Offer Message Flow System
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1. A system for transmitting offer messages via a network of the type that includes a radio network linked to at least one transceiver connected to a public switched telephone network, comprising:
- a module for transmitting an offer message to at least one subscriber of a wireless network via cellular telephone lines, the module having memory for storing electronic information therein, and the at least one subscriber being associated with a unique cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate stored in a first electronic database having memory for storing electronic information therein;
computer executable program instructions to be executed by a device with a processor for transmitting a signal indicative of the subscriber'"'"'s permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone; and
computer executable program instructions to be executed by a device with a processor for determining if the telephone number portion of the cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate is a cellular telephone number,a second electronic database having memory for storing electronic information therein;
wherein the offer message is transmitted to the subscriber via a wireless network;
and each subscriber who expresses permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone is affiliated with a common linking entity that is different from the message originator, and the cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate of each such subscriber is stored in the second database.
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Abstract
Database creation, maintenance, and use with related components, including but not limited to one or more computer programs, enable a message originator to identify cellular telephone subscribers who are associated with a particular linking entity, and to then transmit messages to subscribers via their cellular telephones according to individualized input settings received from particular subscribers.
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1. A system for transmitting offer messages via a network of the type that includes a radio network linked to at least one transceiver connected to a public switched telephone network, comprising:
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a module for transmitting an offer message to at least one subscriber of a wireless network via cellular telephone lines, the module having memory for storing electronic information therein, and the at least one subscriber being associated with a unique cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate stored in a first electronic database having memory for storing electronic information therein; computer executable program instructions to be executed by a device with a processor for transmitting a signal indicative of the subscriber'"'"'s permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone; and computer executable program instructions to be executed by a device with a processor for determining if the telephone number portion of the cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate is a cellular telephone number, a second electronic database having memory for storing electronic information therein; wherein the offer message is transmitted to the subscriber via a wireless network; and each subscriber who expresses permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone is affiliated with a common linking entity that is different from the message originator, and the cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate of each such subscriber is stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for transmitting offer messages via a network of the type that includes a radio network linked to at least one transceiver connected to a public switched telephone network, comprising:
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sending over a wireless telephone network an inquiry message to at least one subscriber of a wireless telephone network inviting the subscriber to permit the sending of an offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone, the at least one subscriber being associated with a unique cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate stored in a first electronic database having memory for storing electronic information therein; receiving a signal indicative of the subscriber'"'"'s permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone, the signal being transmitted at least partially over the wireless telephone network; storing in memory of a second electronic database a particular cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate associated with each subscriber who expresses permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone, the second database having memory for storing electronic information therein; sending the offer message to the subscriber matching a particular cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate, wherein each subscriber to whom the offer message is sent is affiliated with a common linking entity that is different from the message originator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for identifying subscribers of a wireless network desirous of receiving content-specific offer messages and for disseminating the offer messages to the subscribers, comprising:
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accessing a first electronic database where cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugates are stored, the first database having memory for storing electronic information therein, and each cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate being associated with a particular subscriber of a wireless telephone network; providing a module for transmitting an offer message attributable to a message originator via cellular telephone lines to at least one subscriber of a wireless network, the module having memory for storing electronic information therein, and the at least one subscriber being associated with a unique cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate stored in the first database; sending over a wireless telephone network an inquiry message inviting the subscriber to express permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone; receiving over the wireless telephone network a response indicative of the subscriber'"'"'s permission for the sending of the offer message to the subscriber'"'"'s cellular telephone; storing in memory of a second electronic database a particular cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate associated with each subscriber who expresses permission for the sending of the offer message, each particular cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugate being categorized according to input settings received from and corresponding to each responding subscriber; storing in memory of the module a library of content-based categories of offer messages; and sending a particular offer message to cellular telephone number-cellular telephone carrier conjugates stored in the second database according to the input settings; wherein each subscriber desirous of receiving an offer message is affiliated with a common linking entity that is different from the message originator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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