ADVANCED DATING WEBSITES

• US 20140171046A1
• Filed: 02/22/2014
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey David Mullen
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey David Mullen
• Inventors: Mullen, Jeffrey David
• Granted Patent: US 9,325,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/65 Telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4547 for personal communications, i.e. using a personal identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Social websites, such as dating websites, are provided with advanced features. For example, a dynamic telephone number generator is provided that may be associated to a destination telephone number. Someone calling that dynamic telephone number may be routed to the destination number. The dynamic number may be generated as a result of receiving user input to a dating website. Additionally, a dynamic number may call a user'"'"'s web browser directly such that users can utilize traditional telephone lines to talk over the internet to a website.

Claims

1-2. -2. (canceled)

3. A method comprising:

receiving a telephone number on a system;

receiving on said system a request for the generation of a dynamic telephone number;

associating on said system said dynamic telephone number to said telephone number;

displaying on said system said dynamic telephone number;

receiving on said system a call to said dynamic telephone number;

routing on said system said call to said telephone number; and

deleting on said system said dynamic telephone number.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said dynamic telephone number is displayed on a dating website.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing on said system a second dynamic telephone number that is operable for a period of time.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing on said system a second dynamic telephone number that is operable for a pre-determined number of uses.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein said telephone number is a mobile telephone number.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein said generation of said dynamic telephone number includes a first cost and the use of said dynamic telephone number includes a second cost.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein said dynamic telephone number is saved on a dating website.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing on said system a second dynamic telephone number.

11. The method of claim 3, wherein said generation of said dynamic telephone number includes a cost.

12. The method of claim 3, wherein the use of said dynamic telephone number includes a cost.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein said dynamic telephone number is displayed on a website.