Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Receiving Promotion Information by a Mobile Device
First Claim
1. A method for receiving a promotion at a mobile device, comprising executing computer-executable instructions performed by one or more processors for:
- receiving an information carrying tone at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, wherein the information carrying tone comprises at least one location identifier associated with promotion information;
processing, by a tone processing application, the information carrying tone to extract the at least one location identifier; and
transmitting, to an information source, an indication responsive to receiving the information carrying tone.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus receiving promotion information by a mobile device are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. According to one embodiment, an information carrying tone may be received at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, wherein the information carrying tone includes at least one location identifier associated with promotion information. A tone processing application of the mobile device may further provide for processing the information carrying tone to extract at least one location identifier, and to transmit, to an information source, an indication responsive to receiving the information carrying tone. Also according to various aspects, following transmission of the indication, promotional information can be received by the mobile device for subsequent processing and utilization, such as an activation confirmation or a redeemable promotion.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for receiving a promotion at a mobile device, comprising executing computer-executable instructions performed by one or more processors for:
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receiving an information carrying tone at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, wherein the information carrying tone comprises at least one location identifier associated with promotion information; processing, by a tone processing application, the information carrying tone to extract the at least one location identifier; and transmitting, to an information source, an indication responsive to receiving the information carrying tone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile device for receiving a promotion, comprising:
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at least one input device operable to receive an information carrying tone at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, wherein the information carrying tone comprises at least one location identifier associated with promotion information; at least one network interface operable to receive and transmit data over a network; and at least one processor operable to execute computer-executable instructions to; receive the information carrying tone from the tone transmission device; process the information carrying tone to extract the at least one location identifier; and transmit, to an information source via the at least one network interface, an indication responsive to receiving the information carrying tone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for processing promotion information, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable code adapted to be executed to:
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receive an information carrying tone at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, wherein the information carrying tone comprises at least one location identifier associated with promotion information; process the information carrying tone to extract the at least one location identifier; and transmit, to an information source, an indication responsive to receiving the information carrying tone.
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