SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND RESPONDING TO PROMOTIONAL OFFERS USING A MOBILE PHONE
First Claim
1. A mobile phone having a software application for participating in a promotional offer, said mobile phone comprising:
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a processor readable storage medium;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to input a promotional offer code into the mobile phone;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to access promotional offer code data that has been pre-provisioned in the mobile phone;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to associate an input promotional offer code with corresponding promotional offer code data;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to construct a promotional offer entry based on promotional offer code data that corresponds to a promotional offer code; and
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to transmit the promotional offer entry to a promotional sponsor.
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Abstract
A method and means by which a mobile phone can participate in a promotional offer that is sponsored by an interested party is disclosed. The sponsor creates a promotional campaign and defines its parameters using promotional offer code (POC) data. The POC data is then pre-provisioned into the mobile phone. If a mobile phone user becomes aware of the promotional campaign and wishes to participate, he navigates his mobile phone menu structure to a “promotions” menu and inputs a POC that was included in the sponsor'"'"'s advertisements. The mobile phone then links the input POC to the pre-provisioned POC data. Another function in the mobile phone then constructs a promotional offer entry (POE) that conforms to the parameters set out in the pre-provisioned POC data. The POE is then transmitted to the sponsor. The sponsor reviews all valid entries and chooses one or more winners. The sponsor can then broadcast a status message to all entrants to inform them whether they won anything from the promotion.
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27 Claims
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1. A mobile phone having a software application for participating in a promotional offer, said mobile phone comprising:
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a processor;
a processor readable storage medium;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to input a promotional offer code into the mobile phone;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to access promotional offer code data that has been pre-provisioned in the mobile phone;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to associate an input promotional offer code with corresponding promotional offer code data;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to construct a promotional offer entry based on promotional offer code data that corresponds to a promotional offer code; and
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to transmit the promotional offer entry to a promotional sponsor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method by which a mobile phone can participate in a promotional offer, said method comprising:
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inputting a promotional offer code into the mobile phone;
accessing promotional offer code data that has been pre-provisioned in the mobile phone;
associating an input promotional offer code with corresponding promotional offer code data;
constructing a promotional offer entry based on promotional offer code data that corresponds to a promotional offer code; and
transmitting the promotional offer entry to a promotional sponsor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile phone for participating in a promotional offer, said mobile phone comprising:
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means for inputting a promotional offer code into the mobile phone;
means for accessing promotional offer code data that has been pre-provisioned in the mobile phone;
means for associating an input promotional offer code with corresponding promotional offer code data;
means for constructing a promotional offer entry based on promotional offer code data that corresponds to a promotional offer code; and
means for transmitting the promotional offer entry to a promotional sponsor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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