Information Messaging System

• US 20150156163A1
• Filed: 02/10/2015
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nitesh Ratnakar
• Original Assignee: Nitesh Ratnakar
• Inventors: Ratnakar, Nitesh
• Granted Patent: US 9,531,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4594 Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/253 where a visual mode is used instead of a voice mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method of transmitting contact information to an approved mobile communication device includes receiving an input representative of desired contact information located on a first web page and an input representative of the identity of a desired mobile communication device. The method also includes saving information representative of the desired contact information in a contact information database. The method also includes determining whether the desired mobile communication device is an approved device and transmitting to the desired mobile communication device information representative of a notification to send the information representative of the desired contact information. The method also includes receiving an input from the desired mobile communication device information representative of an acceptance to receive the information representative of the desired contact information, and transmitting to the desired mobile communication device information representative of the desired contact information.

Claims

1. A method, performed by a server running a software server application, for sending messages from vendors to respective mobile communication addresses of mobile users, the server application having access to a plurality of mobile user accounts each identifying a respective mobile user and including address identification information identifying a communication address of the respective mobile user, the plurality of mobile user accounts containing a first mobile user account including first address identification information identifying a first communication address of a first mobile user, the server application having access to a plurality of vendor accounts each including vendor identification information identifying a respective vendor and a plurality of vendor messages of the respective vendor, the plurality of vendor accounts containing a first vendor account including first vendor identification information identifying a first vendor and a plurality of vendor messages of the first vendor, the plurality of vendor accounts further containing a second vendor account including second vendor identification information identifying a second vendor and a plurality of vendor messages of the second vendor, the method comprising:

sending, by the server application through the server, a first vendor message of the plurality of vendor messages of the first vendor to the first communication address of the first mobile user;

receiving, by the server application through the server, from the first communication address of the first mobile user, acceptance information indicating the first mobile user'"'"'s acceptance of the first vendor message of the first vendor;

verifying, by the server application through the server, from the received acceptance information that the first mobile user has accepted the first vendor message of the vendor; and

sending, by the server application through the server, a first vendor message of the plurality of vendor messages of the second vendor, to the first communication address of the first mobile user only after the verifying of the first mobile user having accepted the first vendor message of the first vendor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending of the first vendor message of the first vendor to the first communication address of the first mobile user is only performed when the server application receives mobile-user-interest-indicating information indicating or otherwise suggesting that the first mobile user may be interested in products or services provided by the first vendor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile-user-interest-indicating information received by the server application comprises information indicating that a mobile communication device of the first mobile user has downloaded or otherwise affirmatively acquired contact information of the first vendor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second vendors are competitors competing in one same industry.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein for each of the plurality of vendor accounts, each of the plurality of vendor messages of the respective vendor comprises at least one of text, an audio, an image and a video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein for each of the plurality of mobile user accounts, the communication address of the address identification information of the respective mobile user account comprises at least one of a unique device ID identifying a mobile communication device of the respective mobile user, a phone number assigned to a mobile communication device of the respective mobile user, and a messaging address of the respective mobile user.

7. A server for sending messages from vendors to respective communication addresses of mobile users, the server comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more system memories, said system memories storing a software server application, the server application having access to a plurality of mobile user accounts each identifying a respective mobile user and including address identification information identifying a communication address of the respective mobile user, the plurality of mobile user accounts containing a first mobile user account including first address identification information identifying a first communication address of a first mobile user, the server application having access to a plurality of vendor accounts each including vendor identification information identifying a respective vendor and a plurality of vendor messages of the respective vendor, the plurality of vendor accounts containing a first vendor account including first vendor identification information identifying a first vendor and a plurality of vendor messages of the first vendor, the plurality of vendor accounts further containing a second vendor account including second vendor identification information identifying a second vendor and a plurality of vendor messages of the second vendor, said server application adapted to perform, when executed by the one or more processors, a set of steps comprising;

sending a first vendor message of the plurality of vendor messages of the first vendor to the first communication address of the first mobile user;

receiving from the first communication address of the first mobile user, acceptance information indicating the first mobile user'"'"'s acceptance of the first vendor message of the first vendor;

verifying from the received acceptance information that the first mobile user has accepted the first vendor message of the vendor; and

sending a first vendor message of the plurality of vendor messages of the second vendor, to the first communication address of the first mobile user only after the verifying of the first mobile user having accepted the first vendor message of the first vendor.

8. The server of claim 7, wherein the sending of the first vendor message of the first vendor to the first communication address of the first mobile user is only performed when the server application receives mobile-user-interest-indicating information indicating or otherwise suggesting that the first mobile user may be interested in products or services provided by the first vendor.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein the mobile-user-interest-indicating information received by the server application comprises information indicating that a mobile communication device of the first mobile user has downloaded or otherwise affirmatively acquired contact information of the first vendor.

10. The server of claim 7, wherein the first and second vendors are competitors competing in one same industry.

11. The server of claim 7, wherein for each of the plurality of vendor accounts, each of the plurality of vendor messages of the respective vendor comprises at least one of text, an audio, an image and a video.

12. The server of claim 7, wherein for each of the plurality of mobile user accounts, the communication address of the address identification information of the respective mobile user account comprises at least one of a unique device ID identifying a mobile communication device of the respective mobile user, a phone number assigned to a mobile communication device of the respective mobile user, and a messaging address of the respective mobile user.