System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device
AssigneeWireless Science, LLC
InventorRichard J. Helferich
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device. The device receives a notification alerting a user of the device that information is available to be obtained and, in some embodiments, providing a short description of the information. After receiving the notification at the device, the user can then use the device to obtain or otherwise act on the information at a time and at a place convenient to the user.
Claims30
1-114. (canceled)
A method that delivers content from a content provider to a cell phone via a content messaging system that includes an internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system and a notification system, comprising:
- (a) the content provider storing the content at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system;
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- (b) the content provider receiving an information identifier from an identifier service, wherein the information identifier:
- (1) directly or indirectly identifies the content using, at least in part, a numerical code, and (2) includes a system address of a system for the cell phone to initially contact to begin the content retrieval process, wherein the system for the cell phone to initially contact is not the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system storing the content;
- (c) wherein after storing the content at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system, the content provider causing the notification system to transmit a SMS notification message via a cellular network, wherein the SMS notification message includes:
- (1) the information identifier;
- (2) text describing the content, and (3) the name of the content provider, wherein the identified content is not included in the message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.