Product Distribution Network
First Claim
1. A method of making a desired product available for purchase to a user of a telecommunication service, the method comprising:
- receiving a product request message (PRM) from a mobile device, the PRM comprising a product identifier;
determining the desired product from the PRM;
sending a product request to a product provider, the product request instructing the product provider to deliver the product; and
charging a premium to a user'"'"'s account with the telecommunication service.
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Abstract
A product distribution network enables a user to easily order remote products. The user may encounter an advertisement and send a Product Request Message (PRM), identifying the advertiser or the product, to a service provider. The service provider may then charge a fixed-rate premium for the message and instruct a product provider to deliver the product. In one embodiment, a user may hear a song on the radio and send a short messaging service (SMS) text message to a mobile phone service provider. The SMS message may include the call letters of the radio station. The service provider may then access the radio station'"'"'s play list to identify the song currently playing. The service provider instructs an online music service to deliver the song to the user. The user is then charged a fixed premium rate for the text message, which is divided appropriately among the parties.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of making a desired product available for purchase to a user of a telecommunication service, the method comprising:
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receiving a product request message (PRM) from a mobile device, the PRM comprising a product identifier; determining the desired product from the PRM; sending a product request to a product provider, the product request instructing the product provider to deliver the product; and charging a premium to a user'"'"'s account with the telecommunication service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A software program comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a tangible computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to a request handling device, the software program comprising instructions to:
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receive a product request message (PRM); receive metadata associated with the PRM; identify a product from the PRM and metadata; send a product request instructing a product provider to deliver the product; and charge a premium to a user account with a telecommunication service provider. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A request handling device comprising:
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a processor enabled to access storage, the storage including data representing a user'"'"'s service account; a messaging network interface communicatively coupling the processor to a messaging network; and a queuing and billing engine adapted to; receive a message from the messaging network interface; charge a premium to the user'"'"'s service account in response to the message; and order a product to be delivered to the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A product distribution network (PDN) comprising:
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a PDN provider; wherein the service provider is adapted to; receive a product request message (PRM) from a user; receive metadata from a product advertiser, the metadata enabling the service provider to correlate the PRM to a product; and deliver a product request to a product provider. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A product distribution method, comprising:
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receiving a product request message from a user; receiving metadata from a metadata provider, wherein the metadata identify attributes of a product associated with the product request message; making an offer to the user to purchase at least a part of the metadata; delivering the offered part of the metadata on the user'"'"'s acceptance of the offer to purchase the part of the metadata; and making an offer to the user to purchase a product identified by the metadata. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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