System and method for determining mobile device capabilities
First Claim
1. A method of determining capability to output material to a user via an associated mobile device, the method comprising:
- initiating, within a network element, transmission of a plurality of mobile device messaging queries to the mobile device, the messaging queries requesting a messaging response from the mobile device user using the associated mobile device, wherein the plurality of messaging queries is ordered so that an earlier transmitted messaging query is of a different messaging format and/or has content different than the messaging format and/or content of a later transmitted messaging query;
receiving at least one messaging response to the at least messaging query from a the mobile device user, said at least one messaging response being transmitted from the user'"'"'s associated mobile device;
for messaging responses received from the mobile device user via the associated mobile device, analyzing each said messaging response to determine user profile information for the mobile device user and the associated mobile device, said messaging responses including data generated based on information input to the mobile device by the mobile device user in response to the messaging queries;
identifying material for distribution to the mobile device user via the associated mobile device based at least in part on the user profile information;
wherein, if no messaging query response is received the method further comprises transmitting at least one additional messaging query to the at least one mobile device in a messaging format that is less advanced than previously transmitted messaging queries; and
determining whether the mobile device user has responded to any messaging query prior to distributing material to the mobile device user; and
wherein analysis of messaging responses for a plurality of mobile device users is performed to generate data providing an indication of which message formats are most effective for eliciting messaging responses.
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Abstract
Methodologies and system functionality are provided to determine mobile device capabilities and/or configuration setting and user abilities and/or inclinations as a precursor to or as part of the management, delivery and/or assessment of the efficacy of promotional material. The determination of the mobile device capabilities and/or configuration settings and user abilities and/or inclinations may be performed, for example, when provisioning a new service or after such a service has been utilized by a mobile device user. Further, such a determination may be performed in connection with a mobile device service that provides free or subsidized service to mobile device users.
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1. A method of determining capability to output material to a user via an associated mobile device, the method comprising:
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initiating, within a network element, transmission of a plurality of mobile device messaging queries to the mobile device, the messaging queries requesting a messaging response from the mobile device user using the associated mobile device, wherein the plurality of messaging queries is ordered so that an earlier transmitted messaging query is of a different messaging format and/or has content different than the messaging format and/or content of a later transmitted messaging query; receiving at least one messaging response to the at least messaging query from a the mobile device user, said at least one messaging response being transmitted from the user'"'"'s associated mobile device; for messaging responses received from the mobile device user via the associated mobile device, analyzing each said messaging response to determine user profile information for the mobile device user and the associated mobile device, said messaging responses including data generated based on information input to the mobile device by the mobile device user in response to the messaging queries; identifying material for distribution to the mobile device user via the associated mobile device based at least in part on the user profile information; wherein, if no messaging query response is received the method further comprises transmitting at least one additional messaging query to the at least one mobile device in a messaging format that is less advanced than previously transmitted messaging queries; and determining whether the mobile device user has responded to any messaging query prior to distributing material to the mobile device user; and
wherein analysis of messaging responses for a plurality of mobile device users is performed to generate data providing an indication of which message formats are most effective for eliciting messaging responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 39)
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3. The method of claim, further comprising transmitting a plurality of messaging queries to a plurality of mobile devices and receiving messaging responses to the at least messaging queries from the a plurality of mobile device users each associated respectively with the plurality of mobile devices.
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22. A system for determining capability to output promotional material to a user via an associated mobile device, the system comprising:
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a mobile device query system configured to initiate transmission of a plurality of mobile device messaging queries to the mobile device, the messaging queries requesting a messaging response from the mobile device user using the associated mobile device, wherein the plurality of messaging queries is ordered so that an earlier transmitted messaging query is of a messaging format and/or has content different than the messaging format and/or content of a later transmitted messaging query; a feedback analysis system configured to receive at least one messaging response to at least one of the plurality of messaging queries from the mobile device user, said at least one messaging response being transmitted from the user'"'"'s associated mobile device, the feedback analysis system being further configured to analyze the at least one response to determine user profile information for the mobile device user and the associated mobile device, said at least one response including data generated based on information input to by the mobile device user into the associated mobile device; a transmission management system coupled to the feedback analysis system and configured to identify material for distribution to the mobile device user via the associated mobile device based on the user profile information; wherein, if no messaging query response is received, the mobile device query system is configured to transmit at least one additional messaging query to the mobile device in a messaging format that is less advanced than previously transmitted messaging queries and to determine whether the mobile device user has responded to any messaging query prior to distributing material to the mobile device user; and wherein the feedback analysis system is further configured to generate data based on rates of messaging responses for a plurality of mobile device users, the data providing an indication of which message formats are most effective for eliciting messaging responses. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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