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Method and system for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion

  • US 7,184,529 B1
  • Filed: 09/24/2002
  • Issued: 02/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in an intelligent telecommunications network, the method comprising:

  • detecting an off-hook condition for the subscriber in the network prior to making a call to a party;

    providing an advertisement from the advertiser to the subscriber prior to completing the call to the party by connecting an advertisement module to a service switching point (SSP) via a primary rate interface (PRI); and

    in response to input by the subscriber, connecting the subscriber to the advertiser by routing the call to a telephone number associated with the advertiser and completing the call to the advertiser instead of completing the call to the party, wherein the telephone number associated with the advertiser is distinct from a telephone number entered by the subscriber for calling the party, andwherein if no input is received from the subscriber within a predetermined time period indicating that the subscriber desires to be connected to the advertiser, automatically beginning call processing to connect the subscriber to the called party.

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