Providing Effective Advertising Via Synchronized Telephone and Data Streams
First Claim
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1. A method for targeted advertising, comprising:
- maintaining respective profiles of a group of individuals who are affiliated with an organization;
providing said individuals with access to a packet telephony service;
receiving a request from an individual in said group to establish a telephonic connection with a callee over a packet network using said packet telephony service;
in response to said request, transmitting over said packet network to said individual a notification provided by said organization and targeted according to a respective profile of said individual; and
completing said telephonic connection.
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Abstract
Information, such as advertising, is presented to VoIP users (12) via a combination of telephone and data streams during session initiation via an IP phone or a personal computer (18). A proxy server (20) that receives the call request coordinates with a media server (30) to transmit targeted advertising to the caller during the post dial delay interval. After the advertisement concludes, the call continues normally.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for targeted advertising, comprising:
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maintaining respective profiles of a group of individuals who are affiliated with an organization; providing said individuals with access to a packet telephony service; receiving a request from an individual in said group to establish a telephonic connection with a callee over a packet network using said packet telephony service; in response to said request, transmitting over said packet network to said individual a notification provided by said organization and targeted according to a respective profile of said individual; and completing said telephonic connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of synchronized communications, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request from a caller via a packet-switched communications network to establish a telephonic connection with a callee; thereafter instructing a content provider to transmit a notification to said caller via said network; and completing said telephonic connection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer software product for providing synchronized communications, including a computer-readable medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to receive a request from a caller via a packet-switched communications network to establish a telephonic connection with a callee;
- thereafter to instruct a content provider to transmit a notification to said caller via said network; and
to complete said telephonic connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
- thereafter to instruct a content provider to transmit a notification to said caller via said network; and
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18. A communications system of synchronized communications, comprising:
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a proxy server operative for receiving a request from a caller via a packet-switched communications network to establish a telephonic connection with a callee; and a media server connected to said network, wherein said proxy server is operative for thereafter instructing said media server to transmit a notification to said caller via said network; and
for completing said telephonic connection. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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