ELECTRONIC SHORT MESSAGING AND ADVERTISING METHOD AND DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to an electronic short messaging and advertising method where minimal initiative is required from the consumer. Some embodiments of the invention may also be applied to an electronic sales method. The invention may also be applied for normal short messaging. The electronic short messaging method for collect calling may send transmissions to at least one subscriber terminal via the Internet and/or the telephony network. The method may include sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, wherein the first transmission defines one or more active alternatives including at least one of initiating a collect call and deleting the first transmission. The method may also include calculating costs associated with at least one of the first transmission and the one or more active alternatives.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
sending a first transmission to a recipient subscriber terminal for display, the first transmission defining one or more active alternatives including a first alternative for further action, the further action including a refund to the recipient; and sending a second transmission to the recipient subscriber terminal, the second transmission comprising a different transmission activity than the first transmission; wherein the first transmission comprises a unique identifier in a header of a message associated with the first transmission, the unique identifier allowing identification of the message in order to prompt a bioptional display based on the recognized unique identifier.