| US 7,453,998 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems to connect consumers to information | ||
| Karl Jacob, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Scott Faber, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Sean Van der Linden, Berkeley, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to UTBK, Inc., Dover, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/691,372. | ||
| Application 11/691372 is a continuation of application No. 10/956771, filed on Oct. 01, 2004, granted, now 7,224,781. | ||
| Application 10/956771 is a continuation of application No. 10/015968, filed on Dec. 06, 2001. | ||
| Application 10/015968 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/702217, filed on Oct. 30, 2000, granted, now 6,636,590, filed on Oct. 21, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0280443 A1, Dec. 06, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 379—114.05 [379/114.13; 705/14; 705/26] | 38 Claims |
| 1. A method, comprising:
a first party providing an advertisement to a customer on behalf of an advertiser; and
after a telephonic connection being established between the advertiser and the customer, via the advertisement, the first
party charging the advertiser a fee based on a price specified by the advertiser, the fee being independent of a duration
of the telephonic connection;
wherein the price is for a service rendered by the advertiser over the telephonic connection between the advertiser and the
customer.
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