公开(公告)号：US20070022011A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11536630

申请日：2006-09-28

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

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

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0274 ,  G06Q30/0275 ,  G06Q40/04

摘要： Systems and methods to determine prices for communication leads generated from pay for performance advertisements. In one embodiment, a method includes: providing an advertisement with a reference to customers on behalf of a specific party; facilitating communications between the party and a customer via the reference; and charging the party according to a price bid specified by the party in response to a lead to communications between the party and the customer facilitated via the reference. In one embodiment, a fee for the communication leads is determined according to the price bid specified by the party for the advertisement and at least one predetermined rule, which may be based on the geographic area of the advertisement, the categories of the advertisement, the price bids of a selected set of advertisements, and/or the query that causes the advertisement to be presented.

摘要翻译： 用于确定绩效广告薪酬产生的通信潜力的价格的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，一种方法包括：代表特定方提供具有对客户的引用的广告; 通过参考促进党和客户之间的沟通; 并按照当事人指定的价格收费对方进行收费，以响应通过参考方便的方式促使当事人和客户之间的通信。 在一个实施例中，根据由广告方指定的价格投标确定通信线索的费用，以及至少一个预定规则，其可以基于广告的地理区域，广告的类别， 所选广告集合的价格出价，和/或导致广告呈现的查询。

公开(公告)号：US20090070205A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US11876704

申请日：2007-10-22

申请人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Tu Thuy Cam TRAN ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN

发明人： Ebbe ALTBERG ,  Scott FABER ,  Ron HIRSON ,  Tu Thuy Cam TRAN ,  Sean VAN DER LINDEN

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/0212 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q40/12

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to provide communication connections at a cost reduced via advertising. One embodiment includes: receiving a request from a first user over a data communication network; response to the request, initiating a first telephonic connection to the first user and a second telephonic connection to a second user to provide a telephonic connection between the first and second users; presenting an advertisement to at least one of the first and second users; and reducing a communication fee for the telephonic connection between the first and second users using a portion of an advertisement fee charged for the advertisement.

摘要翻译： 通过广告降低成本来提供通信连接的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：通过数据通信网络从第一用户接收请求; 响应于所述请求，发起到所述第一用户的第一电话连接和到第二用户的第二电话连接以提供所述第一和第二用户之间的电话连接; 向第一和第二用户中的至少一个呈现广告; 并且使用为广告收取的广告费的一部分来减少第一和第二用户之间的电话连接的通信费用。

公开(公告)号：US20090030755A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-29

申请号：US11960638

申请日：2007-12-19

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

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

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0205 ,  G06Q30/0225 ,  G06Q30/0257 ,  G06Q30/0259 ,  G06Q30/0601

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to dynamically customize a listing to track a selected type of responses to be generated from a presentation of the customized listing, where the selection of the type of responses is based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the request for the listing. One embodiment includes receiving a request for a listing of an entity; determining a characteristic of the request; selecting a type of responses for the listing based on the determined characteristic; generating a version of the listing to track the type of responses that are responsive to a presentation of the listing; and providing the version of the listing in response to the request.

摘要翻译： 方法和装置，用于动态地定制列表以跟踪从所述自定义列表的呈现中生成的选定类型的响应，其中所述响应类型的选择至少部分地基于所述请求的一个或多个特征 清单。 一个实施例包括接收对实体的列表的请求; 确定请求的特征; 基于确定的特征来选择列表的响应类型; 生成列表的版本以跟踪响应于列表的呈现的响应的类型; 并根据请求提供列表的版本。

公开(公告)号：US20090016507A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US12127585

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： H04M15/00

CPC分类号： H04M17/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04M3/42195 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/003

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to dynamically determine the performance event of a listing based on the progress levels of responses received in response to a presentation of the listing. One embodiment includes: providing a listing on behalf of an entity for presentation to a user; identifying an event from a set of predetermined events based on communications made by the user responsive to a presentation of the listing; and charging the entity a fee per the event identifying from the set of predetermined events.

摘要翻译： 基于响应于列表的呈现而接收的响应的进度水平来动态地确定列表的性能事件的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：代表实体提供列表以呈现给用户; 基于所述用户响应于所述列表的呈现而进行的通信从一组预定事件中识别事件; 以及从所述一组预定事件识别事件对所述实体收取费用。

公开(公告)号：US20090003543A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-01

申请号：US11864808

申请日：2007-09-28

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

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

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04M3/42

CPC分类号： H04L65/403 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M7/003

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to present communication references to connect people for real time communications via concurrent calls. One embodiment includes: responsive to a search request, identifying information of an entity according to the search request; associating a telephonic reference with the information of the entity; providing the telephonic reference for presentation with the information of the entity to a user; and responsive to a request made via the telephonic reference for a telephonic connection between the user and the entity, initiating a plurality of concurrent calls to a plurality of telephonic references of the entity or a plurality of concurrent calls to a plurality of telephonic references of the user.

摘要翻译： 提供通信参考的方法和装置，以通过并发呼叫连接人员进行实时通信。 一个实施例包括：响应于搜索请求，根据搜索请求识别实体的信息; 将电话参考与实体的信息相关联; 向用户提供用于呈现的电话参考以及实体的信息; 并且响应于通过用于所述用户和所述实体之间的电话连接的所述电话参考的请求，发起对所述实体的多个电话引用的多个并发调用，或对所述实体的多个电话引用的多个并发调用， 用户。

公开(公告)号：US20080313277A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11863208

申请日：2007-09-27

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： G06F15/16 ,  H04M15/10

CPC分类号： H04L65/40 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04M15/56 ,  H04M2215/202

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to present communication references obtained from different sources to connect people for real time communications. One embodiment includes: receiving a search request from a user; searching a first data source according to the search request to obtain information about a first entity; assigning to the first entity a first reference to be used to request a connection server to provide a connection between the user and the first entity for real time communications; searching a second data source according to the search request to obtain information about a second entity, including a second reference for requesting a connection for real time communications with the second entity without going through the connection server; and providing to the user a combined, sorted list of entities in response to the search request, including the first reference for the first entity and the second reference for the second entity.

摘要翻译： 提供从不同来源获得的通信参考的连接人员进行实时通信的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：从用户接收搜索请求; 根据搜索请求搜索第一数据源以获得关于第一实体的信息; 向第一实体分配用于请求连接服务器在用户和第一实体之间提供用于实时通信的连接的第一参考; 根据搜索请求搜索第二数据源以获得关于第二实体的信息，包括用于请求与第二实体进行实时通信的连接的第二参考，而不经过连接服务器; 以及响应于搜索请求向用户提供组合的排序的实体列表，包括第一实体的第一参考和第二实体的第二参考。

公开(公告)号：US20080310604A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US12130966

申请日：2008-05-30

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

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

IPC分类号： H04M11/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to selectively provide communication connections based on an automated procedure to test whether a caller is a human or a machine. One embodiment includes: receiving at a connection server a telephone call from a caller; presenting a message to the caller in response to the telephone call; receiving from the caller a response to the message; and comparing the received response with a predetermined response to determine whether the caller is a human or a machine.

摘要翻译： 用于基于自动程序选择性地提供通信连接以测试呼叫者是人或机器的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：在连接服务器处接收来自呼叫者的电话呼叫; 响应于电话呼叫向呼叫者发送消息; 从呼叫者接收对消息的响应; 以及将接收到的响应与预定响应进行比较，以确定呼叫者是人还是机器。

公开(公告)号：US20080255977A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US12098389

申请日：2008-04-04

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： G06F7/06 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06F16/90335 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q40/00

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to search listings using a social network. One embodiment includes: receiving a search request from a first user of a social network, the search request including a specified distance in the social network; in response to the search request, identifying listings of a plurality of entities based at least in part on identifying one or more second users within the specified distance from the first user in the social network, the one or more second users being priori customers of the entities; and presenting the listings to the first user on behalf of the entities.

摘要翻译： 使用社交网络搜索列表的方法和设备。 一个实施例包括：从社交网络的第一用户接收搜索请求，所述搜索请求包括所述社交网络中的指定距离; 响应于搜索请求，至少部分地基于在社交网络中从第一用户指定的距离内识别一个或多个第二用户来识别多个实体的列表，所述一个或多个第二用户是 实体; 并且代表实体向第一用户呈现列表。

公开(公告)号：US20080194260A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US12027208

申请日：2008-02-06

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： H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02

摘要： Methods and apparatuses to connect a user of a telephony device to a selected one of service providers of a predefined category. One embodiment includes: providing a user interface element on a dial interface of a telephonic device to represent a communication reference associated with a pre-defined category of services; and responsive to a user selection of the user interface element, initiating a request from the telephonic device using the communication reference for a telephone connection to a service provider of the pre-defined category; where the service provider is to be selected from a plurality of service providers of the pre-defined category in response to the request and to be charged in response to a telephone lead connected to the service provider.

摘要翻译： 将电话设备的用户连接到预定类别的所选服务提供商的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括：在电话设备的拨号接口上提供用户界面元素以表示与预定义的服务类别相关联的通信参考; 以及响应于所述用户界面元素的用户选择，使用所述电话连接到所述预定义类别的服务提供商的电话连接的通信参考来启动来自所述电话设备的请求; 其中响应于该请求，将从多个预定类别的服务提供商中选择服务提供商，并响应于连接到该服务提供商的电话线索来收费。

公开(公告)号：US20080175174A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US11697932

申请日：2007-04-09

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

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

IPC分类号： H04L12/16

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0276 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0273 ,  G06Q30/0277 ,  H04L61/605 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/20 ,  H04L67/22 ,  H04M3/42195 ,  H04M3/436 ,  H04M3/487 ,  H04M3/4878 ,  H04M7/003 ,  H04M15/08 ,  H04M15/59 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M15/858 ,  H04M2215/0192

摘要： Systems and methods to selectively block calls from reaching destinations based on an input received from a callback connection. One embodiment includes a web server to receive a selection of an advertisement from an customer and to obtain a communication reference from the customer in response to the selection; a session border controller to interface with a packet switched network; and one or more telecommunication servers coupled to the session border controller and the web server, the one or more telecommunication servers to establish a connection for real time communications using the communication reference, to initiate a connection for real time communications with an advertiser of the advertisement after receiving an indication of acceptance of the connection established using the communication reference; where the advertiser is charged an advertisement fee in response to establishing a connection for real time communications between the advertiser and the customer.

摘要翻译： 基于从回调连接接收的输入，有选择地阻止到达目的地的呼叫的系统和方法。 一个实施例包括web服务器，用于从客户接收广告的选择并响应于选择从客户获取通信参考; 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和web服务器的一个或多个电信服务器，所述一个或多个电信服务器建立用于使用通信参考的实时通信的连接，以发起用于与广告的广告商的实时通信的连接 在接收到使用通信参考建立的连接的接受的指示之后; 广告客户响应于建立广告商和客户之间的实时通信的连接而收取广告费用。