Method of web application with broadcast

• US 20090096862A1
• Filed: 09/25/2008
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Darrin Stock, Steve Bogolea
• Original Assignee: Darrin Stock, Steve Bogolea
• Inventors: Bogolea, Steve, Stock, Darrin
• Application Number:
  US12/284,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20090096862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.12
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4015 where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method of web application with broadcast that includes the steps of receiving a broadcast request at a broadcast coordinator from a customer computer. The broadcast request includes a telephone number. A video message is transmitted to the customer computer. An audio message is transmitted to a telephone at the telephone number. The video message and the audio message are synchronized. When the video message is completed, the telephone is connected to a second telephone. This method connects the customer to a person at the business. In addition, this method allows an advertisement to be played over the customer'"'"'s computer and telephone while the call is being placed to the business.

Claims

1. A method of web application with broadcast, comprising the steps of:

receiving a broadcast request at a broadcast coordinator from a customer computer, the broadcast request including a telephone number;

transmitting a video message to the customer computer;

transmitting an audio message to a telephone at the telephone number;

synchronizing the video message and the audio message; and

when the video message is completed, connecting the telephone to a second telephone.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the broadcast request includes the step of a customer selecting a contact me button on a website displayed on the customer computer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the broadcast request includes the step of determining a time, a date and an originating website of the broadcast request.

4. The method of claim 3, further including the step of transmitting a message received verification notice to a third party.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the message received verification notice includes the time, the date and the originating website.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the message received verification notice also includes the telephone number and a name of an originating customer.

7. A method of web application with broadcast, comprising the steps of:

receiving a broadcast request at a broadcast coordinator;

determining a list of intended recipients and a list of associated electronic addresses;

transmitting a broadcast message over a first electronic network;

transmitting the broadcast message over a second electronic network;

determining for each of the electronic addresses if the broadcast message was received.

8. The method of claim 7, further including the step of when the broadcast message is completed, connecting a first telephone to a second telephone.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of receiving the broadcast request includes the step of a customer selecting a contact me button on a website displayed on a customer computer.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of receiving the broadcast request includes the step of determining a time, a date and an originating website of the broadcast request.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting the broadcast message over the first electronic network includes the step of selecting a public switch telephone network to be the first electronic network.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting the broadcast message includes the step of selecting a podcast as the broadcast message.

13. The method of claim 7, further including the steps of:

when the broadcast message was not received at the electronic address, determining an intended recipient of the broadcast message;

determining if the intended recipient received the broadcast message at an alternative electronic address;

when the intended recipient did not receive the broadcast message at the alternative electronic address, retransmitting the broadcast message at the electronic address.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of transmitting the broadcast message over the second electronic network, includes the step of transmitting the broadcast message by email.

15. A method of web application with broadcast, comprising the steps of:

placing a call me button on a webpage;

receiving a call me request at a coordinator from a customer computer, the call me request including a telephone number and a name;

transmitting a video message to the customer computer;

transmitting an audio message to a telephone associated with the telephone number;

synchronizing the video message and the audio message; and

when the audio message is completed, connecting the telephone to a second telephone.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of connecting the telephone to the second telephone, includes the step of determining a telephone number associated with the web page.

17. The method of claim 15, further including the step of storing a time, a date and the webpage.

18. The method of claim 17, further including the step of transmitting a message received verification notice to a third party.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the transmitting the message received verification notice to the third party includes the step of determining the third party associated with the video message.

20. The method of claim 19, the owner of the web page is not the third party.