System of providing information to a telephony subscriber
AssigneeSingle Touch Interactive, Inc.
InventorsJames E. Malackowski, Kristi L. Stathis
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Abstract
An information fulfillment system provides information to a user having a wireless communication device. Upon manual or automatic input of an access code to the wireless communication device, the fulfillment center delivers information based on the access code. Automatic verification, connection, and/or billing modification processes are provided for implementation of the system and method.
Claims90
A system for providing information comprising:
- a wireless switch to:
- receive at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
- and
- determine a destination for directing information from the at least one communication based on the access code, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification;
- and
- a fulfillment center comprising at least one computer to:
- receive the information from the at least one communication at the destination;
- and
- provide relevant information as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, as designated by the access code, for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A system for providing information for receipt by a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the system comprising:
- a switch of a wireless network to:
- receive at least one communication transmitted from the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device via the wireless network, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, a fewer number of characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- determine a destination for directing information from the at least one communication based upon the access code, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and the information beyond subscriber identification;
- and
- a fulfillment center at the destination comprising at least one computer to:
- receive the subscriber identification and the information beyond subscriber identification;
- and
- provide targeted information as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and the information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A system for providing information for receipt by a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the system comprising:
- a wireless switch to:
- receive at least one communication transmitted from the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information other than subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a caller geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, a fewer number of characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- determine a destination for directing information from the at least one communication, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and the information other than subscriber identification;
- and
- a fulfillment center at the destination comprising at least one computer to:
- receive the information from the at least one communication;
- and
- provide relevant information as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A system for providing information comprising:
- a fulfillment center comprising at least one computer to:
- receive information from at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device with an access code, the information from the at least one communication comprising information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- provide relevant information as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information comprising:
- receiving at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification, and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
- determining a destination for directing information from the at least one communication, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification;
- receiving the information from the at least one communication at at least one fulfillment center computer at the destination;
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- providing, by the at least one fulfillment center computer, relevant information as a function of, at least in part, the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information for receipt by a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one communication transmitted from the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device at a switch, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, a fewer number of characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
- determining a destination for directing information from the at least one communication, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and the information beyond subscriber identification;
- receiving the subscriber identification and the information beyond subscriber identification at at least one fulfillment center computer at the destination;
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- providing targeted information by the at least one fulfillment center computer as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and the information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information for receipt by a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one communication transmitted via a wireless network from the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information other than subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a caller geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, a fewer number of characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
- determining a destination for directing information from the at least one communication, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and the information other than subscriber identification;
- receiving the information from the at least one communication at at least one fulfillment center computer;
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- providing relevant information by the at least one fulfillment center computer as a function, at least in part, of the information regarding the subscriber and information other than subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information comprising:
- receiving, at at least one fulfillment center computer, information from at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device with the access code, the information from the at least one communication comprising information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- providing relevant information by the at least one fulfillment center computer as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A system for providing service comprising:
- a fulfillment center comprising at least one computer to:
- receive at least one communication comprising an access code dialed from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device and information regarding a subscriber comprising subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information other than subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a caller geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, a fewer number of characters than an ordinary telephone number, and at least one non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- deliver at least one service to the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device based at least in part on the subscriber identification and the information other than subscriber identification.
A system for providing information comprising:
- a fulfillment center at a destination corresponding to an access code comprising at least one computer to:
- receive, via a cellular telephone communications system, information from at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device with the access code, the information from the at least one communication comprising information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information other than subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- provide relevant information as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A system for providing information comprising:
- a fulfillment center comprising at least one computer to:
- receive information from at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device with the access code, the information from the at least one communication comprising information regarding a subscriber comprising subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information other than subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a caller geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- provide relevant information as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information for receipt by a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one communication transmitted from the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the at least one communication comprising an access code and information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information other than subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information other than subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a caller geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, a fewer number of characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
- determining a destination for directing information from the at least one communication, the information from the at least one communication comprising the subscriber identification and the information other than subscriber identification;
- receiving the subscriber identification and the information other than subscriber identification at at least one fulfillment center computer at the destination;
- and
- providing targeted information by the at least one fulfillment center computer as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and the information other than subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information comprising:
- receiving, at at least one fulfillment center computer, information from at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device with the access code via a cellular communications system, the information from the at least one communication comprising information regarding a subscriber comprising subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification being an identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- providing relevant information by the at least one fulfillment center computer as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
A method for providing information comprising:
- receiving, at at least one fulfillment center computer at a destination corresponding to an access code, information from at least one communication transmitted from a wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device with the access code via a cellular telecommunications system, the information from the at least one communication comprising information regarding a subscriber comprising a subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification, the subscriber identification uniquely identifying the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device, the information beyond subscriber identification consisting of at least one member of a group consisting of a wireless service provider, a mobile station type, a subscriber priority indication, a priority access, a geographic location, an advertiser identifier, and a product identifier, the access code comprising a plurality of characters, fewer characters than an ordinary telephone number, and a non-alphabetic/non-numeric character as a first character;
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- providing relevant information by the at least one fulfillment center computer as a function, at least in part, of the subscriber identification and information beyond subscriber identification for receipt by the wireless telecommunications transmitting and receiving device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.