Unsolicited wireless content delivery and billing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A method for providing content to a wireless device that is operative to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication system comprising:
- determining preferred content for sending as unsolicited content, based on at least one of;
a user'"'"'s prior history and a user'"'"'s previously requested content;
sending the unsolicited content to the wireless device, without request by the wireless device and during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system; and
logging a billing event associated with the unsolicited content in response to at least one of;
a determination that the wireless device accessed the sent unsolicited content; and
a request from the wireless device for the unsolicited content.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system (10) provides unsolicited content (40) to a wireless device (12) by using a network element (14) that contains logic circuitry that sends unsolicited content for the wireless device (12), without request by the wireless device (12) and during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system (10). The network element (14) logs a billing event associated with the unsolicited content (40) in response to wireless device use indication data (42) that represents that the wireless device (12) used the unsolicited content (40) at a later time.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for providing content to a wireless device that is operative to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication system comprising:
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determining preferred content for sending as unsolicited content, based on at least one of; a user'"'"'s prior history and a user'"'"'s previously requested content; sending the unsolicited content to the wireless device, without request by the wireless device and during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system; and logging a billing event associated with the unsolicited content in response to at least one of; a determination that the wireless device accessed the sent unsolicited content; and a request from the wireless device for the unsolicited content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing content for a wireless device that is operative to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication system comprising:
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receiving, by the wireless device, unsolicited content without request by the wireless device and during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system, wherein the unsolicited content is preferred content determined based on at least one of;
a user'"'"'s prior history and a user'"'"'s previously requested content;storing, by the wireless device, the received unsolicited content; and performing at least one of; sending a request for the unsolicited content to the communication system; and determining if the stored unsolicited content has been accessed and notifying the wireless communication system of the same. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; logic circuitry, operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver, and operative to control acceptance of unsolicited content during a non-peak period of operation of a wireless communication system, wherein the unsolicited content is preferred content determined based on at least one of;
a user'"'"'s prior history and a user'"'"'s previously requested content; andmemory, operatively coupled to the logic circuitry, containing the received unsolicited content; the logic circuitry also operative to perform one of; sending a request for content to the wireless communication system; and determining if the stored content has been accessed and causing access notification data to be sent, via the wireless transceiver, to the wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A network element operatively coupled with a wireless communication system for providing content to a wireless device comprising:
logic circuitry operative to determine preferred content for sending as unsolicited content, based on at least one of;
a user'"'"'s prior history and a user'"'"'s previously requested content, wherein the logic circuitry is further operative to send the unsolicited content for the wireless device, without request by the wireless device and during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system, and further operative to log a billing event associated with the unsolicited content in response to at least one of;
a determination that the wireless device accessed the sent unsolicited content and a request from the wireless device for the unsolicited content.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wireless communication system for providing content to a wireless device comprising:
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at least one wireless device and at least one network element, operatively coupled with the wireless device including; logic circuitry operative to determine preferred content for sending as unsolicited content, based on at least one of;
a user'"'"'s prior history and a user'"'"'s previously requested content, wherein the logic circuitry is further operative to send the unsolicited content for the wireless device, without request by the wireless device and during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system, and further operative to log a billing event associated with the unsolicited content in response to at least one of;
a determination that the wireless device accessed the sent unsolicited content and a request from the wireless device for the unsolicited content; and
whereinthe at least one wireless device including; a wireless transceiver; wireless device logic circuitry, operatively coupled to the wireless transceiver, and operative to control acceptance of the unsolicited content during a non-peak period of operation of the wireless communication system; and memory, operatively coupled to the wireless device logic circuitry, containing the received unsolicited content; the wireless device logic circuitry also operative to perform one of; sending a request for content to the wireless communication system; and determining if the stored content has been accessed and causing access notification data to be sent, via the wireless transceiver, to the wireless network element.
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