ADVERTISEMENT BASED RINGBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH A DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
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1. A communication method, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a call from a caller for connection to a subscriber;
attempting a connection to said subscriber;
retrieving a media file associated with said subscriber;
playing said media file to said caller during a ring-back period of the attempted connection, playing of said media file to said caller is charged to the provider of said media file.
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Abstract
A communication method includes the steps of receiving a call from a caller for connection to a subscriber, attempting a connection to the subscriber and retrieving a media file associated with the subscriber. The media file is played to the caller during a ring-back period of the attempted connection, playing of the media file to the caller is charged to the provider of the media file.
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1. A communication method, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call from a caller for connection to a subscriber; attempting a connection to said subscriber; retrieving a media file associated with said subscriber; playing said media file to said caller during a ring-back period of the attempted connection, playing of said media file to said caller is charged to the provider of said media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication method, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call from a caller for connection to a subscriber; attempting a connection to said subscriber; retrieving a media file associated with said caller; playing said media file to said caller during a ring-back period of the attempted connection, - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication method, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call from a caller for connection to a subscriber; attempting a connection to said subscriber; retrieving a media file associated with said subscriber; playing said media file to said caller during a ring-back period of the attempted connection, wherein said media file to be played to said caller is selected by said subscriber and wherein playing of said media file to said caller provides a credit to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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- 18. The communication method as claimed 17, further comprising the step of tracking number of times a ring-back media file is played to various callers.
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