Provision of additional content to mobile communication devices

• US 9,191,792 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Cohen
• Original Assignee: Robert Cohen
• Inventors: Cohen, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Behnamian, Shahriar
• Application Number:
  US14/500,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20150018024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 705/14.36, 705/14.46, 705/14.54, 705/14.61, 709/217, 709/246
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0227 Frequent usage incentive value reconciliation between diverse systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A system and method for the insertion of additional content to messages sent between mobile communications devices. The system provides for a point system which allows users of the system to accumulate points for additional content sent with text messages. The points may be used for various functions such as purchasing premium services or may be applied towards the user'"'"'s service charges.

Claims

1. A method for use in providing additional content to a mobile communication device, comprising:

receiving, by a first mobile communication device, a selection of a plurality of items of additional content from a set of items of available additional content;

receiving a text message, by the first mobile communication device, the text message having been generated by a user of the first mobile communication device inputting text information into the first mobile communications device;

parsing the text message for preprogrammed words;

selecting, by the first mobile communication device, an item of additional content out of the plurality of items of additional content based on the preprogrammed words;

inserting the selected item of additional content into the text message; and

transmitting the text message and the selected item of additional content to a second mobile communication device for display on the second mobile communication device;

the items of additional content have varying point values.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of items of additional content are stored on the first mobile communications device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the text message and the selected item of additional content are transmitted to the second mobile communications device by way of a cellular communication system.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising associating the point value for the selected item of additional content with the user of the first mobile communication device based on transmission of the text message and the selected item of additional content to the second mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the point value has a monetary value.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the point value is redeemable for goods or services.

7. A mobile communication device for transmitting textual information including additional content, comprising:

a keypad for entering text information;

a processor of the mobile communication device configured to store the text information, configured to parse the text information for preprogrammed words, configured to append additional content including at least additional text to the text information based on the preprogrammed words, and configured to command transmission of the text information and the additional content to a second mobile communication device; and

communication circuitry to transmit the text information and additional content to the second mobile communication device;

wherein the processor is further configured to allow the selection of the additional content from a plurality of items of additional content;

wherein the additional content comprises advertising content; and

wherein the processor is further configured to command display of a point value associated with the additional content.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein transmission of the text information and additional content to the second mobile communication device is by way of a cellular network.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the processor is further configured to command transmission of a request to download further items of additional content.