Electronic short messaging and advertising method and device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a first transmission at a terminal, said first transmission defining two alternatives;
(i) a first alternative and (ii) a second alternative for deleting the transmission, wherein unless the first alternative is selected said first transmission automatically deletes after reception after a predefined time period,wherein the first transmission requests a return call and selection of the first alternative at the terminal initiates a second transmission from the terminal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic short messaging and advertising method where minimal initiative is required from the consumer. Some embodiments of the invention may also be applied to an electronic sales method. The invention may also be applied for normal short messaging. The electronic short messaging method for collect calling may send transmissions to at least one subscriber terminal via the Internet and/or the telephony network. The method may include sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, wherein the first transmission defines one or more active alternatives including at least one of initiating a collect call and deleting the transmission. In some embodiments, unless the collect call is initiated, the first transmission is automatically deleted after reception after a predefined time period.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first transmission at a terminal, said first transmission defining two alternatives;
(i) a first alternative and (ii) a second alternative for deleting the transmission, wherein unless the first alternative is selected said first transmission automatically deletes after reception after a predefined time period,wherein the first transmission requests a return call and selection of the first alternative at the terminal initiates a second transmission from the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device, comprising:
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means for communicating, using at least one packet switched connection or telephony network connection, at least one display, and associated software configured to identify incoming transmissions and display the content or at least one part of the content to the display directly or at predetermined intervals, first ones of the incoming transmissions defining two alternatives;
a first alternative and a second alternative for deleting the respective first incoming transmission;wherein unless the first alternative for further action is selected the associated software is configured to automatically delete the respective first incoming transmission after a predefined time period after reception; and wherein the first incoming transmission requests return call and selection of the first alternative at the device initiates a second transmission from the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a software program, wherein the software program is configured to cause a processor to:
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recognize a first transmission; display a message in the first transmission on a terminal display, the message defining two alternatives, a first alternative and a second alternative for deleting the first transmission; and remove the first transmission from display after reception after a predefined time period wherein the first transmission requests a return call and selection of the first alternative at the terminal initiates a second transmission from the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first transmission at a terminal for display, said first transmission defining two alternatives, a first alternative for further action and a second alternative for deleting the transmission; and deleting said first transmission after a predefined time period unless the first alternative is selected wherein the first transmission requests a return call and selection of the first alternative at the terminal initiates a second transmission from the terminal.
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