Telecommunications initiated internet link system
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a telecommunications initiated data fulfillment service comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of item codes, wherein each item code is associated with one or more Internet links;
at a data fulfillment platform, receiving a data message from a telecommunications switch comprising a selected item code and identification information pertaining to a telecommunications device in response to the telecommunications switch receiving a communication from the telecommunications device including a multifunction code and the selected item code;
in response to the data message, transmitting a text message to the telecommunications device comprising at least one of the Internet links associated with the selected item code; and
wherein the step of transmitting the text message to the telecommunications device comprises transmitting a short messaging system (SMS) message to the telecommunications device via the telecommunications switch.
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Abstract
A system for providing a wide range of telecommunications initiated data fulfillment services in which a multi-function code, such as “#” (star, pound), input into an originating telecommunications device, such as a wireless telephone, triggers the treatment of the input sequence as a multi-function code service request rather than a dialed directory number. The multi-function code is followed by an input data string to complete the multi-function code service request, which the user typically enters into the telecommunications device just like a conventional telephone call, except that the input string begins with the multi-function code. The telecommunications system recognizes the multi-function code as a trigger, and in response takes one or more date fulfillment actions, such delivering a response message to the initiating telecommunications device containing one or more Internet links to webpages associated with the dialed input data string.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a telecommunications initiated data fulfillment service comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of item codes, wherein each item code is associated with one or more Internet links; at a data fulfillment platform, receiving a data message from a telecommunications switch comprising a selected item code and identification information pertaining to a telecommunications device in response to the telecommunications switch receiving a communication from the telecommunications device including a multifunction code and the selected item code; in response to the data message, transmitting a text message to the telecommunications device comprising at least one of the Internet links associated with the selected item code; and wherein the step of transmitting the text message to the telecommunications device comprises transmitting a short messaging system (SMS) message to the telecommunications device via the telecommunications switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for implementing a telecommunications initiated data fulfillment service comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of item codes, wherein each item code is associated with one or more Internet links; at a data fulfillment platform, receiving a data message from a telecommunications switch comprising a selected item code and identification information pertaining to a telecommunications device in response to the telecommunications switch receiving a communication from the telecommunications device including a multifunction code and the selected item code; in response to the data message, providing the telecommunications device with at least one of the Internet links associated with the selected item code; and wherein the step of providing the telecommunications device with at least one of the Internet links associated with the selected item code comprises transmission of one or more of the Internet links via a wireless data channel without occupying a voice channel between the telecommunications device and the telecommunications switch.
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11. A method for implementing a telecommunications initiated data fulfillment service comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of item codes, wherein each item code is associated with a sponsor and a data fulfillment response; at a data fulfillment platform, receiving a plurality of data messages, each data message comprising a selected item code and identification information pertaining to a corresponding telecommunications device in response to the corresponding telecommunications device transmitting a multifunction code and the selected item code to a telecommunications switch; in response to each data message, providing the data fulfillment response associated with the item code received in the data message comprising transmitting a short messaging system (SMS) message to the telecommunications device via the telecommunications switch; computing response measurements based on the item codes received in the data messages; and providing the response measurements to the sponsors associated with the item codes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for implementing a telecommunications initiated data fulfillment service comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of item codes, wherein each item code is associated with a sponsor and an Internet site; at a data fulfillment platform, receiving a plurality of data messages, each data message comprising a selected item code and identification information pertaining to a corresponding telecommunications device in response to the telecommunications device transmitting a multifunction code and the selected item code to a telecommunications switch; in response to each data message, providing the corresponding telecommunications device with a link to the Internet site associated with the item code received in the data message; computing response measurements based on the item codes received in the data messages; in each data message, receiving location information pertaining to the corresponding telecommunications device; including the location information in the response measurements; and providing the response measurements to the sponsors associated with the item codes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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