Method and system of pre-loading preferred access contact information in memory

• US 7,721,945 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Issued: 05/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Clarke, Wayne A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Labaze; Edwyn
• Application Number:
  US11/427,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20080000958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/382, 235/378, 235/487, 705 52- 53, 705/77, 705/79, 705/26, 705/42
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A method (300) and system for pre-loading preferred access contact information can include a transceiver (28), memory (24) for pre-storing preferred access contact information for a predetermined merchant in an electronic phonebook or a speed dial number slot, a presentation device (26) and a processor (22) coupled to the transceiver and memory of a portable communication device (20). The processor can be programmed to track accesses to the preferred access contact information from the memory and report the number of accesses to a server accessible by the transceiver. The processor can be programmed to automatically present an advertisement stored in memory to a user when the user accesses the preferred access contact information. Note, the manufacturer of the portable communication device 20 can charge a fee to the predetermined merchant for pre-storing the preferred access contact information in the electronic address book or in a speed dial storage slot.

Claims

1. A method of pre-loading preferred access contact information in an electronic address book or speed dial memory of a portable communication device, comprising:

storing preferred access contact information for a predetermined merchant as authorized by the predetermined merchant into the electronic address book or speed dial memory of the portable communication device;

storing in a memory advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant; and

receiving a fee from the predetermined merchant for storing the preferred access contact information in the electronic address book or speed dial memory of the portable communication device and when a user visually accesses the advertising content from memory associated with the predetermined merchant.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing comprises pre-storing the preferred access contact information into the electronic address book or speed dial memory of the portable electronic device before a user purchases the portable communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, where the step of storing comprises storing the preferred access contact information in a memory inaccessible for modification by a user, but modifiable by an authorized manufacturer, carrier, or merchant either before a user purchases the portable communication device or after the user purchases the portable communication device using over the air programming of the memory.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises storing advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving a fee from the predetermined merchant when a user accesses the advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of automatically presenting the advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant when a user accesses the preferred access contact information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertising content is in the form of video commercials, screen savers, or wall papers used on a display of the portable communication device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving a fee from the predetermined merchant when a user completes radio frequency communication with the merchant using the preferred access contact information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing preferred access contact information for the predetermined merchant is done as a preloaded speed dial number.

10. A portable communication device, comprising:

a transceiver;

a display;

a memory for an electronic phone book or speed dial numbers of the portable communication device; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver, display, and memory, wherein the processor is programmed to;

pre-load of preferred access contact information for a predetermined merchant as authorized by the predetermined merchant into the memory for a predetermined fee; and

track when a user accesses advertising content from the memory to enable to calculate a fee to be paid by the predetermined merchant when the user accesses the advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant.

11. The portable communication device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further programmed to track the access by a user to the preferred access contact information.

12. The portable communication device of claim 10, wherein a manufacturer of the portable communication device charges a fee to the predetermined merchant for storing the preferred access contact information in the electronic address book or a speed dial storage slot.

13. The portable communication device of claim 10, the memory containing preferred access contact information is inaccessible for modification by a user, but is modifiable by an authorized manufacturer, carrier, or merchant either before the user purchases the portable communication device or after the user purchases the portable communication device using over the air programming of the memory.

14. The portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the processor is programmed to track when a user accesses the advertising content to enable to calculate a fee to be paid by the predetermined merchant when the user accesses the advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant.

15. The portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the processor is programmed to automatically present the advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant when a user accesses the preferred access contact information.

16. The portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the advertising content is in the form of video commercials, screen savers, or wall papers used on a display of the portable communication device.

17. The portable communication device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further programmed to track when a user completes communication with the merchant using the preferred access contact information to enable the calculation of a fee from the predetermined merchant for each access or communication.

18. A portable wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver;

memory of a portable communication device for pre-storing preferred access contact information for a predetermined merchant in an electronic phonebook or a speed dial number slot authorized by the predetermined merchant; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and memory, wherein the processor is programmed to;

track accesses to the preferred access contact information from the memory of the portable communication device;

report the number of accesses to a server accessible by the transceiver; and

calculate a fee to be paid by the predetermined merchant based on the number of accesses to the preferred access contact information.

19. The portable wireless communication system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further programmed to automatically present an advertisement stored in memory to a user when the user accesses the preferred access contact information.

20. A method of providing a portable radio communication device that includes pre-loaded preferred access contact information in an electronic address book or speed dial memory of the portable communication device, comprising:

storing preferred access contact information for a predetermined merchant as authorized by the predetermined merchant into the electronic address book or speed dial memory of the portable radio communication device;

storing in a memory advertising content associated with the predetermined merchant; and

charging a fee to the predetermined merchant for storing the preferred access contact information in the electronic address book or speed dial memory and when a user visually accesses the advertising content from memory associated with the predetermined merchant.