IMS network providing purchasing sessions to mobile devices that are located proximate to a business
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an application server of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, wherein the application server is associated with a business;
the application server is adapted to receive a notification message from a location server indicating that a mobile device is located proximate to the business, to identify an advertisement related to the business, and to initiate transmission of the advertisement to the mobile device that is located proximate to the business;
the application server is further adapted to receive a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request from the mobile device to initiate an interactive purchase session between the mobile device and the application server responsive to a user of the mobile device selecting an icon associated with the advertisement;
with the interactive purchase session established, the application server is further adapted to receive a purchase request from the mobile device to purchase an item from the business that was included in the advertisement, to facilitate the purchase of the item requested by the user of the mobile device based on payment information included with the purchase request, and to transmit a purchase response to the mobile device that includes receipt information for the purchase of the item; and
the application server is further adapted to tear down the interactive purchase session after providing the receipt information to the mobile device.
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Abstract
IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing purchasing sessions to mobile devices that are located proximate to a business. IMS network includes an application server that provides advertisements for the business to mobile devices that are located proximate to the business (i.e., the advertisements are pushed to the mobile devices). Responsive to an advertisement, the user of a mobile device may contact the application server through the mobile device to purchase one or more items from the business. The application server responds to the mobile device with receipt information for the purchase. The user may then request delivery of the purchased item through the mobile device by transmitting some or all of the receipt information to the application server. The application server may then schedule delivery of the item to the user of the mobile device.
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16 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an application server of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, wherein the application server is associated with a business; the application server is adapted to receive a notification message from a location server indicating that a mobile device is located proximate to the business, to identify an advertisement related to the business, and to initiate transmission of the advertisement to the mobile device that is located proximate to the business; the application server is further adapted to receive a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request from the mobile device to initiate an interactive purchase session between the mobile device and the application server responsive to a user of the mobile device selecting an icon associated with the advertisement; with the interactive purchase session established, the application server is further adapted to receive a purchase request from the mobile device to purchase an item from the business that was included in the advertisement, to facilitate the purchase of the item requested by the user of the mobile device based on payment information included with the purchase request, and to transmit a purchase response to the mobile device that includes receipt information for the purchase of the item; and the application server is further adapted to tear down the interactive purchase session after providing the receipt information to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving a notification message in an application server of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network from a location server wherein the notification message indicates that a mobile device is located proximate to the business; identifying an advertisement related to the business; initiating transmission of the advertisement from the application server to the mobile device that is located proximate to the business; receiving a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request in the application server from the mobile device to initiate an interactive purchase session between the mobile device and the application server responsive to a user of the mobile device selecting an icon associated with the advertisement; with the interactive purchase session established, the method further comprises; receiving a purchase request in the application server from the mobile device to purchase an item from the business that was included in the advertisement; facilitating the purchase of the item requested by a user of the mobile device through the application server based on payment information included with the purchase request; transmitting a purchase response from the application server to the mobile device that includes receipt information for the purchase of the item; and tearing down the interactive purchase session after providing the receipt information to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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