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Wireless subscriber unit and method for presenting advertisements as a message indicator
Assignee: Snipp Interactive Inc
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Filing: 1998-11-12
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Granted: 2000-12-05
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Expires: 2018-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A wireless subscriber unit (30) contains an advertisement manager (56). The advertisement manager (56) is programmed to assign an advertisement icon (54) to a message indicator (46) on the display (42) of the wireless subscriber unit (30). Assignment of the advertisement icon (54) to the message indicator (46) associated with a message (26) may be based on a predetermined algorithm in the advertisement manager (56), or based on a notification received from the wireless communication system (10).
Inventors
- 👤 James Allen Hymel
- 👤 Jack P. Indekeu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/022; H04W88/023; G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; G08B5/229; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18; H04M3/5322; H04M3/53333
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A wireless subscriber unit for receiving a message from a wireless communication system, comprising: a receiver for receiving the message; a message processor coupled to the receiver for processing the message; a memory coupled to the message processor for storing the message; a display coupled to the message processor for displaying the message, the display providing: a plurality of message indicators, wherein a message indicator associated with the message is activated in response to receipt of the message; an advertisement memory for storing a plurality of advertisement icons; and an advertisement manager coupled to the advertisement memory and coupled to the display for assigning an advertisement icon to the message indicator activated in association with the message; and a user input for selecting the advertisement icon associated with the message, wherein the message is displayed on the display in response to the selection by the user input.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A wireless subscriber unit for receiving a message from a wireless communication system, comprising: a receiver for receiving the message; a message processor coupled to the receiver for processing the message; a memory coupled to the message processor for storing the message; a display coupled to the message processor for displaying the message, the display providing: a plurality of message indicators, wherein a message indicator associated with the message is activated in response to receipt of the message; an advertisement memory for storing a plurality of advertisement icons; and an advertisement manager coupled to the advertisement memory and coupled to the display for assigning an advertisement icon to the message indicator activated in association with the message; and a user input for selecting the advertisement icon associated with the message, wherein the message is displayed on the display in response to the selection by the user input.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A wireless subscriber unit as recited in claim 1, wherein: the message includes a message identification number; the advertisement icon includes an advertisement identification number; and the advertisement manager assigns the advertisement icon to the message indicator by matching the message identification number with the advertisement identification number.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
163 words
A wireless subscriber unit for receiving a message from a wireless communication system, comprising: a receiver for receiving the message, wherein the message includes an advertisement icon; a message processor coupled to the receiver for processing the message; an advertisement manager coupled to the message processor for processing the advertisement icon; an advertisement memory coupled to the advertisement manager, receiving the advertisement icon from the advertisement manager and storing the advertisement icon; a display coupled to the advertisement manager and coupled to the message processor for displaying a stored message, the display providing: a plurality of message indicators, wherein a message indicator associated with the message is activated in response to receipt of the message; wherein the advertisement manager assigns the advertisement icon to the message indicator activated in association with the message; and a user input for selecting the advertisement icon associated with the message, wherein the message is displayed on the display in response to the selection by the user input.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
163 words
A wireless subscriber unit for receiving a message from a wireless communication system, comprising: a receiver for receiving the message, wherein the message includes an advertisement icon; a message processor coupled to the receiver for processing the message; an advertisement manager coupled to the message processor for processing the advertisement icon; an advertisement memory coupled to the advertisement manager, receiving the advertisement icon from the advertisement manager and storing the advertisement icon; a display coupled to the advertisement manager and coupled to the message processor for displaying a stored message, the display providing: a plurality of message indicators, wherein a message indicator associated with the message is activated in response to receipt of the message; wherein the advertisement manager assigns the advertisement icon to the message indicator activated in association with the message; and a user input for selecting the advertisement icon associated with the message, wherein the message is displayed on the display in response to the selection by the user input.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A wireless subscriber unit as recited in claim 3, wherein the message further comprises a message identification number, and wherein the advertisement manager assigns the advertisement icon to the message indicator using the message identification number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wireless subscriber unit as recited in claim 3, wherein the message further comprises a time duration, and wherein the advertisement manager assigns the advertisement icon to the message indicator using the time duration.
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