Method and apparatus for content presentation in association with a telephone call
First Claim
1. A method of controlling presentation of content on a communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving electronic notification of initiation of a call from a first party operating a first communication device to a second party that operates a second communication device;
delaying the call without soliciting action by the first party; and
causing pre-ring content to be transmitted to and displayed on the first communication device before the call rings at the second communication device, wherein said causing comprises instructing the first communication device to retrieve the pre-ring content from a specified location.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for presenting multimedia content to a caller and/or a called party in association with a telephone call. Content may be presented pre-ring (before the called party'"'"'s telephone rings), in-call, and/or post-call. Content presented to a party may be related to another party participating in the call or may be related to a third party (e.g., an advertiser that paid for the ability to have its content presented). Presented content may be actuable, to allow a caller to change the destination of a call, take advantage of an offer presented to him or her, redeem a coupon, schedule or queue a subsequent call, etc. To find a desired destination party, a caller may initiate a manual or automatic search of his or her local contacts (on his telephone) and/or a central or global directory or contact list.
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1. A method of controlling presentation of content on a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic notification of initiation of a call from a first party operating a first communication device to a second party that operates a second communication device; delaying the call without soliciting action by the first party; and causing pre-ring content to be transmitted to and displayed on the first communication device before the call rings at the second communication device, wherein said causing comprises instructing the first communication device to retrieve the pre-ring content from a specified location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of controlling presentation of content on a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving electronic notification of initiation of a call from a first party operating a first communication device to a second party that operates a second communication device; delaying the call without soliciting action by the first party; and causing pre-ring content to be transmitted to the first communication device before the call rings at the second communication device, wherein said causing comprises instructing the first communication device to retrieve the pre-ring content from a specified location.
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14. Apparatus for controlling presentation of content on a communication device external to the apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to; receive electronic notification of initiation of a call from a first party operating a first communication device to a second party that operates a second communication device; delay the call without soliciting action by the first party; and cause pre-ring content to be transmitted to the first communication device before the call rings at the second communication device, wherein said causing comprises instructing the first communication device to retrieve the pre-ring content from a specified location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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