System and method for advertising with an internet voice portal
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1. A method of providing voice access to Internet-based information and services, characterized in that the method comprises:
- gathering information from a plurality of different sources via the Internet;
merging related or the same information from the plurality of different sources into a canonical data object;
storing the canonical data object in a database (170);
receiving a signal indicating a communication connection request, the communication connection request being initiated by a user of a communication apparatus;
establishing a communication connection with the communication apparatus of the user;
receiving voice information from the user;
searching the database (170) using the voice information received from the user;
communicating voice information to the user in response to the voice information received from the user, the responsive voice information being based on the canonical data object and including Internet-based information.
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Abstract
A method of advertising includes maintaining an Internet-related communication session between a user and a portal and, during the communication session, selectively providing advertisements based on any one of user constraints, sales criteria, and context.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of providing voice access to Internet-based information and services, characterized in that the method comprises:
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gathering information from a plurality of different sources via the Internet;
merging related or the same information from the plurality of different sources into a canonical data object;
storing the canonical data object in a database (170);
receiving a signal indicating a communication connection request, the communication connection request being initiated by a user of a communication apparatus;
establishing a communication connection with the communication apparatus of the user;
receiving voice information from the user;
searching the database (170) using the voice information received from the user;
communicating voice information to the user in response to the voice information received from the user, the responsive voice information being based on the canonical data object and including Internet-based information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for providing voice access to Internet-based information and services, characterized by:
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means for gathering information from sources via the Internet; and
means for merging related or the same information from a plurality of different data sources into a canonical data object;
means for storing the canonical data object in a database;
means for receiving a signal indicating a communication connection request;
means for establishing a communication connection with the user;
means for receiving voice information from the user; and
means for communicating voice information to the user in response to the voice information received from the user, the responsive voice information being based on the canonical data and including Internet-based information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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