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Electronic short messaging and advertising method and device

  • US 8,559,985 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2009
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic short messaging method for collect calling by sending transmissions to at least one subscriber terminal via the Internet and/or the telephony network, the method comprising:

  • sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, the first transmission providing one or more options of at least initiating a collect call and deleting the transmission; and

    sending a second transmission that is associated with the first transmission unless the option to initiate the collect call is selected, whereinunless the collect call is initiated, the first transmission is automatically deleted after reception after a predefined time period.

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