Method and device for incorporating advertising into videotelephone communications
First Claim
1. A method of video telephony for video and voice communication, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) controlling transmission of regular video information and voice information between terminals for video telephony of a caller and a called subscriber during a video telephone call by means of a server of a selected service provider;
b) starting a timer and then issuing a request from the server to the caller or the called subscriber to perform an interactive action;
c) testing whether or not said interactive action is performed within a predetermined time period as measured by said timer; and
d) if and only if said interactive action is performed within said predetermined time period, transmitting additional video information to the terminal of the caller from the server of the selected service provider and displaying said additional video information on the terminal of the caller.
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Abstract
In the inventive video telephony method a server of a selected service provider controls transmission of regular video information and voice information between terminals of a caller and a called subscriber during a video telephone call. The server issues a request to the caller to carry out an interactive action during a predetermined time period measured by a timer. If and only if the caller performs the interactive action during the predetermined time period as measured by the timer, additional video information is transmitted to the terminal of the caller from the server and displayed. A fee of the caller may optionally be reduced or increased depending on whether or not the interactive action is performed during the predetermined time period.
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1. A method of video telephony for video and voice communication, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) controlling transmission of regular video information and voice information between terminals for video telephony of a caller and a called subscriber during a video telephone call by means of a server of a selected service provider;
b) starting a timer and then issuing a request from the server to the caller or the called subscriber to perform an interactive action;
c) testing whether or not said interactive action is performed within a predetermined time period as measured by said timer; and
d) if and only if said interactive action is performed within said predetermined time period, transmitting additional video information to the terminal of the caller from the server of the selected service provider and displaying said additional video information on the terminal of the caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A video telephony system for video and voice communication, said video telephony system comprising
a H.320 terminal for video telephony of a caller and a H.320 terminal for video telephony of a called subscriber; -
means for controlling transmission of regular video information and voice information between said H.320 terminals of said caller and said called subscriber during a video telephone call in at least one H.320 server of a selected service provider;
a timer comprising means for measuring or timing a predetermined time period;
means for requesting the caller to carry out an interactive action in said H.320 server;
means for interrogating to determine if said interactive action has been performed during said predetermined time period as measured by said timer; and
means for transmitting additional video information to the H.320 terminal of the caller from the H.320 server and displaying said additional video information on the said H.320 terminal of the caller, if and only if said interactive action has been performed by the caller during said predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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