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US 7,068,995 B1Granted
System and method for affinity marketing in a wireless network
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsMartin R. Geddes, David J. Anderson
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Abstract
An affinity market system may be implemented in a wireless network. A mobile station may make billable transactions via the wireless network, and each billable transaction made by the mobile station may be associated with an affinity partner. The wireless network may provide a rebate to the affinity partner for the billable transactions made by the mobile station via the wireless network.
Claims27
A method comprising:
- transmitting, via the wireless network, to a mobile station, a list of affinity partners;
- receiving in response, via the wireless network, from the mobile station, a user selection of a given affinity partner from the list;
- recording in data storage a correlation between the selected affinity partner and the mobile station;
- detecting a billable transaction from the mobile station via the wireless network;
- and
- responsive to detecting the billable transaction, determining and recording a rebate amount to be paid to the selected affinity partner.
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A method comprising:
- transmitting, via a wireless network, to a mobile station, a list of affinity partners;
- receiving in response, via the wireless network, from the mobile station, a user selection of a given affinity partner from the list;
- conducting a billable transaction with the mobile station via the wireless network;
- creating a record of the transaction, wherein the record correlates the billable transaction with the selected affinity partner;
- and
- based on the record of the transaction, determining and recording a rebate amount to be paid to the selected affinity partner.
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A system for implementing affinity rebates in a wireless network, the system comprising:
- a mobile station for accessing the wireless network;
- and
- a detachable faceplate comprising an affinity identification module, wherein the affinity identification module stores an identifier for an affinity partner associated with the mobile station, and wherein, if at the time of a transaction the affinity identification module is operatively connected to the mobile station, the mobile station sends to the wireless network the identifier for the affinity partner to be used in determining a rebate for the transaction to be paid to the affinity partner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.