METHOD TO PLAY VENDOR VIDEOS
First Claim
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying that the destination phone number of a call made by a communications device is to a vendor; and
playing a video clip associated with said vendor on said communications device during said call.
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Abstract
A method includes identifying that the destination phone number of a call made by a communications device is to a vendor and playing a video clip associated with said vendor on said communications device during said call. Another method includes storing videos associated with a multiplicity of vendors, receiving a phone number associated with one of said vendors from a communications device, and providing a video associated with said vendor to said communications device. The invention also includes the device and server implementing the methods.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying that the destination phone number of a call made by a communications device is to a vendor; and playing a video clip associated with said vendor on said communications device during said call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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storing videos associated with a multiplicity of vendors; receiving a phone number associated with one of said vendors from a communications device; and providing a video associated with said vendor to said communications device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications device comprising:
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a media player; means for detecting a phone number of an outgoing phone call from said device and a vendor video client to determine that said phone number is to a vendor and to play at least one vendor video on said media player during said call, wherein said vendor video is associated with said phone number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A video vendor server comprising:
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a storage unit to store video clips associated with a multiplicity of vendors; a request receiver to receive a phone number associated with one of said vendors from a communications device; and a video downloader to provide a video clip associated with said vendor to said communications device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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storing videos associated with a multiplicity of vendors; receiving, from one of said vendors, a phone number of a communications device currently communicating with said vendor; and providing a video associated with said vendor to said communications device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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