Method and system for generating an offer and transmitting the offer to a wireless communications device

• US 20080313122A1
• Filed: 05/02/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RetailDNA LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Original Assignee: RetailDNA LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Otto, Jonathan, Mueller, Michael R., Luchene, Andrew Van, Mueller, Raymond J.
• Application Number:
  US12/151,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/47
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system for a system for generating and transmitting an offer to a wireless communications device (WCD) in response to an order, including: an interface element, for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to receive an order from a WCD, the order including a first item or service available from a business entity; and an offer element, in a processor for the at least one specially programmed computer. The offer element is arranged to generate, using at least one of a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program stored in a memory unit for the at least one specially programmed computer, an offer in response to the order, the offer including a second item or service available from the business entity; and transmit, using the interface element, a completion message to a wireless communications network for transmission to the WCD, the completion message including the offer.

Claims

1. A method for generating an offer and transmitting the offer to a wireless communications device (WCD) in response to an order, comprising the steps of:

receiving, using an interface element in at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, an order from a first WCD, the order including a first item or service available from a first business entity;

generating, using a processor in the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer and at least one of a first set of rules or a first artificial intelligence program stored in a memory unit for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, a first offer in response to the order, the first offer including a second item or service available from the first business entity; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, a completion message to a wireless communications network for transmission to the first WCD, the completion message including the first offer.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving, using the interface element, a declination of the first offer from the first WCD;

generating, using the processor and at least one of a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, a second offer in response to the declination, the second offer including a third item or service available from the first business entity; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the second offer to the wireless communications network for transmission to the first WCD.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the first and second sets of rules are the same or the first and second artificial intelligence programs are the same.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of:

storing at least one third rule in a memory element for the first WCD; and

,

executing, using a processor in the first WCD, the second offer according to the at least one third rule.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving, using the interface element, a declination of the offer from the first WCD;

modifying, using the processor and at least one of a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, the first offer in response to the declination; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the modified first offer to the wireless communications network for transmission to the first WCD.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first and second sets of rules are the same or the first and second artificial intelligence programs are the same.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising the steps of:

storing at least one third rule in a memory element for the first WCD; and

,

executing, using a processor in the first WCD, the modified first offer according to the at least one third rule.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving, using the interface element, at least one second rule from a second WCD, or from a general-purpose computer associated with a second business entity;

storing the at least one second rule in the memory element;

modifying the first offer using the processor and the at least one second rule; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the modified first offer to the first WCD.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the first and second WCDs are the same or wherein the first and second business entities are the same.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

storing at least one second rule in a memory element for the first WCD; and

,

executing, using a processor in the first WCD, the first offer according to the at least one second rule.

11. A system for generating an offer and transmitting the offer to a wireless communications device (WCD) in response to an order, comprising:

an interface element, for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to receive an order from a first WCD, the order including a first item or service available from a first business entity; and

,

an offer element, in a processor for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to;

generate, using at least one of a first set of rules or a first artificial intelligence program stored in a memory unit for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, a first offer in response to the order, the first offer including a second item or service available from the first business entity; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, a completion message to a wireless communications network for transmission to the first WCD, the completion message including the first offer.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the interface element is arranged to receive a declination of the first offer from the first WCD and wherein the offer element is arranged to generate, using at least one of a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in a memory unit for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, a second offer in response to the declination, the second offer including a third item or service available from the first business entity and to transmit, using the interface element, the second offer to the wireless communications network for transmission to the first WCD.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the first and second sets of rules are the same or the first and second artificial intelligence programs are the same.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the first WCD includes a memory element and a processor and the first WCD is arranged to store at least one third rule in the memory element for the first WCD and to execute, using the processor in the first WCD, the second offer according to the at least one third rule.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the interface element is arranged to receive a declination of the offer from the first WCD and wherein the offer element is arranged to modify, using at least one of a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in a memory unit for the at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, the first offer in response to the declination and to transmit, using the interface element, the modified first offer to the wireless communications network for transmission to the first WCD.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the first and second sets of rules are the same or the first and second artificial intelligence programs are the same.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the first WCD includes a memory element and a processor and the first WCD is arranged to store at least one third rule in the memory element for the first WCD and to execute, using the processor in the first WCD, the modified first offer according to the at least one third rule.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the interface element is arranged to receive at least one second rule from a second WCD, or from a general-purpose computer associated with a second business entity and to store the at least one second rule in the memory element and wherein the offer element is arranged to modify the first offer using the at least one second rule and to transmit, using the interface element, the modified first offer to the first WCD.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the first and second WCDs are the same or wherein the first and second business entities are the same.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the first WCD includes a memory element and a processor, wherein the first WCD is arranged to store at least one second rule in the memory element, and wherein the first WCD is arranged to execute, using the processor for the first WCD, the first offer according to the at least one second rule.