Method and system for providing supplemental visual content
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a server a command to retrieve visual content associated with a product or service purchase transaction currently being conducted with a user over a source device, wherein the source device communicates with the server over a voice call; and
retrieving by the server, in response to the command, the visual content for presentation during the transaction to the user via one or more target devices including the source device,wherein a promotion is displayed, based on a profile of the user, as overlaid on an image of a product or service to be purchased via the transaction,the target device communicates with the user over a communication session that is concurrent with the voice call, andthe visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the source device.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for transmitting supplemental visual content to a user. A command is received to retrieve visual content associated with a transaction conducted with a user over a source device. In response to the command, the visual content is retrieved for presentation to the user via a target device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a server a command to retrieve visual content associated with a product or service purchase transaction currently being conducted with a user over a source device, wherein the source device communicates with the server over a voice call; and retrieving by the server, in response to the command, the visual content for presentation during the transaction to the user via one or more target devices including the source device, wherein a promotion is displayed, based on a profile of the user, as overlaid on an image of a product or service to be purchased via the transaction, the target device communicates with the user over a communication session that is concurrent with the voice call, and the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the source device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a command to retrieve visual content associated with a product or service purchase transaction currently being conducted with a user over a source device, wherein the source device communicates with the server over a voice call; and a processor configured to retrieve, in response to the command, the visual content from a database for presentation during the transaction to the user via one or more target devices including the source device, wherein a promotion is displayed, based on a profile of the user, as overlaid on an image of a product or service to be purchased via the transaction, the target device communicates with the user over a communication session that is concurrent with the voice call, and the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the source device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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communicating between a server and a source device of a user via a voice call about a business transaction that is currently being conducted; generating at the server a command specifying retrieval of visual content associated with the transaction; and transmitting the command from the server to a supplemental content platform over a data network to retrieve the visual content, to determine supplemental information to include in the visual content as a message, and to transmit the message including the visual content and the supplemental information to one or more target devices including the source device, wherein a communication session is established between the server and the target device to present the visual content to the user during the transaction, a promotion is displayed, based on a profile of the user, as overlaid on an image of a product or service to be purchased via the transaction, the target device communicates with the user over the communication session that is concurrent with the voice call, and the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the source device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a service provisioning system configured to communicate with a source device of a user about a product or service purchase transaction currently being and to generate a command specifying retrieval of visual content associated with the transaction, wherein the source device communicates with the system over a voice call; and a supplemental content platform configured to receive the command over a data network, and to transmit the message including the visual content to one or more target devices including the source device, wherein a communication session is established with the one or more target devices to present during the transaction the visual content to the user for assistance with the transaction, a promotion is displayed, based on a profile of the user, as overlaid on an image of a product or service to be purchased via the transaction, the one or more target devices communicate with the user over the communication session that is concurrent with the voice call, and the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the source device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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