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US 9,870,570 B2Granted
Method to negotiate for wireless service
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJuan Cordoba
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed to negotiate for wireless services. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method that operates in a communication device for commercially negotiating with a service provider for wireless services offered by way of a wireless access point (WAP) managed by the service provider. Alternatively, the system may include a method that operates in a wireless services management system (WSMS) for commercially negotiating with the communication device operated by the end user for wireless services offered by way of a WAP managed by the WSMS. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a mobile communication device, cause the mobile communication device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- transmitting a first wireless signal to initiate restricted wireless communications with a wireless access point conforming to a wireless protocol, the wireless access point providing wireless services in a commercial enterprise location of a particular merchant;
- receiving, by way of the wireless access point, a second wireless signal comprising a first message that conveys an offer for the wireless services, the offer being contingent on a purchase of a particular good or service of a plurality of goods or services associated with the particular merchant of a plurality of different merchants;
- receiving, by an audio system of the mobile communication device, an audible manifestation of a proof of purchase code;
- performing voice recognition, by the audio system, on the audible manifestation of the proof of purchase code to produce an electronic manifestation of the proof of purchase code;
- generating a second message, directed to a wireless services management server, wherein the second message includes the electronic manifestation of the proof of purchase code;
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- transmitting as a response to the offer a third wireless signal that conveys the second message to the wireless access point for delivery to the wireless services management server, wherein the transmitting of the response enables use of the wireless services by the mobile communication device, wherein the wireless services management server enables use of the wireless services according to monitoring of merchant information, wherein the merchant information is adjusted by equipment of the particular merchant based on a selection of target goods or services of the plurality of goods or services, and wherein at a time of transmitting the response, the selection of the target goods or services includes the particular good or service.
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A method comprising:
- transmitting, by a mobile communication device including a processor, a first wireless signal to initiate restricted wireless communications with a wireless access point conforming to a wireless protocol, the wireless access point providing wireless services in a commercial enterprise location of a particular merchant;
- receiving, by the mobile communication device by way of the wireless access point, a second wireless signal comprising a first message that conveys an offer for the wireless services, the offer being contingent on a purchase of a particular good or service of a plurality of goods or services associated with the particular merchant of a plurality of different merchants;
- receiving, by an audio system of the mobile communication device, an audible manifestation of a proof of purchase code;
- performing voice recognition, by the audio system, on the audible manifestation of the proof of purchase code to produce an electronic manifestation of the proof of purchase code;
- generating, by the mobile communication device, a second message, wherein the second message is directed to a wireless services management server, and wherein the second message includes the electronic manifestation of the proof of purchase code;
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- transmitting, by the mobile communication device, as a response to the offer a third wireless signal that conveys the second message to the wireless access point for delivery to the wireless services management server, wherein the transmitting of the response enables use of the wireless services by the mobile communication device, wherein the wireless services management server enables use of the wireless services according to monitoring of merchant information, wherein the merchant information is adjusted by equipment of the particular merchant based on selecting of target goods or services of the plurality of goods or services, and wherein at a time of transmitting the response, the selection of the target goods or services includes the particular good or service;
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- receiving, by the mobile communication device, a fourth wireless signal that conveys an indication that the wireless services have been enabled.
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A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a memory that stores computer instructions;
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- a processor coupled with the memory, wherein the processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations, the operations comprising:
- transmitting a first wireless signal to initiate restricted wireless communications with a wireless access point conforming to a wireless protocol, the wireless access point providing wireless services in a commercial enterprise location of a particular merchant;
- receiving, by way of the wireless access point, a second wireless signal comprising a first message that conveys an offer for wireless services, the offer being contingent on a purchase a particular good or service of a plurality of goods or services associated with the particular merchant of a plurality of different merchants;
- receiving, by an audio system of the mobile communication device, an audible manifestation of a proof of purchase code;
- performing voice recognition, by the audio system, on the audible manifestation of the proof of purchase code to produce an electronic manifestation of the proof of purchase code;
- generating a second message, directed to a wireless services management server, wherein the second message includes the electronic manifestation of the proof of purchase code;
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- transmitting as a response to the offer a third wireless signal that conveys the second message to the wireless access point for delivery to the wireless services management server, wherein the transmitting of the response enables use of the wireless services by the mobile communication device, wherein the wireless services management server enables use of the wireless services according to monitoring of merchant information, wherein the merchant information is adjusted by equipment of the particular merchant based on selecting of target goods or services of the plurality of goods or services, and wherein at a time of transmitting the response, the selection of the target goods or services includes the particular good or service.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.