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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MESSAGES TO MOBILE RECIPIENTS

  • US 20100182945A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2010
  • Published: 07/22/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling a user of a first distributed device to communicate with a second distributed device using a variable cost structure, comprising:

  • enabling a user of the first distributed device to select, using a user interface of the first distributed device, whether to send a communication to the second distributed device using a first communication server of a communications network at a first cost to the user of the first distributed device or a second communication server of the communications network at a second cost to the user of the first distributed device different than the first cost;

    directing the communication to the first communication server to be forwarded therefrom to the second distributed device when the user selects to send the communication to the second distributed device using the first communication server; and

    directing the communication to the second communication server to be forwarded therefrom to the second distributed device when the user selects to send the communication to the second distributed device using the second communication server,whereby when the user selects to send the communication to the second distributed device using the first communication server, a message is not added to the communication and when the user selects to send the communication to the second distributed device using the second communication server, a message is added to the communication such that the communication and added message are delivered to the second distributed device and the second cost to send the communication is less than the first cost to send the communication.

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