Advertising-subsidized PC-telephony
April 26, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesTelephone toll service with advertising Telephone advertising method and apparatus Pay telephone communication system Prepaid long-distance telephone service system with flexible operating parameters Telephone billing with customer-defined budgeting Accounting method and system for discounted communications charges Background advertising system Credit based telephony service facilitation Method relating to telephone communications including the transmission of advertising messages Method and apparatus for originating voice calls from a data network Patent #: 6337858 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 559135 filed on 04/26/2000US Classes:379/114.13, Advertisement370/356, Routing circuit switched traffic through a packet switching network379/114.03, Billing computing software or program379/114.12, Discount or bargaining379/116, Hardcopy record generating379/121.02, Discount charge rate or billing plan379/144.01, Other than coin379/900INTERNET (E.G., INTERNET PHONE, WEBPHONE, INTERNET-BASED TELEPHONY)ExaminersPrimary: Tieu, Binh K.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04M 015/00H04L 012/56 AbstractA system subsidizes telephone calls over a network. The system includes a service provider 120 that establishes a telephone call between a calling party terminal 130 and a called party terminal 140 over the network 110. During the telephone call, the service provider causes at least one advertisement 312 to be displayed at the calling, or called party terminal. At any time during, or after, the telephone call, the service provider generates a bill based on a subsidized billing rate related to the display of the at least one advertisement.Other References
Field of SearchWITH USAGE MEASUREMENT (E.G., CALL OR TRAFFIC REGISTER)At subscriber At central office At terminal station (e.g., coin paystation) TELEPHONE LINE OR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR SIGNALLING (E.G., COMPOSITE) Having transmission of a digital message signal over a telephone line Having station display Having user information display (e.g., telephone number, name, address, etc.) Distribution or redemption of coupon, or incentive or promotion program Routing circuit switched traffic through a packet switching network Having a signaling feature | |
