- Patent Title: System and methods to connect people in a marketplace environment
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Application No.: US13903608Application Date: 2013-05-28
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Publication No.: US09639863B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Ebbe Altberg , Scott Faber , Ron Hirson , Sean Van Der Linden
- Applicant: YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Tucker
- Assignee: YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC
- Current Assignee: YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Tucker
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q30/04 ; G06Q40/04 ; H04M15/00 ; G05B19/418

Abstract:
Systems and methods to provide telephonic connections. In one embodiment, a method includes: providing a listing on a marketplace, the listing including an assigned reference to be used to initiate a real time communication connection; and billing for a real time communication lead generated from presenting the listing in response to a real time communication initiated via the reference. In one embodiment, a method includes: conducting online auction of telephonic leads; determining a way to present listings based at least partially on received price bids on the telephonic leads (e.g., the order of placement, the selection for placement, etc); and providing the listings with information to initiate a telephonic connection in a way trackable to measure a number of telephonic calls generated from presenting the listings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130262240A1 SYSTEM AND METHODS TO CONNECT PEOPLE IN A MARKETPLACE ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2013-10-03
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