Advertising with mobile messaging

• US 9,147,204 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Iqram, Khondokar Sami Mohammad
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US14/081,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20140074619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.3, 455/414.1, 455/466, 705/14.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

In accordance with one or more aspects of the content-based advertising in mobile messaging, a message is received from a first mobile device, the received message targeting a second mobile device. One or more advertisements to associate with the message are identified based at least in part on content in the message. Both the message and the one or more advertisements are sent to the second mobile device. The second mobile device receives both the mobile message and the associated one or more advertisements, and displays both the mobile message and the one or more associated advertisements on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware, the one or more modules configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving both a mobile message having originated with a second mobile device and one or more advertisements associated with the mobile message, the one or more advertisements having been identified for association with the mobile message by an advertising service, the one or more advertisements identified responsive to a determination having been made by the advertising service as to whether at least one of the device or the second mobile device has opted into a mobile message advertising feature and based in part on content of the mobile message, wherein a mobile device that has opted into the mobile message advertising feature enables advertisements to be identified for association with mobile messages sent to and mobile messages received from the mobile device that has opted into the mobile message advertising feature; and

displaying both the mobile message and the one or more advertisements on the device.

2. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the device comprises a cell phone.

3. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a user selection of one of the one or more advertisements; and

sending a response message to the second mobile device, the response message including at least a portion of the one advertisement.

4. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a user selection of a link, included in one of the one or more advertisements, to a Web page corresponding to the one advertisement; and

displaying the Web page.

5. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more advertisements having been identified by the advertising service further based at least in part on a context of the mobile device.

6. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more advertisements having been identified by the advertising service further based at least in part on a context of the second mobile device.

7. The device as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more advertisements having been identified by the advertising service further based at least in part on a context of both the mobile device and the second mobile device.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, at a target mobile device, both a mobile message having originated with a source mobile device and one or more advertisements, the one or more advertisements having been identified for inclusion with the mobile message by an advertising service based at least in part on content of the mobile message, and the one or more advertisements identified responsive to a determination having been made as to whether at least one of the target mobile device or the source mobile device has opted into a mobile advertising feature; and

displaying both the mobile message and the one or more advertisements on a display of the target mobile device.

9. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more advertisements identified for inclusion with the mobile message are associated with the mobile message by an advertising service.

10. A method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of one of the one or more advertisements; and

sending a response message to the source mobile device, the response message including at least a portion of the one advertisement.

11. A method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of a link, included in one of the one or more advertisements, to a Web page corresponding to the one advertisement; and

displaying the Web page.

12. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more advertisements are identified for inclusion with the mobile message further based at least in part on a context of the target mobile device.

13. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more advertisements are identified for inclusion with the mobile message further based at least in part on a context of the source mobile device.

14. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more advertisements are identified for inclusion with the mobile message further based at least in part on a context of both the target mobile device and the source mobile device.

15. A device comprising:

one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware, the one or more modules configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving one or more advertisements that are associated with a mobile message received at the device, the one or more advertisements having been identified for association with the mobile message based at least in part on content of the mobile message, the identification of the one or more advertisements performed after a determination is made as to whether at least one of the device or another device from which the mobile message originated has opted into a mobile advertising feature, wherein a device that has opted into the mobile advertising feature enables advertisements to be identified for association with mobile messages sent to and mobile messages received from the device that has opted into the mobile advertising feature; and

displaying both the mobile message and the one or more advertisements on a display of the device.

16. A device as recited in claim 15, wherein the device comprises a cell phone.

17. A device as recited in claim 15, wherein the one or more advertisements identified for association with the mobile message are identified by an advertising service.

18. A device as recited in claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a user selection of one of the one or more advertisements; and

sending a response message to the other device from which the mobile message originated, the response message including at least a portion of the one advertisement.

19. A device as recited in claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a user selection of a link, included in one of the one or more advertisements, to a Web page corresponding to the one advertisement; and

displaying the Web page.

20. A device as recited in claim 15, wherein the one or more advertisements are identified for association with the mobile message further based at least in part on a context of the device.