Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Providing Terms and Conditions and Program Enrollment Information to a Mobile Device

• US 20100222037A1
• Filed: 03/02/2009
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dragt, Bruce
• Application Number:
  US12/396,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20100222037A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus providing program information to a mobile device are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. According to one embodiment, program information for a program may be associated with an information carrying tone that is transmitted to a mobile device associated with an operator by a tone transmission device. An indication received responsive to the mobile device receiving the information carrying tone can be stored, and at least one entry associating the program and the operator can be stored responsive to receiving the indication. Also according to various aspects, following receipt of the indication, program information can be communicated to the operator, such as terms and conditions or enrollment information, and it may be determined whether the operator desires to enroll in the respective program or accepts terms and conditions.

Claims

1. A method for communicating program information to a mobile device, comprising executing computer-executable instructions performed by one or more processors for:

associating program information for a program with an information carrying tone that is transmitted to a mobile device associated with an operator by a tone transmission device;

receiving, by an information source, an indication responsive to the mobile device receiving the information carrying tone; and

storing, by the information source, at least one entry associating the program and the operator responsive to receiving the indication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving at least one location identifier extracted from the information carrying tone, and further comprising:

retrieving additional program information based at least in part on the at least one location identifier;

transmitting the additional program information to the operator.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein transmitting the additional program information to the operator comprises transmitting the additional program information to the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the additional program information comprises at least one of:

terms and conditions information representing terms and conditions of the program or enrollment information for enrolling with the program.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the program information comprises terms and conditions information representing terms and conditions of the program, and further comprising determining that the operator accepts or declines the terms and conditions.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining that the operator accepts or declines the terms and conditions comprises determining that the operator accepts or declines the terms and conditions based at least in part on the indication.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication comprises one of:

an indication that the operator accepts the terms and conditions, or an indication that the operator declines the terms and conditions.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein receipt of the indication signifies that the operator accepts the terms and conditions.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving, by the information source, an input provided by the operator comprising one of:

an indication that the operator accepts the terms and conditions, or an indication that the operator declines the terms and conditions, and wherein determining that the operator accepts or declines the terms and conditions is based at least in part on the input.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receipt of the indication signifies a request to enroll in the program.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the information source, an input provided by the operator comprising a request to enroll in the program.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising enrolling the operator in the program in response to receiving at least one of:

the indication or an input provided by the operator comprising a request to enroll in the program.

13. A method for communicating program information to a mobile device, comprising executing computer-executable instructions performed by one or more processors for:

receiving, by a central information source, an indication from a mobile device associated with an operator, wherein the indication identifies an information carrying tone transmitted to the mobile device;

determining, by the central information source, that the information carrying tone is associated with program information; and

associating, by the central information source, the operator and the program information.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting a message, from the central information source to a third party information source, identifying at least the operator and the program information.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving, by the central information source from the third party information source, an indication indicating at least one of:

that the operator enrolled in the program, that the operator did not enroll in the program, that the operator accepted terms and conditions of the program, or that the operator declined the terms and conditions of the program.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving, by the central information source from the third party information source, at least one of;

terms and conditions information representing terms and conditions of the program, or enrollment information for enrolling with the program; and

transmitting, to the operator, at least one of the terms and conditions information or the enrollment information.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, by the central information source from at least one of a telecommunications provider or a first third party information source, additional information associated with the operator; and

transmitting, from the central information source to a second third party information source, the additional information associated with the operator.

18. A system for communicating a promotion to a mobile device, comprising:

a network interface operable to connect with a network;

memory comprising computer-executable instructions to communicate program information;

at least one processor in communication with the memory and the network interface, and operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

associate program information for a program with an information carrying tone that is transmitted to a mobile device associated with an operator by a tone transmission device;

receive an indication responsive to the mobile device receiving the information carrying tone; and

store in the memory at least one entry associating the program and the operator responsive to receiving the indication.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive at least one location identifier extracted from the information carrying tone;

retrieve additional program information based at least in part on the at least one location identifier;

transmit the additional program information to the operator, wherein the additional program information comprises at least one of;

terms and conditions information representing terms and conditions of the program, or enrollment information for enrolling with the program.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to transmit the additional program information to the mobile device.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to enroll the operator in the program in response to receiving at least one of:

the indication or an input provided by the operator comprising a request to enroll in the program.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine that the operator accepts terms and conditions for the program in response to receiving at least one of:

the indication or an input provided by the operator comprising an acceptance of the terms and conditions.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit, to a third party information source, information identifying the operator and the program; and

receive, from the third party information source, at least one of;

terms and conditions information representing terms and conditions of the program, or enrollment information for enrolling with the program.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

transmit, to a third party information source, information identifying the operator and the program; and

receive, from the third party information source, an indication indicating at least one of;

that the operator enrolled in the program, that the operator did not enroll in the program, that the operator accepted terms and conditions of the program, or that the operator declined the terms and conditions of the program.