Systems and methods to connect people in a marketplace environment

    公开(公告)号:US10102550B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15461016

    申请日:2017-03-16

    摘要: Systems and methods to provide telephonic connections. In one embodiment, a method includes: providing a listing on a marketplace, the listing including an assigned reference to be used to initiate a real time communication connection; and billing for a real time communication lead generated from presenting the listing in response to a real time communication initiated via the reference. In one embodiment, a method includes: conducting online auction of telephonic leads; determining a way to present listings based at least partially on received price bids on the telephonic leads (e.g., the order of placement, the selection for placement, etc); and providing the listings with information to initiate a telephonic connection in a way trackable to measure a number of telephonic calls generated from presenting the listings.

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO TRACK INFORMATION USING CALL SIGNALING MESSAGES
    4.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO TRACK INFORMATION USING CALL SIGNALING MESSAGES 有权
    使用电话信号消息跟踪信息的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160050187A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-18

    申请号:US14816879

    申请日:2015-08-03

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06 H04M7/00

    摘要: Methods and systems to facilitate real time communications via a telephonic apparatuses that support data communications. In one embodiment, a telephonic apparatus includes: a network interface to submit a query over a data communication network and to receive a listing with embedded information about the query; and a call module coupled to the network interface, the call module to embed the information about the query in a call signaling message for a telephonic connection according to the listing.

    摘要翻译: 通过支持数据通信的电话设备促进实时通信的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中,电话设备包括:网络接口,用于通过数据通信网络提交查询并且接收具有关于查询的嵌入信息的列表; 以及耦合到所述网络接口的呼叫模块,所述呼叫模块根据所述列表将关于所述查询的信息嵌入到用于电话连接的呼叫信令消息中。

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PAY FOR DEAL ADVERTISEMENTS
    5.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PAY FOR DEAL ADVERTISEMENTS 审中-公开
    用于交易广告付款的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160042406A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-11

    申请号:US14804163

    申请日:2015-07-20

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for advertising where the advertisement performance is determined via tracking the deals made as a result of communication leads generated from the advertisements. One embodiment includes: providing an advertisement containing a communication reference to a customer on behalf of a party; providing a connection via the reference for real time communications between the customer and the party; and charging an advertisement fee in response to an action of a predetermined type being performed by the customer (or an agreement between the customer and the party being reached) as a result of the real time communications.

    摘要翻译: 通过追踪作为通过广告产生的通信导致的结果而确定广告演出的广告的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括:代表一方向客户提供包含通信参考的广告; 通过参考提供连接,用于客户与派对之间的实时通信; 以及作为实时通信的结果,响应于由客户执行的预定类型的动作(或客户与所达到的一方之间的协议)来收取广告费。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONNECT MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR REAL TIME COMMUNICATION
    6.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONNECT MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR REAL TIME COMMUNICATION 有权
    连接社交网络成员实时通信的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160014163A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-14

    申请号:US14737109

    申请日:2015-06-11

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06 H04M7/00 G06F3/0484

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses to provide telephonic connections to members of a social network. One embodiment includes: identifying a first member connected to a second member in a social network; determining whether profile data of the first member of the social network includes a telephonic reference of the first member; presenting a user interface element to the second member over a data communication network in response to a determination that the profile data of the first member includes the telephonic reference of the first member; and responsive to a selection of the user interface element, initiating a first telephonic connection to the first member using the telephonic reference of the first member and a second telephonic connection to the second member to provide a telephonic connection between the first member and the second member.

    摘要翻译: 向社交网络成员提供电话连接的方法和装置。 一个实施例包括:识别在社交网络中连接到第二成员的第一成员; 确定社交网络的第一成员的简档数据是否包括第一成员的电话参考; 响应于第一成员的简档数据包括第一成员的电话参考的确定,通过数据通信网络向第二成员呈现用户界面元素; 并且响应于所述用户界面元素的选择,使用所述第一构件的所述电话参考来启动与所述第一构件的第一电话连接,以及到所述第二构件的第二电话连接,以在所述第一构件和所述第二构件之间提供电话连接 。

    Systems and methods to connect people for real time communications
    7.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods to connect people for real time communications 有权
    连接人员进行实时通信的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09152976B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-06

    申请号:US13945845

    申请日:2013-07-18

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00 G06Q30/02 H04M17/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/0246 H04M17/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses to present information to sellers/advertisers/advisors for connections to customers for real time communications. One embodiment includes: responsive to a request from a customer, determining a telephonic reference of the customer; presenting to at least one entity an option to be connected to the customer; responsive to a first entity selecting the option, initiating a telephonic connection to the customer using the determined telephonic reference of the customer to provide a telephonic connection between the customer and the first entity; and charging the first entity a fee for a lead to the customer in response to establishing the telephonic connection between the customer and the first entity.

    摘要翻译: 向卖方/广告商/顾问提供信息以与客户进行实时通信的方法和设备。 一个实施例包括:响应于客户的请求,确定客户的电话参考; 向至少一个实体呈现与客户连接的选项; 响应于选择所述选项的第一实体,使用所确定的所述客户的电话参考来启动与所述客户的电话连接以在所述客户和所述第一实体之间提供电话连接; 以及响应于建立客户和第一实体之间的电话连接,向第一实体收取费用以引导客户。

    Systems and methods to provide voice connections via local telephone numbers

    公开(公告)号:US10380637B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15069347

    申请日:2016-03-14

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses to dynamically allocate location dependent telephone numbers to facilitate voice connections between people. One embodiment includes: responsive to a request from a user, selecting a telephone number from a plurality of telephone numbers of a connection server to match a location indicator of the request; embedding the telephone number in an advertisement, the telephone number to be used by the user to initiate a telephone call to the connection server for further connection to an advertiser of the advertisement; and providing the advertisement with the telephone number of the connection server as a response to the request. In one embodiment, responsive to receiving the telephone call at the telephone number of the connection server from the user, whether to play a prompt message to the user is determined based at least in part on statistic data about telephone calls collected at the connection server.