Systems and methods for a wireless messaging information service
First Claim
1. A method for providing product and service information, comprising:
- receiving an information request code via a short data message from a wireless communication device;
retrieving a data element from a database, wherein said data element is stored in association with said information request code;
generating a data message comprising said data element;
sending said data message to said wireless communication device;
determining a preferred response type associated with a subscriber wherein said data message is sent to said wireless communication device in response to determining that said preferred response type is wireless; and
in response to determining that said preferred response type is email, sending an e-mail message to an email account associated with said wireless communication device, wherein said email message comprises said data element.
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Abstract
A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the information provided by an advertiser, presenting or displaying the information request code along with an advertisement to potential consumers, receiving the information request code from the wireless device, and sending a wireless message to the potential consumer'"'"'s wireless communication device. The system includes an advertisement comprising an information request code, a wireless communication device operable for sending the information request code and receiving a wireless data message, a wireless communication center in communication with a wireless network and operable for relaying, storing, and forwarding the wireless data message to the wireless communication device.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for providing product and service information, comprising:
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receiving an information request code via a short data message from a wireless communication device; retrieving a data element from a database, wherein said data element is stored in association with said information request code; generating a data message comprising said data element; sending said data message to said wireless communication device; determining a preferred response type associated with a subscriber wherein said data message is sent to said wireless communication device in response to determining that said preferred response type is wireless; and in response to determining that said preferred response type is email, sending an e-mail message to an email account associated with said wireless communication device, wherein said email message comprises said data element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computing apparatus to provide product and service information, said control logic comprising computer-readable program code for causing said computing apparatus to:
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receive an information request code from a wireless communication device as a short data message; retrieve a data element from a database, wherein said data element is stored in association with said information request code received; generate a data message comprising said data element; retrieve a preferred response type associated with said wireless communication device; in response to retrieving said preferred response type as wireless, sending said data message to said wireless communication device; in response to retrieving said preferred response type as email, sending an e-mail message to an email account associated with said wireless communication device, wherein said email message comprises said data element; and in response to retrieving said preferred response type as web, sending said data element to a web page; wherein sending said data message comprises sending said data element as at least one of the following; a text message; a voice message; and a fax.
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12. A method for providing product and service information, comprising:
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receiving an information request code via a short data message from a wireless communication device; retrieving a data element from a database, wherein said data element is stored in association with said information request code; generating a data message comprising said data element; sending said data message to said wireless communication device; determining a preferred response type associated with a subscriber wherein said data message is sent to said wireless communication device in response to determining that said preferred response type is wireless; in response to determining that said preferred response type is email, sending an e-mail message to an email account associated with said wireless communication device, wherein said email message comprises said data element; and in response to determining that said preferred response type is web, displaying said data element on a web page.
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