Enabling a user to purchase a ring back tone

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8526923
APP PUB NO 20120309369A1
SERIAL NO

13585572

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Methods and systems are provided for enabling users of mobile devices to purchase Ring Back Tones (“RBTs”). The system enables an offer message, offering for purchase an RBT and including a reply-to telephone number, to be generated and sent to a mobile device. In response to the offer message, a reply message sent from the mobile device to the reply-to telephone number of the offer message is received. A code is extracted from the reply-to telephone number to which the received reply message was sent. A particular RBT associated with the code extracted from the telephone number is identified in a table storing a plurality of codes each associated with a corresponding RBT. A user of the mobile device is determined to desire to purchase the particular RBT associated with the code in the table.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bharathula, Madhu Somerset, US 8 156
Gaddam, Venkat Bridgewater, US 32 1088
Inapakolla, Verra V Jersey City, US 1 2
Kulkarni, Shankar Bridgewater, US 11 72

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