provider; and sending the coupon to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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