Method and system for dynamically prioritizing advertiser communications over a network based on telephone numbers
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1. A method for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
- maintaining a database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, at least one modifiable bid amount corresponding to the at least one category;
receiving a communication from a user;
associating the communication with the at least one category; and
assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount.
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Abstract
A communication routing system utilizes an online network-based auction marketplace, typically in real time. The system routs received telephonic communications to specific intended destinations in accordance with modifiable bid amounts entered by entities associated with the specific intended destinations.
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78 Claims
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1. A method for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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maintaining a database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, at least one modifiable bid amount corresponding to the at least one category; receiving a communication from a user; associating the communication with the at least one category; and assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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at least one database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, at least one modifiable bid amount corresponding to the at least one category; a first component configured for receiving a communication from a user; a second component configured for associating the communication with the at least one category; and
,a third component configured for assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. The system of clam 8, additionally comprising:
- a fourth component for deducting an amount of money corresponding to the modifiable bid amount, from an account associated with the at least one recipient, once the communication assigned to the address of the at least one recipient has reached the destination corresponding to the address associated with the at least one recipient.
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15. A computer-usable storage medium having a computer program embodied thereon, for causing a suitably programmed system to provide a communication to a recipient, by performing the following steps, when such program is executed on the system, the steps comprising:
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maintaining a database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, at least one modifiable bid amount corresponding to the at least one category; receiving a communication from a user; associating the communication with the at least one category; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient who has entered a modifiable bid amount. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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maintaining a database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient of a plurality of recipients who have entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, the modifiable bid amounts corresponding to the at least one category; receiving a communication from a user; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with at least one first predetermined criteria; associating the communication with the at least one category; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category is selected in accordance with at least one second predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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at least one database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient of a plurality of recipients who have entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, the modifiable bid amounts corresponding to the at least one category; a first component for receiving a communication from a user; and
,a bidding engine configured for; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with at least one first predetermined criteria; associating the communication with the at least one category; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category is selected in accordance with at least one second predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-usable storage medium having a computer program embodied thereon, for causing a suitably programmed system to provide a communication to a recipient, by performing the following steps, when such program is executed on the system, the steps comprising:
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maintaining a database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient of a plurality of recipients who have entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, the modifiable bid amounts corresponding to the at least one category; receiving a communication from a user; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with at least one first predetermined criteria; associating the communication with the at least one category; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with at least one recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category is selected in accordance with at least one second predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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maintaining a database including, a plurality of addresses, each address associated with each recipient of a plurality of recipients who have entered a modifiable bid amount for at least one category, and, the modifiable bid amounts corresponding to the at least one category; receiving a communication from a user; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with their amounts; associating the communication with the at least one category; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with the recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category is the highest ordered bid. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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receiving modifiable bid amounts from recipients, each modifiable bid amount associated with at least one category and an address corresponding to the recipient associated with the respective modifiable bid amount; receiving a communication from a user; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with at least one first predetermined criteria; associating the communication with the at least one category; selecting the modifiable bid amount based on at least one second predetermined criteria; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with the recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category was selected. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for providing a communication to a recipient, comprising:
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a first component for receiving modifiable bid amounts from recipients, each modifiable bid amount associated with at least one category and an address corresponding to the recipient associated with the respective modifiable bid amount; a second component for receiving a communication from a user; and
,a bidding engine configured for; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with at least one first predetermined criteria; associating the communication with the at least one category; selecting the modifiable bid amount based on at least one second predetermined criteria; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with the recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category was selected. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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63. The system of claim 63, additionally comprising:
- at least one first module configured for programming the at least one first predetermined criteria into the bidding engine.
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69. The system of claim 69, additionally comprising:
- a third component configured for deducting an amount of money corresponding to the modifiable bid amount, from an account associated with the at least one recipient, whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category was selected in accordance with at least one second predetermined criteria.
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71. A computer-usable storage medium having a computer program embodied thereon, for causing a suitably programmed system to provide a communication to a recipient, by performing the following steps, when such program is executed on the system, the steps comprising:
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receiving modifiable bid amounts from recipients, each modifiable bid amount associated with at least one category and an address corresponding to the recipient associated with the respective modifiable bid amount; receiving a communication from a user; ordering the modifiable bid amounts for the at least one category in accordance with at least one first predetermined criteria; associating the communication with the at least one category; selecting the modifiable bid amount based on at least one second predetermined criteria; and
,assigning the communication to the address associated with the recipient whose modifiable bid amount for the at least one category was selected. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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