ELECTRONIC SHORT MESSAGING AND ADVERTISING METHOD AND MEANS

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 transmission. In some embodiments, unless the collect call is initiated, the first transmission is automatically deleted after reception after a predefined time period.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a first transmission at a terminal, said first transmission defining two alternatives: (i) a first alternative and (ii) a second alternative for deleting the transmission, wherein unless the first alternative is selected said first transmission automatically deletes after reception after a predefined time period; wherein money is charged or refunded to a recipient receiving the first transmission at the terminal on a basis of at least one of: bits transmitted, bits received, connected minutes, price, and promise in the first transmission.