Ex Parte Tanaka et al - Page 8



          Appeal No. 2005-2657                                       Page 8           
          Application No. 09/898,497                                                  

          (2)the messages are chosen from a database of pre-selected(2)                                                                        
               commercial information or advertisements and are                       
               targeted to the subscriber of the wireless mobile                      
               communications service on the basis of Wireless Mobile                 
               Location Data included with the call signal (id.).                     
          (3)the messages can be targeted to the subscriber of the(3)                                                                        
               wireless mobile communications service solely on the                   
               basis of the wireless mobile location of the terminal,                 
               and consequently, the geographical location of the                     
               subscriber (para 11).                                                  
          (4)the wireless mobile communication further comprises a(4)                                                                        
               unique Subscriber Identification Code that is likewise                 
               included with the call signal.  The Subscriber                         
               Identification Code is assigned to the subscriber's                    
               wireless mobile terminal . . . (para 12).                              
          (5)The Subscriber Identification Code is used to identify(5)                                                                        
               predetermined  Subscriber Profile Data pertaining to                   
               the subscriber and stored in an electronic database.                   
               Preferably, the Subscriber Profile Data includes                       
               demographic and personal preference data pertaining to                 
               the subscriber that is collected from the subscriber at                
               the time the subscriber registers with the operator of                 
               the wireless mobile communications service . . . (id.).                
          (6)the demographic data typically includes standard(6)                                                                        
               demographic information such as age, gender, race and                  
               national origin, but may include any demographic                       
               information selected by the sponsors of the messages to                
               be targeted to the subscriber. The personal preference                 
               data typically includes general information relating to                
               the individual preferences of the subscriber such as                   
               preferred types of food and kinds of entertainment, as                 
               well as any hobbies or interests the subscriber may                    
               have (para 13).                                                        
          (7)In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the(7)                                                                        
               messages are further targeted to the subscriber                        
               identified by the Subscriber Identification Code on the                
               basis of the Subscriber Profile Data in addition to the                
               Wireless Mobile location Data (id.).                                   





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