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Providing effective advertising via synchronized telephone and data streams

  • US 8,917,839 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2011
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for targeted advertising, comprising:

  • providing a first party with access to a packet telephony service;

    receiving a request from the first party to establish a telephonic connection with a second party over a packet network using said packet telephony service;

    in response to said request, transmitting over said packet network to the first party an audio notification provided by a third party, the audio notification being targeted according to a profile of the first party;

    causing a message that is linked to the audio notification to be displayed on a display screen used by the first party while the audio notification is played to the first party; and

    completing said telephonic connection upon completion of playing the audio notification.

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