Systems and methods for advertising using pay-per-call
US8458035B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/04
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing online advertisements to consumers. A method disclosed herein allows a consumer to provide contact information to a business in response to a search request submitted to a search engine. Subsequently, the business may initiate a communication to the consumer at the contact information provided by the consumer. As a result, the business has better assurance that the advertisement fees provided to the search engine is in fact generating better consumer contacts for the business. In an embodiment of the system disclosed herein a telecommunications service provider may receive the contact information from the consumer and establish a line of communication between the consumer and the business.
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