Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100285822 | NEXT GENERATION OF MARKETING AND METHOD - A method of marketing includes steps of providing a business with a mobile phone text messaging service, providing a medium for a customer to join that text messaging service, creating and maintaining a list of customers for the business and sending a communication to at least one of the customers. | 11-11-2010 |
20110022445 | AIRPORT PROMOTION AND ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM - A method of promoting businesses at airports includes the step of providing an internet database for access by consumers. The database lists promotional offers of businesses with airport locations. The method further includes sorting the promotional offers by a selected criteria which allows a consumer or customer to more quickly find desired information. Further, the method includes allowing the consumer to access the promotional offers for review and select one or more of the promotional offers for use. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022446 | SIMPLIFIED REBATE REDEMPTION SYSTEM - A method of simplified rebate redemption for a good or service purchased by a consumer comprises using a mobile communication device of a consumer to complete the rebate redemption. Preferably the mobile communication device utilized is a mobile telephone having text messaging capability. Thus, the method includes sending a receipt, bar code information and redemption offer information to the entity offering the rebate using the text messaging capability of a mobile telephone of a consumer purchasing the good or service for which the rebate is offered. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022452 | SPORTING EVENT PROMOTION - A method of promoting a sporting event via a contest includes the steps of using a global positioning satellite system and a mobile communication device of a subscriber consumer to determine the presence of the subscriber consumer at a particular sporting event and selecting a winner from all subscriber consumers determined to be located and present at the sporting event. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022456 | MOBILE PHONE EQUIPPED WITH BAR CODE READER AND RELATED METHOD - A communication device comprises a transmitter, a receiver and a bar code reader. In one embodiment the communication device comprises a combined or integrated mobile telephone and bar code reader. Further, a method is provided for promoting the sale of a selected good or service. The method comprises the steps of receiving a bar code for a selected good or service from the communication device of the consumer and sending a coupon for the selected good or service to the communication device of the consumer. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022457 | LOCATION SPECIFIC PROMOTION OF STORE - A method of promoting sales at specific store locations includes the step of providing a promotional website on the internet. The method also includes allowing a consumer to designate on that website a specific store location and a specific good or service for purchase at the designated store location. Further, the method includes sending a coupon for purchase of the designated good or service at the designated store location. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022466 | TRAVEL PROMOTION SYSTEM - A method of promoting travel includes the step of providing a website for promoting travel destinations for access by subscriber consumers and compiling promotional offers of all participating entities by travel destination. The method further includes allowing the subscriber consumer to select a travel destination and a promotional offer of interest. Further, the method includes sending the selected promotional offer to the subscriber consumer by means of text messaging on a mobile communication device of the subscriber consumer or customer. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022467 | METHOD OF TARGETED MARKETING - A method of targeted marketing includes the step of establishing a targeted marketing geographic area for a business. The method further includes the step of determining the location of a subscriber customer. In addition the method includes the step of sending promotional material for the business to the subscriber customer when the subscriber customer is located in the geographic area for targeted marketing. | 01-27-2011 |
20110043329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLETING SECURE TRANSACTIONS - The present invention relates to a system for completing a secure transaction. The system includes a one-of-a-kind personal identification code and an object code identifying an object to be the subject of the secure transaction. In addition, the system includes a proof reading apparatus used to determine an individual seeking to complete the secure transaction is the one authorized to complete the secure transaction. | 02-24-2011 |
20120253902 | LOCATION BASED MARKETING - A location based marketing method includes steps for receiving a participating customer location, comparing that customer location to a list of participating vendor locations, initiating a vendor check-in procedure if the customer location corresponds to a participating vendor location and initiating a map displaying participating vendor locations within a predetermined distance of the customer location if the participating customer location does not correspond to a participating vendor location. | 10-04-2012 |