System and method for pushing information to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A system for pushing information to a mobile device, comprising:
- an information source that stores information;
a wireless network that sends and receives transmissions to and from the mobile device; and
a proxy content server in communication with the information source and the wireless network, the proxy content server being configured to receive information from the information source, and automatically transmit information from a selected memory location over the wireless network to the mobile device;
wherein the information includes advertising content, and the proxy content server is configured to categorize the advertising content as either static advertising content, dynamic advertising content, or default advertising content;
wherein the mobile device stores categorized advertising content received from the proxy content server, and combines stored advertising content to display an advertising message such that the advertising message includes static advertising content and dynamic advertising content when dynamic advertising content is available, and if dynamic advertising content is not available, then the displayed advertising message includes static advertising content and default advertising content.
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Abstract
A system for pushing information to a mobile device includes an information source, a wireless network, and a proxy content server. The information source stores information. The wireless network sends and receives transmissions to and from the mobile device. The proxy content server is in communication with the information source and the wireless network and receives information from the information source. In addition, the proxy content server stores information received from the information source to one of a plurality of channels based on pre-defined information categories, and automatically transmits information from a selected channel over the wireless network to the mobile device.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for pushing information to a mobile device, comprising:
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an information source that stores information; a wireless network that sends and receives transmissions to and from the mobile device; and a proxy content server in communication with the information source and the wireless network, the proxy content server being configured to receive information from the information source, and automatically transmit information from a selected memory location over the wireless network to the mobile device; wherein the information includes advertising content, and the proxy content server is configured to categorize the advertising content as either static advertising content, dynamic advertising content, or default advertising content; wherein the mobile device stores categorized advertising content received from the proxy content server, and combines stored advertising content to display an advertising message such that the advertising message includes static advertising content and dynamic advertising content when dynamic advertising content is available, and if dynamic advertising content is not available, then the displayed advertising message includes static advertising content and default advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. mobile device configured to receive information over a wireless network from a proxy content server operating on a computer network, comprising:
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means for receiving the information transmitted over the wireless network from the proxy content server; means for processing the information; and means for storing the information in a plurality of content locations; wherein the plurality of content locations include a static content location, a dynamic content location, and a default content location, and wherein information from the static content location is combined with other information from one of the dynamic or default content locations to generate a complete message to display on the mobile device; wherein the complete message includes information from the static content location and dynamic content location when information from the dynamic content location is available, and if information from the dynamic content location is not available, then the complete message includes information from the static content location and default content location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of categorizing advertising content on a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving advertising data; categorizing the advertising data as either static advertising content, dynamic advertising content, or default advertising content; static advertising content being advertising data that relates to an identity of an advertiser; dynamic advertising content being advertising data that is time-sensitive and that includes information relating to one or more specific advertisements from the advertiser; default advertising content being advertising data that is not time-sensitive and that includes information relating to one or more specific advertisements from the advertiser; and processing the advertising data for display on the mobile device such that the display includes static advertising content and dynamic advertising content when dynamic advertising content is available on the mobile device, and if dynamic advertising content is not available, then the display includes static advertising content and default advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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