SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING AUDIO COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method of delivering an audio communication, the method comprising:
- selectively delivering an audio message including a content portion and an advertising portion to a voice communication device, wherein the audio message has a first available delivery format for live communication with a user of the voice communication device and a second available delivery format for communication with a voice mail system associated with the voice communication device.
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Abstract
A method of delivering an audio communication is disclosed and includes selectively delivering an audio message including a content portion and an advertising portion to a voice communication device. The audio message has a first available delivery format for live communication with a user of the voice communication device and a second available delivery format for communication with a voice mail system associated with the voice communication device.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of delivering an audio communication, the method comprising:
selectively delivering an audio message including a content portion and an advertising portion to a voice communication device, wherein the audio message has a first available delivery format for live communication with a user of the voice communication device and a second available delivery format for communication with a voice mail system associated with the voice communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of delivering an audio communication, the method comprising:
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placing a call to a mobile telephone device of a subscriber; detecting that the call has been routed to a voice mail system; and delivering an audio message having an advertising portion and a content portion in a voice mail delivery format selected from a plurality of formats for delivering the audio message, the plurality of formats including a live delivery format and the voice mail delivery format. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of receiving an audio communication, the method comprising:
receiving an audio message at a mobile telephone device, the audio message having an advertising portion and a content portion, wherein the audio message is received via a delivery format selected from a plurality of formats for delivering the audio message, the plurality of formats including a live delivery format and a voice mail delivery format. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of allocating advertising capacity between a first party and a second party, the method comprising:
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identifying advertising capacity for advertisements that are insertable into at least one audio message to be delivered over a voice based communication medium to an end user; allocating a first portion of the advertising capacity to a first party; and allocating a second portion of the advertising capacity to a second party. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of advertising, the method comprising:
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acquiring advertising capacity to place audio messages to at least one user via a voice communication channel, the voice communication channel to communicate non-advertising content and advertising content; and providing an advertisement to be distributed over the voice communication channel based on the acquired advertising capacity. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. An Internet portal system comprising:
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at least one server to store Internet site data; a user interface to allow a user having a remote internet connection to provide search queries and to retrieve search results, the search results including content from at least one web site; and an advertising module to provide advertising via the user interface; wherein the advertising module has an interface to a voice delivery platform, the voice delivery platform to provide for delivery of audio messages via a voice communication medium to end users, at least one of the audio messages including a content portion and an advertising portion. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. An Internet portal system comprising:
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at least one server to store Internet site data; a user interface to allow a user having a remote Internet connection to retrieve content including the Internet site data; and an interface to a voice delivery platform, the voice delivery platform to provide for delivery of audio messages via a voice communication medium to end users, at least one of the audio messages including a content portion and an advertising portion. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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