Systems and Methods to Provide Connections via Callback Acceptance
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- presenting an advertisement to a customer;
responsive to receiving a selection of the advertisement from the customer, obtaining a communication reference from the customer;
establishing a connection for real time communications using the communication reference;
initiating a connection for real time communications with an advertiser of the advertisement after receiving an indication of acceptance of the connection established using the communication reference; and
charging the advertiser an advertisement fee in response to establishing a connection for real time communications between the advertiser and the customer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to selectively block calls from reaching destinations based on an input received from a callback connection. One embodiment includes a web server to receive a selection of an advertisement from an customer and to obtain a communication reference from the customer in response to the selection; a session border controller to interface with a packet switched network; and one or more telecommunication servers coupled to the session border controller and the web server, the one or more telecommunication servers to establish a connection for real time communications using the communication reference, to initiate a connection for real time communications with an advertiser of the advertisement after receiving an indication of acceptance of the connection established using the communication reference; where the advertiser is charged an advertisement fee in response to establishing a connection for real time communications between the advertiser and the customer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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presenting an advertisement to a customer; responsive to receiving a selection of the advertisement from the customer, obtaining a communication reference from the customer; establishing a connection for real time communications using the communication reference; initiating a connection for real time communications with an advertiser of the advertisement after receiving an indication of acceptance of the connection established using the communication reference; and charging the advertiser an advertisement fee in response to establishing a connection for real time communications between the advertiser and the customer. - 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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responsive to receiving a selection of an advertisement from an customer, obtaining a communication reference from the customer; establishing a connection for real time communications using the communication reference; initiating a connection for real time communications with an advertiser of the advertisement after receiving an indication of acceptance of the connection established using the communication reference; and charging the advertiser an advertisement fee in response to establishing a connection for real time communications between the advertiser and the customer.
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20. A system, comprising:
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a web server to receive a selection of an advertisement from an customer and to obtain a communication reference from the customer in response to the selection; a session border controller to interface with a packet switched network; and one or more telecommunication servers coupled to the session border controller and the web server, the one or more telecommunication servers to establish a connection for real time communications using the communication reference, to initiate a connection for real time communications with an advertiser of the advertisement after receiving an indication of acceptance of the connection established using the communication reference; wherein the advertiser is charged an advertisement fee in response to establishing a connection for real time communications between the advertiser and the customer.
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