Systems and methods providing advertisements to a cell phone based on location and external temperature

• US 9,071,953 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Helferich Patent Licensing LLC
• Original Assignee: Wireless Science LLC
• Inventors: Helferich, Richard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): SIVJI, NIZAR N
• Application Number:
  US12/973,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20110092189A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,653 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 705/14.4, 705/14.49, 705/14.5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6421 Medium of transmission, e.g. fibre, cable, radio, satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6472 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6475 N-ISDN, Public Switched Telephone Network [PSTN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6481 Speech, voice
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6483 Video, e.g. MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/658 Combination of voice calls and paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 : Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 : Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 : for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 : Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 : Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 : Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/025 : with acknowledge back capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/022 : Selective call receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/023 : with message or information receiving capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 : Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 : Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A messaging system and methods used by content providers to deliver items of content stored in an internet-accessible storage system to a cell phone by causing communication of notifications or paging calls to the cell phone that specify the item of content from among other items of content stored in the storage system and include a system address for the cell phone to initially contact to request the item of content; and methods that identify the system storing the content, that receive identifiers from a separate identification service; that update the content without causing communication of another notification; and that provide for performing action on information at different times, and for selective paging.

Claims

1. A method that provides information from an internet server to a cell phone based on a physical location of the cell phone and temperature detected by the cell phone comprising:

(a) receiving at the internet server from the cell phone the physical location of the cell phone, the physical location detected by the cell phone using a location sensor included in the cell phone;

(b) receiving at the internet server from the cell phone data corresponding to a temperature that is external to the cell phone, the temperature detected by the cell phone using a temperature sensor included in the cell phone;

(c) selecting from a database relevant information related to the detected physical location of the cell phone and the detected temperature; and

(d) sending from the internet server the selected information to the cell phone.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected information includes an indication of a location of a product of potential interest to a user of the cell phone.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the product comprises a consumer item or service.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising indicating the location of the product relative to the detected physical location of the cell phone.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected information comprises an advertisement of a product or service.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the relevant information includes pricing information.