Method of and apparatus for utilizing SMS while running an application on a mobile device controlling a viewer's participation with a broadcast
US8813112B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2009/245
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved method of and system for participating in SMS-TV contests enables a user to utilize one or more applications to perform desired operations such as using the user interface to efficiently make selections to respond to a question in a contest, downloading SMS short codes, promoting contests within the application, storing a history of SMS-TV programs, enabling an alternate phone number to be submitted, utilizing user identification tags, disconnecting the application to receive an incoming call, verification, contacting a server to send an SMS message on the device's behalf and other operations. Some of the aforementioned operations are performed by the user specifically while others are automatically performed by a server to provide the user with the best service possible.
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