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US8484074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0264
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and system for generating revenue by a telecom company and sharing the generated revenue with a subscriber. The telecom company acquires advertisements from one or more of a plurality of advertisers. The advertisements comprise advertisement tunes, text messages, audio messages, or video messages. The telecom company acquires permission from the subscriber for inserting advertisements in phone calls and messaging service messages of the subscriber. The advertisements may be inserted during one of initiation, active state, engaged state and termination of the phone call. Further, the advertisements are inserted at the beginning or the end of the messaging service messages of the subscriber. The revenue generated from advertising by the telecom company is shared with the subscriber through discounts on call charges or through payments of predetermined amount to the subscriber.
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