Method for advertising on digital cellular telephones and reducing costs to the end user

• US 8,135,390 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Issued: 03/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Xcellasave Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Xcellasave Incorporated
• Inventors: Cortegiano, Mark L., Grygiel, Sean J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US11/821,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20070249330A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,723 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/414, 4554561-4566, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/422.1, 455/566, 370/328, 370/329, 370/338, 709/224, 709/219, 709/228, 709/229, 709/231, 705 14- 15
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/14 Delay circuits; Timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying messages, such as advertisements, consumer promotions, and customer service announcements, on digital wireless communication devices, such as digital cellular telephones, comprising the steps of creating at least one visual advertising message, or other desirable information, in the form of an information file for display on a digital wireless communication device, valuating the at least one advertising message, transmitting the at least one advertising message to a database, wherein the database is in communication with the wireless communication device via a wireless communications network or system, such as a cellular telephone network, transmitting according to a predetermined schedule the at least one advertising message, or other desirable information, from the database via the wireless communication system to the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device chosen for reception of the at least one advertising message contains necessary software for displaying the advertising message and a display, recording the date and time the at least one wireless communication device receives the at least one advertising message or other information, displaying the at least one advertising message or other information on the digital wireless communication device such that the display does not interfere with the operation of the digital wireless communication device, and applying the valuation of the at least one advertising message, or other desirable information, as credit to a user account associated with the digital wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A method of displaying interactive graphical advertising content on a mobile wireless communication device having wireless voice telecommunications functionality, the method comprising:

downloading wirelessly a single database containing a plurality of graphical interactive advertising contents and downloading wirelessly a specified display sequence for the plurality of downloaded graphical interactive advertising contents corresponding to a time period into the mobile wireless communication device according to a predetermined schedule;

storing the plurality of graphic interactive advertising contents and the specified display sequence on the mobile wireless communication device, at least one graphic interactive advertising content enabled with connectivity to a mobile communications medium;

displaying, during the time period, the at least one graphical interactive advertising content on a display of the mobile wireless communication device according to the specified display sequence of the plurality of graphical interactive advertising contents; and

connecting the mobile wireless communication device to the mobile communications medium upon user activation of the at least one graphic interactive advertising content.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying the at least one graphical interactive advertising content in a display sequence with one or more additional graphical interactive advertising contents; and

enabling user selection between the at least one graphical interactive advertising content and the one or more additional graphical interactive advertising contents.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting the at least one graphic interactive advertising content for receipt and storing on the mobile wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one graphical interactive advertising content invites user participation in a service or product unassociated with the wireless voice telecommunications function of the mobile wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the connectivity to a mobile communications medium comprises connectivity to a wireless application protocol web page, a message service, or a telecommunications voice service.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile wireless communication device is a cellular telephone.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a valuation associated with user activation of the at least one graphical interactive advertising content; and

applying the valuation to an account associated with user.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the valuation is applied in the form of additional content for use on the mobile wireless communication device.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the valuation is applied as a discount to a service or product.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the display of the at least one graphical advertising content includes cease of the display at an interruption event of the mobile wireless communication device and resumption of the at least one graphical advertising content when the interruption event ends.

11. A method of navigating the Internet in a mobile environment comprising:

downloading wirelessly a single database containing a plurality of graphic interactive advertisements and downloading wirelessly a specified display sequence for the plurality of downloaded graphical interactive advertising contents into a mobile wireless communication device, the plurality of graphic interactive advertisements and the specified display sequence corresponding to a particular time period within which the plurality of graphic interactive advertisements are available for display in the specified display sequence on the mobile wireless communication device;

storing the plurality of graphical interactive advertisements and the specified display sequence on the mobile wireless communication device;

displaying, during the time period, on the mobile wireless communication device at least one of the plurality of graphical interactive advertisements in the specified display sequence with one or more other of the plurality of graphical interactive advertisements;

enabling user selection between the at least one interactive advertisement and the one or more additional graphical interactive advertisements;

enabling the at least one graphic interactive advertisement with connectivity to a wireless application protocol web page; and

connecting the mobile wireless communication device to the wireless application protocol web page via a mobile communications medium upon user activation of the at least one graphic interactive advertisement.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising transmitting the at least one graphic interactive advertisement for receipt and storing on the mobile wireless communication device for display during the particular time period.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one graphical interactive advertisement invites user participation in a service or product unassociated with a wireless voice telecommunications function of the mobile wireless communication device.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the user selection comprises input via a keypad, touch screen or voice activation.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining a valuation associated with displaying on the mobile wireless communication device the number of graphical interactive advertisements; and

applying the valuation to an account associated with user.

16. A method of navigating the Internet in the mobile environment comprising:

downloading wirelessly a single database containing a plurality of graphic interactive advertising contents and downloading wirelessly a specified display sequence for the plurality of downloaded graphical interactive advertising contents into a mobile wireless communication device, the plurality of graphic interactive advertising contents and the specified display sequence corresponding to a particular time period within which the plurality of graphic interactive advertising contents are available for display in the specified display sequence on the mobile wireless communication device;

storing the plurality of graphical interactive advertising contents and the specified display sequence on the mobile wireless communication device;

displaying, on a display of the mobile wireless communication device during the time period, at least one graphical interactive advertising content in a display sequence according to the specified display sequence with the plurality of graphical interactive advertising contents;

enabling user selection between the at least one interactive advertising content and the plurality of graphical interactive advertising contents;

enabling the at least one graphic interactive advertising content with connectivity to a wireless application protocol web page;

connecting the mobile wireless communication device to the wireless application protocol web page via a mobile communications medium upon user activation of the at least one graphic interactive advertising content;

determining a valuation associated with the at least one graphical interactive advertising content; and

applying the valuation to an account associated with user.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the valuation is applied in the form of additional content for use on the mobile wireless communication device.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the valuation is applied as a discount to a service or product.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein the display of the at least one graphical interactive advertising content includes cease of the display at an interruption event of the mobile wireless communication device and resumption of the at least one graphical advertising content when the interruption event ends.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least one graphical interactive advertising content is targeted to the user of the mobile wireless communication device.