Patent ID: 8560006

Claim:
A method that delivers content from a content provider to a cell phone via a content messaging system that includes an internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system and a notification system, comprising: (a) the content provider storing the content at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system; and (b) the content provider receiving identification data from an identifier service, wherein the identification data: (1) includes a system address of a system for the cell phone to initially respond to begin the content retrieval process, wherein the system for the cell phone to initially respond to is not the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system storing the content, and (2) includes a unique numerical code for identifying the content; (c) wherein after storing the content at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system, the content provider causing the notification system to transmit a SMS notification message via a cellular network, wherein the SMS notification message includes: (1) the identification data; (2) text describing the content, and (3) the name of the content provider, wherein the content is not included in the SMS notification message.