Patent ID: 7558559

Claim:
A system for providing product and service information, comprising: a wireless communication device for sending an information request code via a short messaging service (SMS) message and receiving a data message comprising a data element stored in association with the information request code; a wireless communication center in communication with the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication center comprises: a database for storing a data element in association with the information request code; and a processor in communication with the database for receiving the information request code, searching the database for the data element, generating a data message comprising the data element, sending the data message to the wireless communication device, determining if the data message has been received at the wireless communication device and if not, storing the data message in the database until an expiration time is met, wherein the expiration time comprises a date, after which, the data element in the data message needs to be updated, wherein the expiration time is set by a party associated with the data element sent in the data message, and wherein the party associated with the data element comprises an advertiser.