Call-connecting device, call-connecting method, call-connecting program, and call-accepting server
First Claim
1. A call-connecting device, comprising:
- a database having an identification number and a contact destination number, as associated information,a storage device containing said database,a call-accepting unit configured to accept a call from a first telephone designating a number to connect a Computer Telephony Integration Server including the identification number as well as to extract the identification number from said number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server,a contact destination-extracting unit configured to extract the contact destination number associated with said identification number from the database, according to said extracted identification number; and
a connection-processing unit configured to connect the call from the first telephone to a second telephone corresponding to said contact destination number, according to said extracted contact destination number,wherein the number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server includes;
a telecommunications company-specific number of at least four digits, which has been allocated to a respective telecommunications company;
a server-specific number of at least three digits, which has been allocated to a respective Computer Telephony Integration Server; and
the identification number that is at least fourteen digits, which has been allocated to respective advertised information, said identification number including an agency number that indicates an agency that provides said advertised information and an advertisement-specific number that identifies said advertised information.
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Abstract
A server system includes a database having an identification number and a contact destination number as associated information; a storage device for containing the database; a call-accepting unit for accepting a call designating an advertised telephone number from a user'"'"'s telephone as well as for extracting the identification number therefrom; a contact destination-extracting unit for extracting the contact destination number associated with the identification number from the database; and a connection-processing unit for connecting the call from a user'"'"'s telephone to the telephone of an advertiser corresponding to the contact destination number according to the extracted contact destination number.
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25 Claims
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1. A call-connecting device, comprising:
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a database having an identification number and a contact destination number, as associated information, a storage device containing said database, a call-accepting unit configured to accept a call from a first telephone designating a number to connect a Computer Telephony Integration Server including the identification number as well as to extract the identification number from said number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server, a contact destination-extracting unit configured to extract the contact destination number associated with said identification number from the database, according to said extracted identification number; and a connection-processing unit configured to connect the call from the first telephone to a second telephone corresponding to said contact destination number, according to said extracted contact destination number, wherein the number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server includes; a telecommunications company-specific number of at least four digits, which has been allocated to a respective telecommunications company; a server-specific number of at least three digits, which has been allocated to a respective Computer Telephony Integration Server; and the identification number that is at least fourteen digits, which has been allocated to respective advertised information, said identification number including an agency number that indicates an agency that provides said advertised information and an advertisement-specific number that identifies said advertised information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A call-connecting method, comprising:
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accepting a call from a first telephone designating a number to connect to a Computer Telephony Integration Server including an identification number that has been stored within a database by being associated with a contact destination number, extracting the identification number from said number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server, extracting the contact destination number associated with said identification number from the database, according to said extracted identification number; and connecting a call from the first telephone to a second telephone corresponding to the contact destination number, according to said extracted contact destination number, wherein the number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server includes; a telecommunications company-specific number of at least four digits, which has been allocated to a respective telecommunications company; a server-specific number of at least three digits, which has been allocated to a respective Computer Telephony Integration Server; and the identification number that is at least fourteen digits, which has been allocated to respective advertised information, said identification number including an agency number that indicates an agency that provides said advertised information and an advertisement-specific number that identifies said advertised information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A call-connecting program causes a computer to function as:
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a call-accepting unit for accepting a call from a first telephone designating a number to connect to a Computer Telephony Integration Server including an identification number that has been stored within a database by being associated with a contact destination number as well as for extracting the identification number from said number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server, a contact destination-extracting unit for extracting the contact destination number associated with said identification number from the database, according to said extracted identification number; and a connection-processing unit for connecting the call from the first telephone to a second telephone corresponding to said contact destination number, according to said extracted contact destination number, wherein the number to connect to the Computer Telephony Integration Server includes; a telecommunications company-specific number of at least four digits, which has been allocated to a respective telecommunications company; a server-specific number of at least three digits, which has been allocated to a respective Computer Telephony Integration Server; and the identification number that is at least fourteen digits, which has been allocated to respective advertised information, said identification number including an agency number that indicates an agency that provides said advertised information and an advertisement-specific number that identifies said advertised information.
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