SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING

• US 20110082727A1
• Filed: 10/04/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricardo Macias
• Original Assignee: Ricardo Macias
• Inventors: Macias, Ricardo
• Application Number:
  US12/897,752
• Publication Number:
  US 20110082727A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

Methods and systems of advertising on the notification windows of any incoming/outgoing SMS/MMS and contributing the corresponding advertising dollars to the monthly bill of cell phone users, who are using the underlying software application, are provided. The direct dollar contribution by the advertiser to the cell phone users'"'"' monthly bill decreases the monthly amount the users owe the mobile phone service provider. Hence, the users'"'"' cost of using a cell phone decreases considerably.

Claims

1. A method of advertising on mobile devices comprising, in any order, the steps of:

establishing a user waiting list comprising users who sign up to participate in said method of advertising;

determining the weighted values of the advertisers who sign up for the said method of advertising;

determining the services which will be sponsored by said advertisers;

adding said waiting list, said weighted values and said services to queue;

loading said queue into said users'"'"' mobile devices;

displaying transformed screens, which include the information of at least one of said advertisers, on said users'"'"' mobile devices when said users use said services; and

, compensating said users for agreeing to participate.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein said mobile devices comprise cell phones.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein said services comprise text messaging services.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein said services are paid for with a flat monthly rate while their use is unlimited.

5. A method as in claim 1, wherein said loading is at least one of the members of the group consisting of downloading initiated by said users, uploading initiated by said mobile devices'"'"' service providers, uploading initiated by said mobile devices'"'"' manufacturers, uploading initiated by said mobile devices'"'"' operating system developers and uploading initiated by the advertising service implementing said method of advertising.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein said screens are notification screens.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein said information is at least one member of the group consisting of advertisers'"'"' logo, advertisers'"'"' name, advertisers'"'"' contact information and advertisers'"'"' ad.

8. A method as in claim 1, wherein said compensating comprises sending money directly to said users.

9. A method as in claim 1, wherein said compensating comprises sending money to the service providers for said mobile devices to be applied toward said users'"'"' bills.

10. A method as in claim 1, further comprising creating reports for said advertisers.

11. A method as in claim 1, further comprising creating reports for the said users.

12. A method of advertising on a mobile device comprising, in any order, the steps of:

recognizing that said user signed up for said method of advertising;

selecting the sponsoring advertiser whose ad will be displayed on said user'"'"'s mobile device screen; and

, displaying said ad on said user'"'"'s mobile device screen while said user is employing a sponsored service.

13. A method as in claim 12, further comprising identifying the service provider for said mobile device.

14. A method as in claim 12, further comprising identifying the geographic location and demographic characteristics of said user.

15. A method as in claim 12, wherein said ad is at least one member of the group consisting of advertiser'"'"'s logo, advertiser'"'"'s name and advertiser'"'"'s contact information.

16. A method as in claim 12, wherein said sponsored service is a messaging service.

17. A method as in claim 12, wherein said employing a sponsored service is a member of the group consisting of sending a message and receiving a message.

18. A method as in claim 12, wherein said screen is a notification screen.

19. A method as in claim 17, wherein said message is text message.

20. A method as in claim 12, wherein said selecting comprises considering the weighted value of said advertiser.