Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for the distribution of advertising and associated coupons via mobile media platforms
- Patent Title (中): 通过移动媒体平台分发广告和相关优惠券的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12330397Application Date: 2008-12-08
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Publication No.: US07844288B2Publication Date: 2010-11-30
- Inventor: Anthony J Bayne
- Applicant: Anthony J Bayne
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: H04M7/20
- IPC: H04M7/20

Abstract:
A mobile terminal apparatus, systems, and methods for a mobile service provider to deliver advertising content, via a wireless protocol, to a user's mobile terminal are provided. The user's mobile terminal may be both multimedia and Bluetooth enabled, and may be able to be located by the service provider when it is powered on, so that the advertising content presented may be relevant to the viewer's location. When the mobile terminal is presenting advertising content according to the invention, it may simultaneously transmit to other nearby Bluetooth enabled devices, digital coupons that can be used by the recipients for the advertiser's products or services. Some embodiments include a mobile terminal having a display that folds into a second orientation, above or alongside the mobile terminal's main profile to face outward, so that persons standing by can see the advertising being displayed, as hands-free functionality will be temporarily suspended requiring the user to hold the terminal at his ear to speak. The user may receive incentives (reduced/free minutes, free content, e.g., ring tones, etc.) to use the terminal. Service providers will receive advertising revenues and an effective means to monitor the effectiveness of a mobile advertising campaign. Nearby people may receive information and electronic coupons, and advertisers will receive brand recognition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090088219A1 System and method for the distribution of advertising and associated coupons via mobile media platforms Public/Granted day:2009-04-02
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