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Toll-free directory assistance with competitor advertisement

a competitor and directory assistance technology, applied in the field of system for providing telephone toll services, can solve the problems of excessive directory assistance and high cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-18
JINGLE NETWORKS
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[0013] It is a general object of the present invention to have a process that allows the cross marketing of phone customers when they ask for directory assistance.

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This can get to be costly and many telephone customers find such directory assistance charges to be excessive.

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[0030] The preferred embodiment of the invention is a process that allows the cross marketing of phone customers asking for directory assistance.

[0031] In FIG. 1, the local telephone station 11 is the typical telephone handset, in the usual case, and is connected by the typical local loop wires and connections to a local telephone switching system 12 which in turn connects through a toll switching system 14 to the total telephone network. Interconnected with the local telephone switching system 12 and the toll switching system 14 is the advertising message system 13 which is adapted to provide the directory assistance which has been generally summarized above.

[0032] In general, the local telephone station 11 is used by a local telephone customer, the User 10, indicated schematically.

[0033] The internal connections of the system are, in more detail, the following. The line from local telephone station 11 will be routed, through portions of switching elements 15...

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Abstract

The current invention is a system for providing telephone directory assistance service in which a telephone user calls to the system and the system will, based on the requested number or type of service, hear a recorded advertisement for a competitor of the requested service. The advertisements are selected from a databank, which may include any number advertisements, according to selection criteria. After the advertising announcement is completed, the directory assistance call is processed as usual. The selection criteria can include the use of SIC codes.

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RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 063,990, filed May 31, 2002. The entire teachings of the above application(s) are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to systems for providing telephone toll services such as, but not limited to, directory assistance or long-distance calling. [0004] 2. Description of Prior Art [0005] The need for phone customers to locate the name, address and number of businesses such as airlines, floral shops and auto repair shops has been around for almost as long as the phone has been in existence. [0006] Currently most phone systems charge extra for the look up of the names and addresses and numbers of general or specific businesses. This can get to be costly and many telephone customers find such directory assistance charges to be excessive. [0007] There is also a current need for many businesses to market to a ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04M1/64G06Q30/02H04M3/487H04M3/493
CPCG06Q30/0251H04M3/4931H04M3/4878
Inventor WOLMUTH, SCOTT
Owner JINGLE NETWORKS
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