Methods and apparatuses to access advertisements through voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications
First Claim
1. A telephonic apparatus, comprising:
- a user interface configured to display an advertisement received from a connection server;
wherein the telephonic apparatus is configured to;
retrieve, in response to a request from a user of the telephonic apparatus, a current version of the advertisement from the connection server, wherein the advertisement includes one or more of an identifier for the advertisement and an identifier for an advertiser of the advertisement, and wherein the advertisement does not contain any telephonic contact information for the advertiser;
display the advertisement via the user interface;
receive, via the user interface, a request from the user of the telephonic apparatus to call the advertiser of the advertisement; and
initiate, in response to the request, a voice over internet protocol call to the advertiser of the advertisement by transmitting, to the connection server, telephonic contact information for the telephonic apparatus along with the identifier of the advertiser or the identifier of the advertisement.
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Abstract
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) terminals with integrated user interface for accessing and/or managing advertisements that provide telephonic contact information. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a user input in a user interface of a VoIP telephonic apparatus to specify one or more search terms; submitting the one or more search terms from the telephonic apparatus to a server; receiving one or more advertisements containing one or more references to telephonic contact information as a result of a search performed using the one or more search terms; displaying the one or more advertisements in the user interface of the VoIP telephonic apparatus; receiving a user indication in the user interface of the VoIP telephonic apparatus to call an advertiser of the one or more advertisements; and initiating a telephonic call to the advertiser according to the one or more advertisements using the VoIP telephonic apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. A telephonic apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface configured to display an advertisement received from a connection server; wherein the telephonic apparatus is configured to; retrieve, in response to a request from a user of the telephonic apparatus, a current version of the advertisement from the connection server, wherein the advertisement includes one or more of an identifier for the advertisement and an identifier for an advertiser of the advertisement, and wherein the advertisement does not contain any telephonic contact information for the advertiser; display the advertisement via the user interface; receive, via the user interface, a request from the user of the telephonic apparatus to call the advertiser of the advertisement; and initiate, in response to the request, a voice over internet protocol call to the advertiser of the advertisement by transmitting, to the connection server, telephonic contact information for the telephonic apparatus along with the identifier of the advertiser or the identifier of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 15, 18)
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5. A method, comprising:
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displaying, via a user interface of a telephonic apparatus, an advertisement received from a connection server; retrieving, via the telephonic apparatus and in response to a request from a user of the telephonic apparatus, a current version of the advertisement from the connection server, wherein the advertisement includes one or more of an identifier for the advertisement and an identifier for an advertiser of the advertisement, and wherein the advertisement does not contain any telephonic contact information for the advertiser; receiving, via the user interface, a request from the user of the telephonic apparatus to call the advertiser of the advertisement; and initiating, via the telephonic apparatus and in response to the request, a voice over internet protocol call to the advertiser of the advertisement by transmitting, to the connection server, telephonic contact information for the telephonic apparatus along with the identifier of the advertiser or the identifier of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19)
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8. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a telephonic apparatus, cause the telephonic apparatus to:
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retrieve, in response to a request from a user of the telephonic apparatus, a current version of an advertisement from a connection server, wherein the advertisement includes one or more of an identifier for the advertisement and an identifier for an advertiser of the advertisement, and wherein the advertisement does not contain any telephonic contact information for the advertiser; display the advertisement via a user interface of the telephonic apparatus; initiate, via the telephonic apparatus, a voice over internet protocol call to the advertiser of the advertisement by transmitting, to the connection server, telephonic contact information for the telephonic apparatus along with the identifier of the advertiser or the identifier of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 14, 17, 20)
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