INTEGRATING SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT INTO MOBILE SEARCH RESULTS
In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for receiving a search query from a mobile communication facility and presenting search results to the mobile communication facility wherein the search results include non-subscription content and content to which a user is subscribed, wherein an indication that the user is subscribed is contained in the mobile subscriber characteristics database associated with the mobile communication facility.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving a search query from a mobile communication facility; and
presenting search results to the mobile communication facility wherein the search results include non-subscription content and subscription content to which a user is subscribed, wherein an indication that the user is subscribed is contained in the mobile subscriber characteristics database associated with the mobile communication facility.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription content is a text.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription content is an image.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription content is an audio file.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription content is a video.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription content is an RSS feed.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subscription content presented to a phone is selected based at least in part on a compatibility to a mobile communication facility device characteristic.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the non-subscription content presented to a phone is selected based at least in part on a relevancy to a mobile subscriber characteristic.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the mobile subscriber characteristic is a demographic.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the non-subscription content presented to a phone is selected based at least in part on a relevancy to a user transaction.
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the user transaction is an online product purchase.
12 . The method of claim 1 wherein the non-subscription content presented to a phone is selected based at least in part on a relevancy to a usage history.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the usage history is a browse history.
14 . The method of claim 1 wherein the non-subscription content presented to a phone is selected based at least in part on a relevancy to the content to which the user is subscribed.
15 . The method of claim 14 wherein the relevancy is based at least in part on contextual information related to the content to which a user is subscribed.
16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the contextual information is a link structure.
17 . The method of claim 15 wherein the contextual information is a inbound link.
18 . The method of claim 15 wherein the contextual information is a outbound link.
19 . The method of claim 15 wherein the contextual information is a text.
20 . The method of claim 15 wherein the contextual information is a keyword.
21 . The method of claim 15 wherein the contextual information is a meta data.
22 . A method comprising:
receiving a search query from a mobile communication facility; and
presenting search results to the mobile communication facility wherein the search results include non-subscription content and content to with a user is offered a subscription.
23 . The method of claim 22 wherein the subscription offer is presented to the user as a link.
24 . The method of claim 23 wherein clicking on the link initiates a phone call to a subscription fulfillment center.
25 . The method of claim 23 wherein clicking on the link connects the user to a subscription order form.