Method For Incentivising Wireless Device Use
AssigneeTelespatial, Inc.
InventorScott Andrew Sobel
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for incentivising consumers to purchase or renew contracts for wireless communication services and to permit vendors to transmit text, audio and graphic messages to them. The consumer is incentivised by earning reward points for subscribing for wireless service, timely payment of invoices for wireless service and/or other criteria. The reward points can be used by the wireless subscriber as currency to purchase and/or for discounts on goods and services offered by participating vendors and retailers.
Claims33
A method of incentivising wireless device use, comprising the steps of:
- (a) informing a wireless subscriber of the terms of a reward program offered by a wireless carrier;
- (b) obtaining an agreement between said wireless subscriber and said wireless carrier whereby said wireless subscriber agrees to participate in said reward program;
- (c) determining whether said wireless subscriber qualifies for one or more rewards based on said wireless subscriber's performance of said agreement to participate in said reward program;
- (d) calculating said rewards if said wireless subscriber qualifies for one or more rewards;
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- (e) recording said rewards in an account correlated with said wireless subscriber, if said wireless subscriber qualifies for one or more rewards, wherefrom said rewards are redeemable by said wireless subscriber according to said agreement to participate in said reward program.
A method of rewarding receipt of electronic data by a wireless device subscriber, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining an agreement from a wireless subscriber to receive electronic data via a wireless device;
- (b) transmitting electronic data to said wireless subscriber via said wireless device;
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- (c) awarding points to said wireless subscriber based on said wireless subscriber's receipt of said electronic data.
A method of rewarding receipt of electronic data by a wireless device subscriber, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining an agreement from a wireless subscriber to receive electronic data from a vendor via a wireless device;
- (b) obtaining message space by said vendor from a wireless carrier;
- (c) transmitting electronic data from said vendor to said wireless carrier;
- (d) transmitting electronic data from said wireless carrier to said wireless subscriber via said wireless device;
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- (e) awarding points to said wireless subscriber based on said wireless subscriber's receipt of said electronic data.
A method of rewarding receipt of electronic data by a wireless device subscriber, consisting essentially of the steps of:
- (a) obtaining an agreement from a wireless subscriber to receive electronic data from a vendor via a wireless device;
- (b) obtaining message space by said vendor from a wireless carrier;
- (c) transmitting electronic data from said vendor to said wireless carrier;
- (d) transmitting electronic data from said wireless carrier to said wireless subscriber via said wireless device;
- (e) awarding points to said wireless subscriber based on said wireless subscriber's receipt of said electronic data;
- (f) recording said points in an account correlated with said wireless subscriber;
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- (g) advising said wireless subscriber of said points awarded to said wireless subscriber.
A method of rewarding receipt of electronic data by a wireless device subscriber, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining an agreement from a wireless subscriber to receive electronic data from a vendor via a wireless device;
- (b) obtaining message space by said vendor from a wireless carrier;
- (c) transmitting electronic data from said vendor to said wireless carrier;
- (d) transmitting electronic data from said wireless carrier to said wireless subscriber via said wireless device;
- (e) awarding points to said wireless subscriber based on said wireless subscriber's receipt of said electronic data;
- (f) recording said points in an account correlated with said wireless subscriber;
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- (g) advising said wireless subscriber of said points awarded to said wireless subscriber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.