Send2mobile+

• US 20140156407A1
• Filed: 12/09/2013
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monkeetech LLC (Quality Door & Hardware, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey N. Dinardo Sr
• Inventors: Dinardo, Jeffrey N. Sr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,218,613 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.56
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/36 using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0258 Registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 using security domains
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

The present invention is a short message service (“SMS”) based interactive information and marketing system, which provides the User with a means to rapidly and effectively communicate with its customer base. The system represented by this invention is a completely voluntary, opted-in system, by which the customer provides its mobile telephone number or the telephone number of its chosen mobile device to the User and requests that the User forward marketing, promotional and informational materials to the customer. The present invention permits the customer to request that certain product specific information be transmitted by the User to the customer visa short message service (“SMS”) text, as said information becomes available. The present invention permits both the User and the customer to transmit a URL link from the User'"'"'s website to a mobile number via short message service (“SMS”) text directly from the web site page. The present invention permits the User to forward via short message service (“SMS”) text, a Short Cut Icon to reside on the home page of the customer'"'"'s mobile phone or mobile device, which when clicked, will act as a short-cut to the User'"'"'s web site.

Claims

1. An interactive marketing and/or information system utilizing short message systems (SMS) provided on mobile telephones or mobile devices including in combination a means of displaying an advertisement, announcing a sales event, providing a promotional coupon, or any other similar direct marketing materials, and inviting the customer to respond, with a defined short text message via SMS on a mobile telephone or mobile device.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the customer voluntarily agrees to opt-in to the system by providing its name, mobile telephone number(s) and e-mail address and permits the customer to receive marketing, sales and other product specific information by short text message via SMS on the customer'"'"'s mobile telephone or mobile device.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the customer can elect to be notified by the provider, of any specific product or services related information, such as a change in price;

updated product or service availability;

availability of newer versions or models; and

similar specific product and/or services information, by short text message via SMS on the customer'"'"'s mobile telephone or mobile device.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an specifically designed icon can be pushed by the provider to the customer'"'"'s mobile telephone or mobile device, to reside on the home page of said device, which will permit the customer to click upon the icon as a short-cut directly to the provider'"'"'s website. The customer can elect to receive the provider'"'"'s short-cut icon by electing to use this system from the provider'"'"'s website and the provider, using this system, can push its short-cut icon to the customer'"'"'s mobile telephone or mobile device, by short text message via SMS on the customer'"'"'s chose mobile telephone or mobile device.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the provider can send to the customer, a link to the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for any specific web page on the provider'"'"'s website, directly from the provider'"'"'s website, by short text message via SMS on the customer'"'"'s mobile telephone or mobile device.

6. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the customer can send to any chosen recipient, a link to the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for any specific web page on the provider'"'"'s website, directly from the provider'"'"'s website, by short text message via SMS on the recipient'"'"'s mobile telephone or mobile device. Each web page of the provider'"'"'s website will include an icon for the system, which the customer can click upon to access the system for this purpose.