Method and apparatus for providing Web users with a click-to-contact service

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APP PUB NO 20040122951A1
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10322679

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A click-to-contact service automatically and uniformly converts all types of contact information embedded in any Web page into click-to-contact links. This user-oriented service is realized with a click-to-contact agent, which takes any Web page as an input and adds click-to-contact links to the contact information located within that Web page. This agent can be invoked from the Web browser running on an end-user's client system or from within the network. This click-to-contact agent performs the tasks of searching an incoming Web page for contact information by applying a grammar for such contacts. When contact information is found, the Web page is modified to include a link in association with that contact information within the Web page. When the end-user subsequently clicks on or otherwise selects such a click-to-contact link, one or two-way telephonic or electronic communication is established between the end-user and an address associated with the contact information within the Web page.

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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC600 MOUNTAIN AVENUE MURARY HILL NJ 07974-0636

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beck, Andre Woodbridge, NJ 20 631
Hilt, Volker Middletown, NJ 24 683
Hofmann, Markus Andreas Fair Haven, NJ 17 629

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