SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING MESSAGES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
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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.
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method of facilitating a telephonic communication, comprising:
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receiving a network communication for telephonically calling a called party, the communication initiated by a calling party; identifying a first preference previously specified by the calling party regarding presentation of messages in the course of facilitating telephonic communications with other parties; in response to the received network communication, selecting a first message of a plurality of messages in a message database; and presenting the selected message to the called party; and facilitating the telephonic communication between the calling party and the called party. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of presenting messages while facilitating telephonic communications, comprising:
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receiving a network communication from a calling party, the communication for initiating a telephonic call to a called party; identifying a preference previously specified by the calling party regarding presentation of advertisements in the course of telephonic communications from the calling party to other parties; identifying an attribute of either the calling party or the called party; accessing a database of stored advertisements from third parties to select a stored advertisement for presentation to at least one of the calling party and the called party in accordance with the previously specified calling party preference and the identified attribute; and presenting the selected advertisement to at least one of the calling party and the called party; and facilitating the completion of the telephonic communication between the calling party and the called party. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A telecommunications message system, comprising:
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a message database containing a plurality stored messages; and a network subsystem configured to receive a network communication initiating a telephonic communication between a calling party and a called party, and to connect a device associated with the calling party with a device associated with the called party, the network subsystem comprising, one or more processors coupled to the network subsystem and the message database, one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors, and containing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations, comprising, providing the calling party with a menu of preferences regarding presentation of messages connected with telephonic communications, receiving an input from the calling party updating at least one of the preferences regarding presentation of messages connected with telephonic communications; and
storing the updated preferences,identifying a first attribute associated with at least one of;
the calling party, the device associated with the calling party, the called party, and the device associated with the called party,selecting a first message stored in the message database in response to the first identified attribute, presenting the first message at the device associated with the calling party, and connecting the device associated with the calling party with the device associated with the called party to allow telephonic communication between the calling and called parties. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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