Method and apparatuses for offline selection of pay-per-call advertisers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8521596
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13517754

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Methods and apparatuses to connect telephone calls and track information about the telephone calls resulting from advertisements for groups of advertisers. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining a geographic area after receiving a telephone call to a first telephone number publicized in an advertisement; determining a telephone number of a first advertiser; and connecting the telephone call to the telephone number of the first advertiser, the first advertiser billed for the advertisement based on telephonic connections made to connect the first advertiser and telephone calls to the first telephone number.

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THRYV INC2200 WEST AIRFIELD DRIVE D/FW AIRPORT TX 75261-9810

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altberg, Ebbe Mill Valley, US 134 8088
Barach, Marc Oakland, US 9 799
Faber, Scott San Francisco, US 158 9272
Fordyce, Michael San Francisco, US 8 751
Hickson, Chris East Palo Alto, US 8 751
Hirson, Ron San Francisco, US 151 8571
Somorjai, John San Mateo, US 8 751
Van, der Linden Sean Berkeley, US 139 7634

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