Systems, methods, and computer program products for registering wireless device users in direct marketing campaigns
AssigneeInPhonic, Inc.
InventorsDavid Spitz, Brian Watkins, Steve Cox, Jay Thrash, Matthew Squire, Dana Borger
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided that allow wireless device users to “opt-in” to a direct marketing campaign by “clicking on” a conventional advertisement displayed within a wireless device and register to receive future promotions via one or more direct marketing channels. Likewise, users can “opt-out” of future direct marketing by “clicking on” content displayed within various promotional content.
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A method of registering wireless device users in a direct marketing campaign, comprising:
- providing content within a display of a wireless device, wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign, and wherein the content portion, responsive to user activation, is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign;
- obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion, wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device;
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- registering the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information.
A direct marketing method for users of wireless devices, comprising:
- providing content within a display of a wireless device, wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign, and wherein the content portion, responsive to user activation, is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign;
- obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion, wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device;
- registering the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information;
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- sending a communication from the direct marketing campaign to the user at the communication address.
A computer program product that registers wireless device users in direct marketing campaigns, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code that provides content within a display of a wireless device, wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign, and wherein the content portion, responsive to user activation, is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign;
- computer readable program code that obtains user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion, wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device;
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- computer readable program code that registers the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information.
A direct marketing computer program product for users of wireless devices, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code that provides content within a display of a wireless device, wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign, and wherein the content portion, responsive to user activation, is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign;
- computer readable program code that obtains user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion, wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device;
- computer readable program code that registers the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information;
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- computer readable program code that sends a communication from the direct marketing campaign to the user at the communication address.
A system that registers wireless device users in direct marketing campaigns, comprising:
- means for providing content within a display of a wireless device, wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign, and wherein the content portion, responsive to user activation, is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign;
- means for obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion, wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device;
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- means for registering the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information.
A direct marketing system for users of wireless devices, comprising:
- means for providing content within a display of a wireless device, wherein the content includes a portion that is responsive to user activation and that displays an identification of a direct marketing campaign, and wherein the content portion, responsive to user activation, is configured to register a user to receive one or more communications from the direct marketing campaign;
- means for obtaining user identification information and direct marketing campaign identification information in response to user activation of the content portion, wherein the user identification includes a communication address where the user can receive communications from the direct marketing campaign via the wireless device;
- means for registering the user in the identified direct marketing campaign in response to obtaining user identification information;
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- means for sending a communication from the direct marketing campaign to the user at the communication address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.