SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MARKETING BY COMMUNICATING TONES TO A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method for communicating information to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- storing a tone in at least one memory associated with a tone transmission device, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; and
transmitting the tone from the tone transmission device to the mobile device,wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing marketing information by communicating tones to a mobile device are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. A tone may be stored in at least one memory associated with a tone transmission device. The tone may include at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone. The tone may be transmitted from the tone transmission device to the mobile device. Following receipt by the mobile device, the location identifier(s) may facilitate the receipt of the information associated with the tone from an information source.
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1. A method for communicating information to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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storing a tone in at least one memory associated with a tone transmission device, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; and transmitting the tone from the tone transmission device to the mobile device, wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tone transmission device, comprising:
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at least one memory operable to store a tone, the tone comprising at least one location identifier for information associated with the tone; at least one output device operable to transmit the tone to a mobile device; and at least one processor operable to direct the transmission of the tone by the at least one output device, wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating information to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a tone transmission device, information associated with a tone to be output by the tone transmission device, wherein the tone comprising at least one location identifier for additional information associated with the tone; formatting the tone for output by the tone transmission device utilizing at least a portion of the received information; and outputting the formatted tone by the tone transmission device for receipt by a mobile device, wherein the at least one location identifier facilitates the receipt, by the mobile device from an information source, of the additional information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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