Patents by Inventor Haixong Zhao

Haixong Zhao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus for a wireless terminal with third party advertising: authentication methods
    Publication number: 20060282385
    Abstract: A sponsor compensates an entity, such as a wireless service provider or an intermediary, in exchange for allowing the sponsor to advertise on a card, such as a phone card. The card, which is available for purchase by consumers, is used to purchase a wireless service. In some embodiments, the compensation paid by the sponsor to the entity subsidizes the cost of the wireless service for the consumer. In use, the card is coupled to an advertising-enabled wireless terminal. The advertising that appears on the card is visible to the user through the back cover of the wireless terminal. The sponsor card must remain coupled to wireless terminal for the consumer to use the service that was purchased via the sponsor card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Mobicom Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Cheng, Winston Lieu, Haixong Zhao
  • Methods and apparatus for a wireless terminal with third party advertising: dual authentication method
    Publication number: 20060282384
    Abstract: A sponsor compensates an entity, such as a wireless service provider or an intermediary, in exchange for allowing the sponsor to advertise on a card, such as a phone card. The card, which is available for purchase by consumers, is used to purchase a wireless service. In some embodiments, the compensation paid by the sponsor to the entity subsidizes the cost of the wireless service for the consumer. In use, the card is coupled to an advertising-enabled wireless terminal. The advertising that appears on the card is visible to the user through the back cover of the wireless terminal. The sponsor card must remain coupled to wireless terminal for the consumer to use the service that was purchased via the sponsor card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Mobicom Corporation
    Inventors: Haixong Zhao, Ze Wang, Dean Telson, David Kiley
  • Methods and apparatus for a wireless terminal with third party advertising: method for third party advertising
    Publication number: 20060282307
    Abstract: A sponsor compensates an entity, such as a wireless service provider or an intermediary, in exchange for allowing the sponsor to advertise on a card, such as a phone card. The card, which is available for purchase by consumers, is used to purchase a wireless service. In some embodiments, the compensation paid by the sponsor to the entity subsidizes the cost of the wireless service for the consumer. In use, the card is coupled to an advertising-enabled wireless terminal. The advertising that appears on the card is visible to the user through the back cover of the wireless terminal. The sponsor card must remain coupled to wireless terminal for the consumer to use the service that was purchased via the sponsor card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Mobicom Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Cheng, Winston Lieu, Haixong Zhao
  • Methods and apparatus for a wireless terminal with third party advertising: advertising-enabled wireless terminal
    Publication number: 20060280382
    Abstract: A sponsor compensates an entity, such as a wireless service provider or an intermediary, in exchange for allowing the sponsor to advertise on a card, such as a phone card. The card, which is available for purchase by consumers, is used to purchase a wireless service. In some embodiments, the compensation paid by the sponsor to the entity subsidizes the cost of the wireless service for the consumer. In use, the card is coupled to an advertising-enabled wireless terminal. The advertising that appears on the card is visible to the user through the back cover of the wireless terminal. The sponsor card must remain coupled to wireless terminal for the consumer to use the service that was purchased via the sponsor card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Mobicom Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Cheng, Winston Lieu, Haixong Zhao
  • Methods and apparatus for a wireless terminal with third party advertising: card with indicium of sponsorship
    Publication number: 20060282308
    Abstract: A sponsor compensates an entity, such as a wireless service provider or an intermediary, in exchange for allowing the sponsor to advertise on a card, such as a phone card. The card, which is available for purchase by consumers, is used to purchase a wireless service. In some embodiments, the compensation paid by the sponsor to the entity subsidizes the cost of the wireless service for the consumer. In use, the card is coupled to an advertising-enabled wireless terminal. The advertising that appears on the card is visible to the user through the back cover of the wireless terminal. The sponsor card must remain coupled to wireless terminal for the consumer to use the service that was purchased via the sponsor card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Mobicom Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Cheng, Winston Lieu, Haixong Zhao