公开(公告)号：US20080052353A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11932431

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Scott FABER ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Steven LURIE

发明人： Scott FABER ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Steven LURIE

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0603 ,  G06Q30/04

摘要： A system for recording and distributing information is described. The system includes a controller computer capable of establishing a communications connection via a communications interface with information providers and users. The controller computer also maintains a web site through which information providers can list and describe the information services to be distributed through the web site and through which users can browse to find information services to purchase. Information providers record information over the communications connection, which is stored in a database maintained on the controller computer. Users select to receive recorded information, which is delivered over the communications connection by the controller computer. The controller computer further has the capability of automatically billing users and crediting information providers for the information.

摘要翻译： 描述用于记录和分发信息的系统。 该系统包括能够通过与信息提供者和用户的通信接口建立通信连接的控制器计算机。 控制器计算机还维护一个网站，通过该网站信息提供者可以列出和描述通过网站分发的信息服务，并且用户可以通过该网站浏览以寻找要购买的信息服务。 信息提供者通过通信连接记录信息，该信息存储在控制器计算机上维护的数据库中。 用户选择接收由控制器计算机通过通信连接传送的记录信息。 控制器计算机还具有自动计费用户和信用信息提供者的信息的能力。

公开(公告)号：US20100046724A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12606932

申请日：2009-10-27

申请人： Steven LURIE ,  Scott FABER ,  Sean Van der Linden

发明人： Steven LURIE ,  Scott FABER ,  Sean Van der Linden

IPC分类号： H04M1/64

CPC分类号： H04M15/68 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/49 ,  H04M15/805 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/0168 ,  H04M2215/018 ,  H04M2215/0196 ,  H04M2215/46 ,  H04M2215/7457

摘要： A method and apparatus are described for ensuring a real-time connection between users and selected service providers using voice mail. The system enables seekers of a wide array of services to select, contact, converse, and pay for a service provider using a communications device such as the telephone. A seeker locates a service provider by providing the name of a profession, which is recognized by the system's software. Once a service provider is selected, the system connects the seeker with the service provider for a live conversation. However, during service provider unavailability, the system enables the seeker to leave a voice mail message for the service provider and reconnects the user and service provider once the message is reviewed by the service provider. The system automatically bills the seeker for the time spent conversing with the service provider and compensates the service provider.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于确保用户和使用语音邮件的所选服务提供商之间的实时连接的方法和装置。 该系统使得各种服务的寻求者可以使用诸如电话之类的通信设备来选择，联系，交换和支付服务提供商。 寻求者通过提供系统的软件识别的专业名称来定位服务提供商。 一旦选择了服务提供商，系统就会将求职者与服务提供商连接起来进行现场对话。 然而，在服务提供商不可用期间，系统使得寻求者能够为服务提供商留下语音邮件消息，并且一旦服务提供商审查了该消息，就重新连接用户和服务提供商。 系统自动向追查者收取与服务提供商交谈的时间并补偿服务提供商。

公开(公告)号：US20080049917A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11927534

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： Steven LURIE ,  Scott FABER ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN

发明人： Steven LURIE ,  Scott FABER ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN

IPC分类号： H04M15/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/68 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/49 ,  H04M15/805 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/0168 ,  H04M2215/018 ,  H04M2215/0196 ,  H04M2215/46 ,  H04M2215/7457

摘要： A method and apparatus are described for ensuring a real-time connection between users and selected service providers using voice mail. The system enables seekers of a wide array of services to select, contact, converse, and pay for a service provider using a communications device such as the telephone. A seeker locates a service provider by providing the name of a profession, which is recognized by the system's software. Once a service provider is selected, the system connects the seeker with the service provider for a live conversation. However, during service provider unavailability, the system enables the seeker to leave a voice mail message for the service provider and reconnects the user and service provider once the message is reviewed by the service provider. The system automatically bills the seeker for the time spent conversing with the service provider and compensates the service provider.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于确保用户和使用语音邮件的所选服务提供商之间的实时连接的方法和装置。 该系统使得各种服务的寻求者可以使用诸如电话之类的通信设备来选择，联系，交换和支付服务提供商。 寻求者通过提供系统的软件识别的专业名称来定位服务提供商。 一旦选择了服务提供商，系统就会将求职者与服务提供商连接起来进行现场对话。 然而，在服务提供商不可用期间，系统使得寻求者能够为服务提供商留下语音邮件消息，并且一旦服务提供商审查了该消息，就重新连接用户和服务提供商。 系统自动向追查者收取与服务提供商交谈的时间并补偿服务提供商。

公开(公告)号：US20090323670A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12114603

申请日：2008-05-02

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Paul G. MANCA

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Paul G. MANCA

IPC分类号： H04L12/66 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04M15/09 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q50/10 ,  H04L12/6418

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to facilitate searches of communication references for real time communication connections. One embodiment includes: one or more web servers to assign a communication reference to an advisor for distribution by the advisor in one or more documents, to associate at least one keyword with the communication reference, to receive from the advisor a bid price on the keyword associated with the communication reference, and to present the communication reference selected based at least in part on the bid price in response to a search related to the keyword; a session border controller to interface with a packet switched network; and one or more telecommunication servers to determine contact information of the advisor based on the communication reference used by a customer to request a communication connection to the advisor, and to connect the customer to the advisor for real time communications using the determined contact information.

摘要翻译： 便于搜索实时通信连接的通信参考的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：一个或多个web服务器，用于向顾问分配通信参考，以由顾问在一个或多个文档中分发至少一个关键字与通信参考，以从顾问接收关于该关键字的投标价格 与所述通信参考相关联，并且响应于与所述关键字有关的搜索，呈现至少部分地基于所述投标价格选择的所述通信参考; 会话边界控制器与分组交换网络接口; 以及一个或多个电信服务器，用于基于由客户使用的通信参考来请求与顾问的通信连接来确定顾问的联系人信息，以及使用所确定的联系人信息将客户连接到顾问进行实时通信。

公开(公告)号：US20090129571A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US12130901

申请日：2008-05-30

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/27455 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04M1/2535 ,  H04M2250/52

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to initiate real time communications via capturing an image of a communication reference using a mobile device. One embodiment includes: an input device; a communication module; an image sensor; and a processor coupled with the input device, the image sensor and the communication module. In response to the input device receiving a user input, the image sensor is to capture an image, the processor to identify a telephonic reference from an image captured by the image sensor, and the communication module to initiate a telephonic connection using the telephonic reference identified from the captured image. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a mobile telephonic device, includes: capturing an image in response to an input from a user; identifying a telephonic reference from the image in response to the image being captured; and establishing a telephonic connection using the telephonic reference identified from the image.

摘要翻译： 通过使用移动设备捕获通信参考图像来启动实时通信的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：输入装置; 通信模块; 图像传感器; 以及与输入设备，图像传感器和通信模块耦合的处理器。 响应于输入设备接收用户输入，图像传感器将捕获图像，处理器从由图像传感器捕获的图像识别电话参考，并且通信模块使用识别出的电话参考来启动电话连接 从捕获的图像。 在一个实施例中，在移动电话设备中实现的方法包括：响应于来自用户的输入捕获图像; 响应于所捕获的图像，从图像识别电话参考; 以及使用从图像识别的电话参考建立电话连接。

公开(公告)号：US20090018912A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US12127713

申请日：2008-05-27

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Paul G. MANCA

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Paul G. MANCA

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0258 ,  G06Q30/0273 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to provide user interfaces dynamically customized according to partners through which the user interfaces are accessed in a customer acquisition process. One embodiment includes providing to a plurality of entities a platform, configured to assign references for embedding in listings for presentation and configured to connect people for real time communications according to the references embedded in the listings, the references to be used to request the platform to provide the connections; responsive to a request received via a first entity of the plurality of entities, presenting a user interface of the platform in a first format to identify the first entity; and responsive to a request received via a second entity of the plurality of entities, presenting the user interface of the platform in a second format to identify the second entity.

摘要翻译： 根据在客户获取过程中访问用户界面的合作伙伴动态定制用户界面的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括向多个实体提供平台，其被配置为将用于嵌入到用于呈现的列表中的参考用于分配，并且被配置为根据嵌入在列表中的参考来连接用于实时通信的人员，用于请求平台的参考 提供连接; 响应于经由所述多个实体的第一实体接收到的请求，以第一格式呈现所述平台的用户界面以识别所述第一实体; 以及响应于经由所述多个实体中的第二实体接收到的请求，以第二格式呈现所述平台的用户界面以识别所述第二实体。

公开(公告)号：US20080313039A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11862111

申请日：2007-09-26

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Paul G. MANCA ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Jennifer R. ZAGOFSKY

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Paul G. MANCA ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Jennifer R. ZAGOFSKY

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q30/0205 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0256 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0259 ,  G06Q30/0261 ,  G06Q30/0273 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： Methods and systems to specify complex geographic areas for advertisements to connect advertisers and customers for real time communications. One embodiment includes: a web server to present a user interface to receive input specifying a plurality of geographic areas and one or more operations to combine the plurality of geographic areas into a geographic area of service of an advertisement and to provide the advertisement with a reference of a connection server for presentation to a customer when a location of the customer matches with the geographic area of service of the advertisement; and a connection server to receive a request from the customer for a connection to an advertiser of the advertisement and to provide the connection for real time communications between the customer and the advertiser in response to the request made via the reference of the connection server.

摘要翻译： 指定复杂地理区域的方法和系统，以便广告商和客户进行实时通信。 一个实施例包括：web服务器，用于呈现用户接口以接收指定多个地理区域的输入和一个或多个操作，以将多个地理区域组合成广告的服务的地理区域，并向广告提供参考 连接服务器，用于当客户的位置与广告的服务的地理区域匹配时呈现给客户; 以及连接服务器，用于接收来自客户的与广告主的广告商的连接的请求，并且响应于通过连接服务器的引用提出的请求，为客户和广告商之间的实时通信提供连接。

公开(公告)号：US20080263458A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US11738235

申请日：2007-04-20

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Ben Harris LYON ,  Paul G. MANCA ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Virginia Hong-Jia YANG

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Ben Harris LYON ,  Paul G. MANCA ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Virginia Hong-Jia YANG

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/66 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0241 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04N7/157

摘要： Methods and systems for connecting people for real time communications via a virtual reality environment. One embodiment includes: receiving a call for a real time communication session at a virtual object presented in a virtual reality world; indicating to a plurality of residents of the virtual reality world that the virtual object is being called; and responsive to an input from one resident of the plurality of residents, connecting the call to the resident for a real time communication session.

摘要翻译： 通过虚拟现实环境连接人员进行实时通信的方法和系统。 一个实施例包括：在呈现在虚拟现实世界中的虚拟对象处接收对实时通信会话的呼叫; 向虚拟现实世界的多个居民表明虚拟对象正在被呼叫; 并响应于来自多个居民的一个居民的输入，将呼叫连接到居民进行实时通信会话。

公开(公告)号：US20080262910A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US11737975

申请日：2007-04-20

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Ben Harris LYON ,  Paul G. MANCA ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Virginia Hong-Jia YANG

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Ben Harris LYON ,  Paul G. MANCA ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Virginia Hong-Jia YANG

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0273 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： Methods and systems for connecting people for real time communications via a virtual reality environment. One embodiment includes: a virtual reality server to host a virtual reality world and to present, to a customer in the virtual reality world, an advertisement including a reference assigned to the advertisement; a session border controller to interface with a packet switched network; and one or more telecommunication servers coupled to the session border controller to connect the customer to an advertiser of the advertisement for real time communications in response to a request received via the reference embedded in the advertisement and presented to the customer in the virtual reality world. In one embodiment, the advertiser is charged an advertisement fee based on connecting the customer and the advertiser for real time communications via the advertisement presented in the virtual reality world.

摘要翻译： 通过虚拟现实环境连接人员进行实时通信的方法和系统。 一个实施例包括：虚拟现实服务器，用于托管虚拟现实世界，并向虚拟现实世界中的客户呈现包括分配给广告的参考的广告; 会话边界控制器与分组交换网络接口; 以及耦合到会话边界控制器的一个或多个电信服务器，以响应于通过嵌入在广告中的引用而接收的呈现给虚拟现实世界中的客户的请求，将客户连接到广告的广告商进行实时通信。 在一个实施例中，广告商基于通过虚拟现实世界中呈现的广告来连接客户和广告商进行实时通信而收取广告费。

公开(公告)号：US20070162296A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-12

申请号：US11531252

申请日：2006-09-12

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Virginia YANG

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN ,  Virginia YANG

IPC分类号： G06Q99/00 ,  H04M15/00

CPC分类号： H04M15/00

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to present audio advertisements and deliver communication leads. One embodiment includes: providing an advertisement, on behalf of a party, to a customer over a real time communication channel that is capable of audio transmission; connecting the customer to the party according to a response to the advertisement; and charging for the advertisement according to a count of communication leads connected to the party.

摘要翻译： 提供音频广告并提供通信线索的方法和设备。 一个实施例包括：代表一方通过能够进行音频传输的实时通信信道向客户提供广告; 根据广告的响应将客户连接到聚会; 并根据连接到该方的通信线路的计数来对广告进行计费。