Methods and systems for generating, distributing, and screening commercial content
First Claim
1. A method for generating and distributing commercial content messages to communications network subscribers, the method comprising:
- (a) generating a message including commercial content and target subscriber audience identification information for identifying a target subscriber audience including a plurality of communications network subscribers;
(b) resolving, using a push proxy gateway address resolution database that maps target audience identifiers to serving push proxy gateway addresses, the target subscriber audience identification information into address information associated with at least one push proxy gateway from a plurality of push proxy gateways associated with different target audiences for delivering the commercial content to the target subscriber audience;
(c) routing the message to the at least one push proxy gateway;
(d) obtaining individual target subscriber contact information for subscribers in the target audience; and
(e) delivering the commercial content from the at least one push proxy gateway to subscribers in the target audience using the individual target subscriber contact information.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for generating, distributing, and screening commercial content are disclosed. A commercial content generator (CCG) generates commercial content message and obtains from a push proxy agent address resolution server the network routing address of each push proxy agent that is required for distribution of the message to the target mobile subscriber audience. A push proxy agent receives a message containing commercial content and resolves a mobile subscriber identifier for each mobile subscriber who is to receive the commercial content information using subscriber information obtained from a subscriber location register, such as a visitor location register (VLR). The push proxy agent may also negotiate media format characteristics for each member of the target mobile subscriber audience and facilitate delivery of the commercial content to each member of the target mobile subscriber audience.
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56 Claims
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1. A method for generating and distributing commercial content messages to communications network subscribers, the method comprising:
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(a) generating a message including commercial content and target subscriber audience identification information for identifying a target subscriber audience including a plurality of communications network subscribers; (b) resolving, using a push proxy gateway address resolution database that maps target audience identifiers to serving push proxy gateway addresses, the target subscriber audience identification information into address information associated with at least one push proxy gateway from a plurality of push proxy gateways associated with different target audiences for delivering the commercial content to the target subscriber audience; (c) routing the message to the at least one push proxy gateway; (d) obtaining individual target subscriber contact information for subscribers in the target audience; and (e) delivering the commercial content from the at least one push proxy gateway to subscribers in the target audience using the individual target subscriber contact information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for generating and distributing commercial content messages to communications network subscribers, the system comprising:
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(a) a commercial content generator for creating a message that includes commercial content and target subscriber audience identification information for identifying a target subscriber audience associated with a plurality of communications network subscribers; (b) an address resolution server (ARS) including a push proxy gateway address resolution database that maps target audience identifiers to serving push proxy gateway addresses, the address resolution server for resolving, using the push proxy gateway address resolution database, the target subscriber audience identification information into address information associated with at least one push proxy gateway from a plurality of push proxy gateways associated with different target audiences; and (c) a push proxy gateway associated with the address resolution server for receiving the message, for obtaining individual target subscriber contact information, and for delivering the commercial content to subscribers in the target audience using the individual target subscriber contact information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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(a) generating a message including commercial content and target subscriber audience identification information for identifying a target subscriber audience including a plurality of communications network subscribers, at least some of the plurality of communications network subscribers being associated with different switching offices; (b) resolving, using a push proxy gateway address resolution database that maps target audience identifiers to serving push proxy gateway addresses, the target subscriber audience identification information into address information associated with at least one push proxy gateway from a plurality of push proxy gateways associated with different target audiences for delivering the commercial content to the target subscriber audience; (c) routing the message to the at least one push proxy gateway; (d) obtaining individual target subscriber contact information for subscribers in the target audience; and (e) delivering the commercial content from the at least one push proxy gateway to subscribers in the target audience using the individual target subscriber contact information. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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