System and method for attaching an advertisement to an SMS message for wireless transmission
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1. A monitoring and alert system comprising:
- a requesting device comprising a transmitter for sending a monitoring request and a receiver for receiving an alert message via a wireless communication network;
a remote server in communication with the requesting device over the network, wherein the server receives the monitoring request from the requesting device and monitors for conditions specified by the requesting device in the monitoring request and, when the conditions are met, generates an Short Message Service (SMS) alert message and upon determination of adequate remaining message space appends an ad message to the alert message in the remaining space to create a composite alert/ad message, the server sending the composite alert/ad message to the requesting device.
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Abstract
A monitoring and alert system includes a wireless device that sends a monitoring request to a remote server. When the conditions specified by the monitoring request are met, the server generates an SMS alert message. The server determines the maximum length in characters of the SMS message and whether there is sufficient space remaining for an advertisement. If sufficient space is available, the server generates an advertisement and appends it to the SMS alert message. The alert message with appended advertising is then sent to the wireless device.
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1. A monitoring and alert system comprising:
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a requesting device comprising a transmitter for sending a monitoring request and a receiver for receiving an alert message via a wireless communication network;
a remote server in communication with the requesting device over the network, wherein the server receives the monitoring request from the requesting device and monitors for conditions specified by the requesting device in the monitoring request and, when the conditions are met, generates an Short Message Service (SMS) alert message and upon determination of adequate remaining message space appends an ad message to the alert message in the remaining space to create a composite alert/ad message, the server sending the composite alert/ad message to the requesting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for appending an advertisement to an SMS message comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining the maximum length in characters of the SMS message;
(b) generating a first portion of the SMS message;
(c) determining an available advertising message space by subtracting the length in characters of the first portion from the maximum length;
(d) determining whether the available advertising message space is sufficient for placement of an advertisement; and
(e) if the available space is sufficient, generating the advertisement and appending it to the first portion of the SMS message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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