Processing data for an advertising program conducted in association with a telecommunications network
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications service provider, a method for processing advertising data comprising:
- receiving at least one customer communication in a network of the telecommunications service provider, the customer communication including data obtained from at least one advertisement included within an advertisement medium;
forwarding the customer communication to a business entity;
activating an advertising data processor operatively associated with the network in response to receiving the customer communication;
acquiring advertising data associated with the forwarded customer communication with the advertising data processor; and
, accessing at least one directory and at least one other data source with the advertising data processor to obtain data associated with the advertising data acquired from the customer communication, wherein at least one of the other data sources includes demographic data related to the customer communication.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a method for processing advertising data in a telecommunications service provider. The method may include receiving at least one customer communication in a network of the telecommunications service provider, which includes data obtained from at least one advertisement included within an advertisement medium; forwarding the customer communication to a business entity; activating an advertising data processor operatively associated with the network in response to receiving the customer communication; acquiring advertising data associated with the forwarded customer communication with the advertising data processor; and, accessing at least one directory and at least one other data source with the advertising data processor to obtain data associated with the advertising data acquired from the customer communication, wherein at least one of the other data sources includes demographic data related to the customer communication.
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20 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications service provider, a method for processing advertising data comprising:
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receiving at least one customer communication in a network of the telecommunications service provider, the customer communication including data obtained from at least one advertisement included within an advertisement medium;
forwarding the customer communication to a business entity;
activating an advertising data processor operatively associated with the network in response to receiving the customer communication;
acquiring advertising data associated with the forwarded customer communication with the advertising data processor; and
,accessing at least one directory and at least one other data source with the advertising data processor to obtain data associated with the advertising data acquired from the customer communication, wherein at least one of the other data sources includes demographic data related to the customer communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In a telecommunications service provider, a system for processing advertising data comprising:
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a network configured for receiving at least one customer communication from a customer, the customer communication including data obtained from at least one advertisement included within an advertisement medium;
the network being further configured for forwarding the customer communication to a business entity and for activating an advertising data processor in response to receiving the customer communication;
the advertising data processor being configured for acquiring advertising data associated with the forwarded customer communication; and
,the advertising data processor being further configured for accessing at least one directory and at least one other data source to obtain data associated with the advertising data acquired from the customer communication, wherein at least one of the other data sources includes demographic data related to the customer communication.
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19. A computer-readable medium including instructions for processing advertising data in a telecommunications service provider, the medium comprising:
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instructions for receiving at least one customer communication in a network of the telecommunications service provider, the customer communication including data obtained from at least one advertisement included within an advertisement medium;
instructions for forwarding the customer communication to a business entity;
instructions for activating an advertising data processor operatively associated with the network in response to receiving the customer communication;
instructions for acquiring advertising data associated with the forwarded customer communication with the advertising data processor; and
,instructions for accessing at least one directory and at least one other data source with the advertising data processor to obtain data associated with the advertising data acquired from the customer communication, wherein at least one of the other data sources includes demographic data related to the customer communication.
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20. In a telecommunications service provider, a method for processing advertising data comprising:
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receiving at least one customer communication in an advanced intelligent network of the telecommunications service provider, the customer communication including data obtained from at least one advertisement included within an advertisement medium;
forwarding the customer communication to a business entity;
activating an advertising data processor with the advanced intelligent network in response to receiving the customer communication;
acquiring advertising data associated with the forwarded customer communication with the advertising data processor;
accessing at least one directory and at least one other data source with the advertising data processor to obtain data associated with the advertising data acquired from the customer communication, wherein at least one of the other data sources includes demographic data related to the customer communication;
generating at least one call detail report including, for a given time period for the business entity, a caller number, caller name, address data for the customer, a class designation for the customer, a status of the customer communication, and a duration of the customer communication between the customer;
generating at least one call analysis report including at least one graphical representation of at least a portion of the acquired advertising data, the graphical representation including at least one of a calls-by-answer-status section, a percentage-calls-by-day-of-week section, and a calls-by-time-of-day section;
generating at least one demographic analysis report including at least a portion of the demographic data; and
,generating at least one advertising performance report including call volume data for a predetermined time period.
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