Methods and Apparatuses to Track Information via Passing Information During Telephonic Call Process

• US 20070230671A1
• Filed: 06/12/2007
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thryv, Inc. (Mudrick Capital Management LP)
• Original Assignee: UTBK, Inc.
• Inventors: HIRSON, Ron, FABER, Scott, ALTBERG, Ebbe, VAN DER LINDEN, Sean, AGARWAL, Anuj, AHUJA, Nitin, JAIN, Mehul
• Granted Patent: US 9,094,486 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/154 Functional or symbolic dial plan such as license plate numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0036 where the data service is an information service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

Methods and systems to facilitate real time communications via a telephonic apparatuses that support data communications. In one embodiment, a telephonic apparatus includes: a network interface to submit a query over a data communication network and to receive a listing with embedded information about the query; and a call module coupled to the network interface, the call module to provide the received information about the query in a message sent over the data communication network for a telephonic connection according to the listing. In one embodiment, the telephonic apparatus receives a telephonic reference of a callee of the listing as a response to the message and initiates a telephonic connection to the callee using the telephonic reference of the callee received as a response to the message. In another embodiment, telephonic apparatus receives a callback responsive to the message for the telephonic connection.

Claims

1. A method implemented in a telephonic apparatus, comprising:

submitting a query for a listing over a data communication network;

receiving the listing over the data communication network, the listing including information about the query; and

providing the received information about the query in a message sent over the data communication network for a telephonic connection according to the listing.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a telephonic reference of a callee of the listing responsive to the message; and

initiating a telephonic connection to the callee using the telephonic reference of the callee received as a response to the message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information about the query includes an encrypted telephonic reference of the callee;

and the telephonic reference received as a response to the message is decrypted from the encrypted telephonic reference.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the information about the query includes a reference to the callee;

and the telephonic reference received as a response to the message is looked up from a database using the reference to the callee.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the telephonic reference of the callee comprises a session initiation protocol (SIP) uniform resource identifier (URI), a telephone number without an extension, a telephone number with an extension, a user identifier, or an Internet address.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a callback responsive to the message for the telephonic connection.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the message comprises a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request to a connection server.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the message includes a telephonic reference of the telephonic apparatus.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephonic connection comprises a peer to peer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connection.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the listing comprises an advertisement presented on the telephonic apparatus on behalf of an advertiser;

and the advertiser is charged an advertisement fee in response to the telephonic connection being connected to the advertiser.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information about the query includes a search criterion, an identification of the advertisement, a timestamp of the query, an entity of the telephonic apparatus, an identification of a user of the telephonic apparatus, a position of the advertisement in a result of a search performed in response to the query, or a price of an advertisement fee offered by the advertiser.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the information about the query includes at least an identification of a distributor of the telephonic apparatus, an identification of a distribution channel of the advertisement, or an identifier of a party who has a contribution in a process of delivering the advertisement to the telephonic apparatus.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes a telephonic reference of a callee of the listing.

14. A machine readable media embodying instructions, the instructions causing a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:

submitting a query for a listing over a data communication network;

receiving the listing over the data communication network, the listing including information about the query; and

providing the received information about the query in a message sent over the data communication network for a telephonic connection according to the listing.

15. A method of providing instructions, the instructions causing a machine to perform operations, the operations comprising:

submitting a query for a listing over a data communication network;

receiving the listing over the data communication network, the listing including information about the query; and

providing the received information about the query in a message sent over the data communication network for a telephonic connection according to the listing.

16. A telephonic apparatus, comprising:

a network interface to submit a query over a data communication network and to receive a listing with embedded information about the query; and

a call module coupled to the network interface, the call module to provide the received information about the query in a message sent over the data communication network for a telephonic connection according to the listing.

17. A method, comprising:

responsive to a query received over a data communication network, providing a listing with information about the query over the data communication network for presentation on a telephonic apparatus;

receiving a message to facilitate a telephonic connection from the telephonic apparatus;

extracting the information about the query from the message; and

associating the telephonic connection with the information about the query.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

resolving a telephonic reference of a callee of the listing; and

providing the telephonic reference of a callee of the listing to the telephonic apparatus as a response to the message.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

determining a telephonic reference of the telephonic apparatus; and

initiating the telephonic connection with the telephonic apparatus in response to the message.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

determining a telephonic reference of a callee of the listing;

initiating a separate telephonic connection with the callee using the telephonic reference of the callee; and

bridging the telephonic connection from the telephonic apparatus and the separate telephonic connection with the callee.