Systems and Methods to Provide Real Time Communication Connections
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- presenting a listing, including a reference to establish a connection for real time communications with a first entity and a price for a first predetermined period of real time communication with the first entity;
in response to a request from a second entity received via the reference, determining contact information of the first entity based on the reference used to received the request; and
connecting the second entity and the first entity for a first session of real time communications using the determined contact information according to the price.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to provide services to people who wish to make connections for real time communication, such as live telephone conversation, chat, video conferencing, etc. In one embodiment, a method includes: presenting a listing, including a reference to establish a connection for real time communications with a first entity and a price for a first predetermined period of real time communication with the first entity; in response to a request from a second entity received via the reference, determining contact information of the first entity based on the reference used to received the request; and connecting the second entity and the first entity for a first session of real time communications using the determined contact information according to the price.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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presenting a listing, including a reference to establish a connection for real time communications with a first entity and a price for a first predetermined period of real time communication with the first entity;
in response to a request from a second entity received via the reference, determining contact information of the first entity based on the reference used to received the request; and
connecting the second entity and the first entity for a first session of real time communications using the determined contact information according to the price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine readable media embodying instructions, the instructions causing a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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presenting a listing, including a reference to establish a connection for real time communications with a first entity and a price for a first predetermined period of real time communication with the first entity;
in response to a request from a second entity received via the reference, determining contact information of the first entity based on the reference used to received the request; and
connecting the second entity and the first entity for a first session of real time communications using the determined contact information according to the price.
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20. A data processing system, comprising:
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means for presenting a listing, including a reference to establish a connection for real time communications with a first entity and a price for a first predetermined period of real time communication with the first entity;
means for, in response to a request from a second entity received via the reference, determining contact information of the first entity based on the reference used to received the request; and
means for, connecting the second entity and the first entity for a first session of real time communications using the determined contact information according to the price.
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