METHOD FOR PHONE SOLICITATIONS
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Abstract
A solicitation method comprises the steps of: providing a WAN accessible client prospects database, wherein the database includes an encrypted lead telephone number; installing a solicitation software program into a user computer system wherein the computer system has an automatic phone dialup feature and a WAN accessing feature; interconnecting the computer system with the client prospects database through the WAN over a phone network; and, for each of the client telephone numbers, presenting a client identity on a monitor of the computer system; executing automatic dialup of the respective client telephone number without disclosing the client telephone number to the user; communicating a connection result, as good or bad, to the database; and compiling a service billing based on only the good connections.
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55 Claims
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15. A method of providing access to a leads database, comprising:
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providing a user access to a leads database, the leads database including a plurality of entries for prospective clients for a type of product and/or a service, wherein each of the entries includes a lead name and a lead telephone number;
enabling a call to be placed a first prospective client phone number associated with a first prospective client having a leads database entry, wherein a name stored in the first prospective client entry is displayed to the user on a user computer system, and the first prospective client phone number is not displayed to the user;
receiving an indication as to whether the call was beneficial to the user;
if the indication indicates the call was beneficial, charging the user for the use of the first prospective client entry, and providing the user with visual access to the first prospective client phone number; and
if the indication indicates the call was not beneficial, not charging for the use of the first prospective client entry. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of providing access to a leads database, comprising:
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providing a user access to a leads database, the leads database including a plurality of leads entries, wherein the entries include corresponding lead names and lead telephone numbers;
enabling a call to be placed to a first lead phone number associated with a first lead having a leads database entry, wherein a name stored in the first lead entry is displayed to the user on a user display;
receiving an indication as to whether the call was beneficial to the user, wherein the indication is provided at least in part via information provided by the user using a user interface displayed to the user, and;
if the indication indicates the call was beneficial, charging the user for the use of the first lead entry;
if the indication indicates the call was not beneficial, not charging for the use of the first lead entry. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of providing access to a leads database, comprising:
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providing a user access to a leads database including a plurality of entries for leads, wherein the entries include corresponding lead names and lead telephone numbers;
enabling a call to be placed to a first lead phone number associated with a first lead having a leads database entry, wherein a name stored in the first lead entry is displayed to the user on a user display and a phone number stored in the first lead entry is not displayed to the user;
receiving an indication as to whether the call was beneficial to the user, and;
if the indication indicates the call was beneficial, charging the user for the use of the first lead entry and enabling the user to see the first lead phone number;
if the indication indicates the call was not beneficial, not charging for the use of the first lead entry. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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