Method and system for prioritizing the presentation of information within a directory assistance context wireless and landline telephone systems
First Claim
1. A method of operating a directory assistance system, the method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of business listings each of which are associated with at least one category of business;
receiving a plurality of directory assistance requests at said directory assistance system, each request for one of said plurality of business listings, the plurality of directory assistance requests coming from a plurality of callers;
tracking by a server at said directory assistance system, a frequency of requests from said plurality of callers for said plurality of business listings;
receiving at said directory assistance system at least one additional business category request from a subsequent caller, said additional business category request including a business category; and
presenting by said directory assistance system a responsive list of business listings, associated with said business category, to said subsequent caller making said additional business category request, wherein said responsive list has an order of presentation based on said frequency of requests of said business listings in said responsive list as tracked by the server.
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Abstract
A method of operating a directory assistance system is provided. The method includes receiving a number of directory assistance requests for information regarding at least one of a number of businesses. The number of directory assistance requests comes from a group of callers. The method also includes tracking a frequency with which information regarding the at least one of the number of businesses is requested, defining a number of business categories, and providing a business database comprising a listing of a number of businesses associated with at least one of the number of business categories. The method further includes receiving a directory assistance request including a business category from a caller and presenting a listing of businesses to the caller. An order of presentation is based on the frequency.
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1. A method of operating a directory assistance system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of business listings each of which are associated with at least one category of business; receiving a plurality of directory assistance requests at said directory assistance system, each request for one of said plurality of business listings, the plurality of directory assistance requests coming from a plurality of callers; tracking by a server at said directory assistance system, a frequency of requests from said plurality of callers for said plurality of business listings; receiving at said directory assistance system at least one additional business category request from a subsequent caller, said additional business category request including a business category; and presenting by said directory assistance system a responsive list of business listings, associated with said business category, to said subsequent caller making said additional business category request, wherein said responsive list has an order of presentation based on said frequency of requests of said business listings in said responsive list as tracked by the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a directory assistance system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of business listings each of which are associated with at least one category of business; receiving at said directory assistance system a plurality of business category requests from a plurality of callers, the requests including a request for business listings from one business category; presenting by said directory assistance system to each of said plurality of callers a list of business listings from said business category in response to each of said requests; providing by said directory assistance system an option to each of said plurality of callers to select a business from said list; establishing a response rate by a server by tracking the number of times a business listing is selected by said plurality of callers from said list; said directory assistance system receiving an additional business category request from a subsequent caller requesting a business listing from one of said business categories; and said directory assistance system presenting a responsive list of businesses from said one business category in response to the additional directory assistance request, wherein said responsive list has an order of presentation based on said response rate of said business listings on said responsive list, as tracked by said server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a directory assistance system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of business listings each of which are associated with at least one category of businesses; receiving at said directory assistance system a directory assistance call from a plurality of callers requesting information; in addition to a response to said directory assistance response, presenting by said directory assistance system advertisements from business listings to said plurality of callers; tracking by a server at said directory assistance system a response rate to said advertisements for each business listing presented as advertisements; receiving at said directory assistance system an additional business category request from a subsequent caller requesting a business listing from a business category; and said directory assistance system presenting a responsive list of business listings to said subsequent caller in response to said additional business category request, wherein said responsive list has an order of presentation based on said response rate to said advertisements of said business listings on said responsive list, as tracked by said server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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