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Phone enabled direct response

  • US 7,050,756 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2003
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a first acoustic transmission from a phone over a first path;

    receiving a secondary acoustic transmission over a secondary path, the first and second acoustic transmissions originating from an audio source signal which includes audible content;

    matching the first acoustic transmission to the second acoustic transmission, wherein multiple secondary acoustic transmissions are received and processed to identify a match between the first acoustic transmission and one of the secondary acoustic transmissions; and

    wherein the number of secondary acoustic transmissions processed to identify the match is reduced by using at least one of;

    a phone number associated with the phone, information related to a user of the phone, a call-in number used by the user of the phone, and other information provided by the user of the phone.

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