Computer network page advertising method
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1. A method comprising:
- selecting, by a server comprising a processor, advertisements to prepare a predetermined list of the advertisements for a user, wherein the predetermined list of the advertisements is based on at least one of demographic data related to the user or preference data related to the user, and wherein the advertisements are selected by the server to prepare the predetermined list of the advertisements during a non-peak time prior to when one of the advertisements from the predetermined list of the advertisements is to be sent to the user;
receiving, at the server, via a mobile switch, a telephone call from a mobile station associated with the user to a destination terminal, wherein the telephone call is received at the server prior to the telephone call being connected between the mobile station and the destination terminal;
parking, by the server, the telephone call;
while the telephone call is parked and prior to the telephone call being connected between the mobile station and the destination terminal,determining, by the server, based at least in part on the telephone call from the mobile station associated with the user, an identity of the user, wherein the identity of the user is further determined based on a comparison of a voice sample provided by the user at initiation of the telephone call with voice samples of users known to use to the mobile station,retrieving, by the server, based on the identity of the user, the predetermined list of the advertisements previously prepared for the user,selecting, by the server, an advertisement from the predetermined list of the advertisements previously prepared by the server for the user, wherein the advertisement is for a web page located at an address on a computer network, the web page formatted for display on a display of the mobile station,transmitting, by the server, to the mobile station, an audio message of the advertisement for the web page, wherein the audio message of the advertisement for the web page is played by the mobile station prior to the telephone call between the mobile station and the destination terminal being connected,sending, by the server, to a gateway, the address on the computer network for the web page associated with the advertisement, andinserting, by the gateway, using the address on the computer network for the web page associated with the advertisement, hyperlink to the web page associated with the advertisement into a front page menu created by the gateway for the mobile station, wherein the front page menu including the hyperlink for the web page associated with the advertisement is caused to be displayed on the display of the mobile station associated with the user when the user requests to access information on the computer network; and
redirecting, by the server, the telephone call to the mobile switch to allow the telephone call from the mobile station to be connected to the destination terminal.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system for promoting computer network pages. The system includes a mobile station that allows a user to conduct telephone calls and connect to a computer network. A call management server selects and transmits an audible advertisement for a network page to a user, based on profile information of the user. A gateway then causes a menu including a selection choice for connecting to the advertised computer network page to appear on the mobile station when the user connects to the computer network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting, by a server comprising a processor, advertisements to prepare a predetermined list of the advertisements for a user, wherein the predetermined list of the advertisements is based on at least one of demographic data related to the user or preference data related to the user, and wherein the advertisements are selected by the server to prepare the predetermined list of the advertisements during a non-peak time prior to when one of the advertisements from the predetermined list of the advertisements is to be sent to the user; receiving, at the server, via a mobile switch, a telephone call from a mobile station associated with the user to a destination terminal, wherein the telephone call is received at the server prior to the telephone call being connected between the mobile station and the destination terminal; parking, by the server, the telephone call; while the telephone call is parked and prior to the telephone call being connected between the mobile station and the destination terminal, determining, by the server, based at least in part on the telephone call from the mobile station associated with the user, an identity of the user, wherein the identity of the user is further determined based on a comparison of a voice sample provided by the user at initiation of the telephone call with voice samples of users known to use to the mobile station, retrieving, by the server, based on the identity of the user, the predetermined list of the advertisements previously prepared for the user, selecting, by the server, an advertisement from the predetermined list of the advertisements previously prepared by the server for the user, wherein the advertisement is for a web page located at an address on a computer network, the web page formatted for display on a display of the mobile station, transmitting, by the server, to the mobile station, an audio message of the advertisement for the web page, wherein the audio message of the advertisement for the web page is played by the mobile station prior to the telephone call between the mobile station and the destination terminal being connected, sending, by the server, to a gateway, the address on the computer network for the web page associated with the advertisement, and inserting, by the gateway, using the address on the computer network for the web page associated with the advertisement, hyperlink to the web page associated with the advertisement into a front page menu created by the gateway for the mobile station, wherein the front page menu including the hyperlink for the web page associated with the advertisement is caused to be displayed on the display of the mobile station associated with the user when the user requests to access information on the computer network; and redirecting, by the server, the telephone call to the mobile switch to allow the telephone call from the mobile station to be connected to the destination terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a server comprising a processor, and a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising selecting advertisements to prepare a predetermined list of the advertisements for a user, wherein the predetermined list of the advertisements is based on at least one of demographic data related to the user or preference data related to the user, and wherein the advertisements are selected by the server to prepare the predetermined list of the advertisements during a non-peak time prior to when one of the advertisements from the predetermined list of the advertisements is to be sent to the user, receiving, via a mobile switch, a telephone call from a mobile station associated with the user to a destination terminal, wherein the telephone call is received at the server prior to the telephone call being connected between the mobile station and the destination terminal, parking the telephone call, while the telephone call is parked and prior to the telephone call being connected between the mobile station and the destination terminal, determining, based at least in part on the telephone call from the mobile station associated with the user, an identity of the user, wherein the identity of the user is further determined based on a comparison of a voice sample provided by the user at initiation of the telephone call with voice samples of users known to use to the mobile station, retrieving, based on the identity of the user, the predetermined list of the advertisements previously prepared for the user, selecting an advertisement from the predetermined list of the advertisements previously prepared by the server for the user, wherein the advertisement is for a web page located at an address on a computer network, the web page formatted for display on a display of the mobile station, transmitting, to the mobile station, an audio message of the advertisement for the web page, wherein the audio message of the advertisement for the web page is played by the mobile station prior to the telephone call between the mobile station and the destination terminal being connected, and sending, to a gateway, the address on the computer network for the web page associated with the advertisement; and the gateway, wherein the gateway performs gateway operations comprising inserting, using the address on the computer network for the web page associated with the advertisement, a hyperlink to the web page associated with the advertisement into a front page menu created by the gateway for the mobile station, wherein the front page menu including the hyperlink for the web page associated with the advertisement is caused to be displayed on the display of the mobile station associated with the user when the user requests to access information on the computer network, wherein the operations further comprise redirecting the telephone call to the mobile switch to allow the telephone call from the mobile station to be connected to the destination terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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