SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING MESSAGES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• US 20110158394A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Network Directory Sciences, LLC (Innovation Management Sciences, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Network Directory Sciences, LLC (Innovation Management Sciences, LLC)
• Inventors: Strietzel, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US12/977,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20110158394A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A telecommunications advertising means is disclosed. The telecommunication advertising means includes an advertisement database coupled to a processing means. The advertisement database stores subscriber specific or third party advertisements that are selectively associated with communications in a telecommunications network. The selective association is carried out by the processing means. In one embodiment, a router is coupled to the advertisement database. The router routes communications from source to destination within the telecommunications network. The router also routes advertisements that have been associated with the communications to the sources and destinations of the communications. A telecommunications system is also disclosed. The telecommunications system comprises a network subsystem, which includes a telecommunications advertising means. The telecommunications advertising means comprises an advertisement database and a processing means.

Claims

1. A method for selectively displaying a message to a source of a communication, the method comprising:

identifying the source and destination of the communication;

selecting a message to be presented to the source of the communication based on an association between the source and the selected message, the association made be a user associated with the destination of the communication;

presenting the message to the source of the communication before the communication is communicated to the destination of the communication; and

communicating the communication to the destination of the communication.