PLATFORM FOR TELEPHONE-OPTIMIZED DATA AND VOICE SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving from a caller, a call directed to a device on a telephone network;
optionally returning to the caller displayable information, the displayable information including one or more selectable options;
responsive to a first option selected by the caller, providing additional displayable information to the caller; and
responsive to a second option selected by the caller, establishing a telephonic connection between the caller and the device.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus and methods are described that provide abstractions, tools and delivery systems useful in the publication, sharing, viewing, communication, transmission and reception of information on telephone networks. The invention also provides systems, apparatus and methods for conducting transactions on telephone networks. The systems, methods and apparatus can be optimized for use in mobile devices and may be addressed using existing telephone numbers. The abstraction typically maintains a built-in location capability. A plurality of tools are provided including a language for rendering information on telephone devices, and a protocol for enabling communications between telephone devices. In some embodiments, personal and business telephone numbers can be associated with addressable useful information about that telephone number. In many embodiments, the invention enables the calling of a telephone number to initiate voice communication in a manner identical to accessing published information associated with the target telephone number or user.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving from a caller, a call directed to a device on a telephone network;
optionally returning to the caller displayable information, the displayable information including one or more selectable options;
responsive to a first option selected by the caller, providing additional displayable information to the caller; and
responsive to a second option selected by the caller, establishing a telephonic connection between the caller and the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising
one or more servers for delivering displayable information, the information including at least one option to establish a voice connection with a receiving telephone, and a calling telephone adapted to receive and display the displayable information, wherein the displayable information is delivered in response to a call received from the calling telephone, and the one or more servers maintain multimedia content associated with a subscriber and the displayable information includes a link to the multimedia content.
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27. A multimedia content generator for mobile devices, comprising:
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multimedia content associated with a subscriber, wherein the multimedia content is maintained on one or more servers;
a page creation tool configured to generate from the multimedia content information presentable on a telephone; and
a connection-based protocol that interacts with SMPP for exchanging data and instructions between the one or more servers and at least one telephone, wherein the page creation tool comprises systems and software to generate source information describing the multimedia content, the source information including directives consistent with a rendering adornment language. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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