ELECTRONIC SHORT MESSAGING AND ADVERTISING METHOD AND DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, the first transmission defining one or more active alternatives including a first alternative for further action, the further action including a refund to the recipient; and
sending a second transmission to the recipient subscriber terminal, the second transmission having a different transmission activity than the first transmission and depicting attributes related to at least one of user input, further actions, and a state of the first transmission.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic short messaging and advertising method where minimal initiative is required from the consumer. Some embodiments of the invention may also be applied to an electronic sales method. The invention may also be applied for normal short messaging. The electronic short messaging method for collect calling may send transmissions to at least one subscriber terminal via the Internet and/or the telephony network. The method may include sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, wherein the first transmission defines one or more active alternatives including at least one of initiating a collect call and deleting the first transmission. The method may also include calculating costs associated with at least one of the first transmission and the one or more active alternatives.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, the first transmission defining one or more active alternatives including a first alternative for further action, the further action including a refund to the recipient; and sending a second transmission to the recipient subscriber terminal, the second transmission having a different transmission activity than the first transmission and depicting attributes related to at least one of user input, further actions, and a state of the first transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An device, comprising:
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a transmitter and receiver structured to communicate using at least one of a packet switched connection and telephony network connection; at least one display device; and a processor structured to identify incoming transmissions and process the transmissions for displaying at least a part of the content of the transmission on the display device directly or at predetermined intervals, wherein the processor is further structured to process a first transmission of the transmissions, the first transmission defining one or more alternatives including at least one of initiating a collect call and deleting the transmission, and wherein the transmitter is further configured to send a second transmission to the recipient subscriber terminal, the second transmission having a different transmission activity than the first transmission and depicting attributes related to at least one of user input, further actions, and a state of the first transmission. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium including instructions executable by computer, the instructions for:
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receiving a first transmission at a recipient subscriber terminal for display, the first transmission defining one or more alternatives executed by the instructions including at least one of initiating a collect call and deleting the transmission; and receiving a second transmission that is associated with the first transmission, wherein the second transmission includes attributes including at least one of further actions to initiate the collect call and a state of the first transmission. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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