REDUCING MESSAGING COSTS
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1. A system for reducing messaging costs, comprising:
- a computing device having a processor and memory, the memory storing one or more components implemented in software, the components comprising;
an SMS application configured to collect messaging capabilities of the computing device, append to a first message input by a user a code indicating at least a subset of the collected messaging capabilities, and transmit the appended message as a SMS message to a recipient computing device.
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Abstract
Technology for enabling subscribers to reduce their messaging costs is described. The technology includes employing multiple messaging data messaging services and employing advertisement-based defrayal of messaging charges. A message may be entered or displayed as an SMS message even though a data communications service other than SMS is used to exchange the message between computing devices. When a sender of a message sends an SMS message, the sender may receive an advertisement from an advertiser who defrays the cost of sending the SMS message. The advertiser may also defray the receiving cost for a receiver of the SMS message.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for reducing messaging costs, comprising:
a computing device having a processor and memory, the memory storing one or more components implemented in software, the components comprising; an SMS application configured to collect messaging capabilities of the computing device, append to a first message input by a user a code indicating at least a subset of the collected messaging capabilities, and transmit the appended message as a SMS message to a recipient computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer-readable storage media collectively storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a computing system to perform a method for reducing messaging costs, the instructions comprising:
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receiving a message from a sender computing device, the message identifying the sender, a recipient, and content; identifying from a set of advertisements a first advertisement; sending to the sender computing device a message including the first advertisement; depositing in a sender account an amount of money; and forwarding the received message to a recipient computing device associated with the identified recipient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method performed by a computing system for reducing messaging costs, comprising:
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receiving at a recipient computing device a first message, the first message received as an SMS message indicating messaging capabilities of a sender computing device; collecting at the recipient computing device messaging capabilities of the recipient computing device; transmitting from the recipient computing device at least a subset of the collected messaging capabilities of the recipient computing device to the sender computing device, the messaging capabilities including a capability to receive messages using a data communications service other than SMS; receiving at the recipient computing device a second message, the second message received using the data communications service other than SMS; and displaying content received in the second message using an SMS application. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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