Alternative means for public telephone information services
First Claim
1. A method of an alternative telephone information service to provide a telephone caller with caller requested information comprising;
- identifying a unique card number and a first voice telephone number and a second voice telephone number on one of many publicly distributed access cards where each access card exhibits a unique card number;
placing a call using said second voice telephone number to the alternative telephone information service using a telephone service company other than the alternative telephone information service;
authorizing use of registered unique caller account;
requesting caller requested information of the alternative telephone information service;
hearing predetermined promotional message content;
receiving caller requested information;
recording the occurrence of the caller event in the unique caller account; and
, terminating the call.
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Abstract
A method is described to provide an alternative telephone information service implemented by a service provider other than the telecommunication service used in the connection of the call. This independent information service provides the caller information services at a minimal or at no cost to the caller. The cost of the call to the caller is subsidized or entirely paid by promotion message sponsors in exchange for the caller listening, with possible interaction by the caller and rewards to the caller, to at least one sponsored promotional message prior to connection to the requested information. This service information includes telephone listings, weather, date/time, local/national news, traffic conditions, airplane schedules, text to voice translated caller e-mail, account member mailbox messages or other information of interest to the local or national caller.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of an alternative telephone information service to provide a telephone caller with caller requested information comprising;
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identifying a unique card number and a first voice telephone number and a second voice telephone number on one of many publicly distributed access cards where each access card exhibits a unique card number;
placing a call using said second voice telephone number to the alternative telephone information service using a telephone service company other than the alternative telephone information service;
authorizing use of registered unique caller account;
requesting caller requested information of the alternative telephone information service;
hearing predetermined promotional message content;
receiving caller requested information;
recording the occurrence of the caller event in the unique caller account; and
, terminating the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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