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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2003
Julian Van Erlach, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Julian Van Erlach, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
Methods and platforms are disclosed for providing enhanced telecommunication wireless and wireline services comprising: 1) wireless device location-based personal contact service; 2) digital multi-media telecommunication session documentation; 3) provision of digital product samples according to subscriber-definable criteria and to a wireless device upon reading of a product identifying code with a wireless device; 4) wireless location-based product price, availability and information service; 5) short-range wireless device CRM (customer relationship management) functions; 6) wireless vital sign monitoring service capable of automatic messaging; 7) entertainment event futures determination method and securities market. The invention is physically comprised of a telecommunication platform such as a web-enabled computer, television or other device; or a telephone, cell phone, or wireless PDA that integrates some or all of: a computing apparatus, a digital camera, a data input method from external wireless devices, a network interface capable of interfacing with the Internet and/or a telecommunications network such as a public telephone network, a short-range wireless communication method with other wireless devices, such as Bluetooth, a user interface, a bar code or other product code (such as RFID) reading apparatus and software, a global positioning system (GPS) or other device location determination method, a network service provider and related application hosting facilities, software and databases.