Systems and methods to provide a communication reference in a representation of a geographical region

US9208496B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC · US

Inventors

• Ebbe Altberg · Mill Valley, US
• Scott Faber · San Francisco, US
• Ron Hirson · San Francisco, US
• Sean Van Der Linden · Berkeley, US
• Ben Harris Lyon · Tiburon, US
• Paul G. Manca · Oakland, US
• Dmitry Dave Yevdayev · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2006
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M15/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods to provide a reference for communication with a business is disclosed here. One embodiment includes providing a reference for real-time communication with a business to be placed in a representation of a geographical region at a location within the representation corresponding to a location of the business, tracking usage of the reference, and billing the business for providing the reference for real-time communication based on quantitative usage of the reference.