Patent ID: 8694033
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04H,H04M,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile device, comprising: a processor; and a memory having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: generating a short message service message in response to one of a plurality of selections being selected via an input interface of the mobile device, wherein each of the plurality of selections is represented as an image presented on a display of the mobile device, each of the plurality of selections is associated with one of a plurality of endings for a broadcast, and each of the plurality of selections has a destination number assigned to one ending and a message body associated therewith, wherein the message body associated with the selected one of the plurality of selections is populated with a character string used to establish a vote for a selected one of the plurality of endings associated with the selected one of the plurality of selections, and wherein the short message service message comprises the destination number and the message body associated with the selected one of the plurality of selections, the character string and the destination number are updated periodically for each endings for a broadcast; and initiating transmission of the short message service message to the destination number listed in the short message service message a voting system to submit the vote for the selected one of the plurality of endings, wherein the destination number included in the short message identifies the selected one of the plurality of endings to the voting system to ensure the vote is submitted for the selected one of the plurality of endings.