 e, at Hothand, are extremely excited about receiving a patent titled "Mobile Commerce Framework" on April 6, 2010. This patent gives us the opportunity to partner with some of the best technology companies working in the mobile advertising and commerce space. Here is the patent's abstract:
"A subscription-based system for providing commerce information for one or more mobile devices for one or more merchants. Some techniques employed feature a subscription-based method for presenting commercial resources to a mobile device. The method involves receiving mobile device user information relating to a geographic location to locate one or more merchants within a subscription-based shopping network, and receiving mobile device user information relating to a merchant type within the subscription-based shopping network. The method also involves receiving, from a database over a communication network, information for one or more merchants associated with the mobile device user information for the geographic location and the merchant type, and presenting the associated merchant information on the mobile device. The associated merchant information can include a merchant name and address, a merchant telephone number, a merchant advertisement, a merchant coupon, or a merchant product or service offering to subscribers of the shopping network." |
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"Mobile Collegiate Commerce System" - Filed Aug 4, 2008
Abstract: "A mobile commerce system and method includes a fronted software that enables a variety of displays on a mobile device. The displays display information about college-related merchandise. The information can be tailored for a specific college to which the user has pre-approved access, via a user account management module employed on a server associated with the college. A backend, including a database, stores a product catalogue of the merchandise, which is accessible by the user operating mobile device, and which is transmitted on request to the user for display and operation by the mobile device."
"Devices, systems, and methods for solving challenges in telecom and sales marketing" - Issued
Abstract: "Handheld communication devices, such as wireless phones, include one or more application programs that permit a person to sell handheld communication products at a point of contact with a potential customer. The methods reward the user of the handheld communication device by providing incentives for selling communication products. By purchasing the handheld communication devices, the customer may then sell other communication products to other customers. The sales of the handheld communication products result in an expanding network of customers and increased revenue for telecommunication companies." |
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Contact Tim Leets with your questions about licensing and partnerships. tim@hothand.com - (949) 581-2840
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The law firm of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC handles all licensing contracts. |