Systems and methods for a wireless messaging information service
First Claim
1. A method for supplying targeted information to a consumer, the method comprising:
- assigning an information request code to an advertisement;
publishing the advertisement and the information request code;
transmitting the information request code to a service provider along with a data element, the data element including at least a description of the advertisement;
storing the information request code along with the data element on a database until an expiration time is met;
updating the data element when the expiration time is met;
receiving an SMS message including the information request code from a consumer via the service provider;
retrieving the data element corresponding to the information request code from the database; and
transmitting a second message including the data element to the consumer via the service provider.
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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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21 Claims
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1. A method for supplying targeted information to a consumer, the method comprising:
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assigning an information request code to an advertisement; publishing the advertisement and the information request code; transmitting the information request code to a service provider along with a data element, the data element including at least a description of the advertisement; storing the information request code along with the data element on a database until an expiration time is met; updating the data element when the expiration time is met; receiving an SMS message including the information request code from a consumer via the service provider; retrieving the data element corresponding to the information request code from the database; and transmitting a second message including the data element to the consumer via the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising logic for causing a computer to:
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assign an information request code to an advertisement; publish the advertisement and the information request code; transmit the information request code to a service provider along with a data element, the data element including at least a description of the advertisement; store the information request code along with the data element on a database until an expiration time is met; update the data element when the expiration time is met; receive an SMS message including the information request code from a consumer via the service provider; retrieve the data element corresponding to the information request code from the database; and transmit a second message including the data element to the consumer via the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing product and service information to a consumer, the system comprising:
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an advertisement for one of a product and a service, the advertisement including an information request code and being published to a consumer; a database on a network to store the information request code along with a data element for the advertisement;
the data element including a description of the product or the service associated with the advertisement;a wireless communication device for sending the information request code to the advertiser via a short messaging service (SMS) message, the wireless communication device being associated with the consumer; a processor in communication with the database for receiving the information request code, searching the database for the data element, generating a data message comprising the data element, sending the data message to the wireless communication device, determining that the data message has not been received at the wireless communication device, storing the data message in the database until an expiration time is met, updating the data message after the expiration time is met, determining that the wireless communication device is able to receive data messages, and transmitting the data element to the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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