System and Method for Providing Advertising to a Wireless User Device
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1. A method comprising:
- communicating an advertisement to a user device;
generating a first screen display at the user device comprising the advertisement;
prior to accessing user device functions, interacting with the advertisement on the first screen display; and
in response to interacting with the advertisement, accessing a user device function.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing wireless service includes a user device and a service provider. The service provider communicates the advertisement to the user device. The user device has a display control module that generates a first screen display at the user device comprising the advertisement and a lockout module that locks at least some device functions. The user device includes a user interface that interacts with the advertisement on the first screen display and allows access to the data or voice function. The service provider may provide a wireless service plan having a rate based upon receiving advertisements and interacting with the advertisements.
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating an advertisement to a user device; generating a first screen display at the user device comprising the advertisement; prior to accessing user device functions, interacting with the advertisement on the first screen display; and in response to interacting with the advertisement, accessing a user device function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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a user device; and a service provider in communication with the user device that communicates an advertisement to the user device; said user device having a display control module that generates a first screen display at the user device comprising the advertisement and a lockout module that locks at least some user device functions, said user device comprising a user interface that interacts with the advertisement on the first screen display and allows access to the user device function. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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