System and method for mobile commerce
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a broadcast at a radio receiver having an RF tuner module and a separate high power wireless transceiver, the broadcast comprising programs and unique identifiers relating thereto;
automatically storing in the radio receiver a plurality of the unique identifiers that uniquely identify respective programs as they are received with the broadcast and before a user has selected one or more of the programs to be of interest;
receiving user input indicating an interest in a given one of the programs after automated storage of its corresponding program identifier;
in response to said user input, transmitting, from said high power wireless transceiver to at least one location, a message comprising the stored program identifier corresponding to the given one of the programs; and
receiving, in response to said message, information related to said given one of the programs via at least one of said radio receiver and said high power wireless transceiver.
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Abstract
A system for and method of implementing mobile commerce in a satellite radio broadcasting system. A unique program identifier is associated with each program segment of a broadcast. When a listener hears a program segment of interest, the listener causes the associated program identifier to be captured and thereafter to be transferred to a central location or hub. The transferring operation can be accomplished manually, via a media link or via a wireless network. Upon receipt of the program identifier at the central hub, the program identifier is used to determine information about the listener, obtain additional information regarding the program segment associated with the program identifier for the listener and/or initiate an e-commerce transaction involving the listener and/or other parties including merchandisers and advertisers.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a broadcast at a radio receiver having an RF tuner module and a separate high power wireless transceiver, the broadcast comprising programs and unique identifiers relating thereto; automatically storing in the radio receiver a plurality of the unique identifiers that uniquely identify respective programs as they are received with the broadcast and before a user has selected one or more of the programs to be of interest; receiving user input indicating an interest in a given one of the programs after automated storage of its corresponding program identifier; in response to said user input, transmitting, from said high power wireless transceiver to at least one location, a message comprising the stored program identifier corresponding to the given one of the programs; and receiving, in response to said message, information related to said given one of the programs via at least one of said radio receiver and said high power wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 29)
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14. A radio for use in an interactive communications system, comprising:
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a system controller; a channel decoder and an audio decoder in communication with the system controller for receiving a broadcast comprising segments and unique identifiers relating thereto; a memory for automatically storing the unique identifiers that identify respective segments as they are being received with the broadcast and before a user has selected one or more of the segments to be of interest; a high power wireless transceiver in communication with the system controller; and a user interface in communication with the system controller, wherein the system controller detects user input indicative of interest in a segment of a broadcast received by the radio via the channel decoder and audio decoder, the user input being detected after automated storage of the program identifier corresponding to the segment, and in response to said user input, the system controller causes the high power wireless transceiver to send a message comprising the stored program identifier corresponding to the segment to which a response is received that includes information related to the segment of the broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 30)
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22. A communications system, comprising:
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a first communications network that broadcasts content comprising segments and unique identifiers relating thereto; a plurality of radios that are each adapted to receive the content from the first communications network and automatically store the unique identifiers that identify respective segments as they are being received with the broadcast and before a user has selected one or more of the segments to be of interest; and a second communications network that is adapted to establish bi-directional communication between a given one of the plurality of radios and a predetermined location, wherein the radio is configured to generate a message in response to receiving user input at the radio indicating an interest in a selected one of the segments being received with the broadcast, the user input being received after automated storage of the program identifier corresponding to the selected segment, the message comprising the stored program identifier corresponding to the selected segment, and wherein information related to the selected segment is provided to the radio over the second communications network in response to the message transmitted from the radio over the second communications network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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