US Patent No: 7,120,235

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Method and apparatus to provide pay-per-call performance based advertising

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Abstract

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method. The method includes assigning a unique telephone number to an advertiser; providing an advertisement on a media channel on behalf of the advertiser, the advertisement including one of the unique telephone number and a reference to the unique telephone number; monitoring telephone calls to the unique telephone number; and billing the advertiser for telephone calls to the unique telephone number in accordance with a predefined model.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INGENIO LLCWILMINGTON, DE56

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altberg, Ebbe Mill Valley, CA 127 934
Barach, Marc Oakland, CA 11 176
Faber, Scott San Francisco, CA 159 1360
Fordyce, Michael San Francisco, CA 11 176
Hickson, Chris East Palo Alto, CA 11 176
Hirson, Ron San Francisco, CA 152 934
Somorjai, John San Mateo, CA 11 176
Van, der Linden Sean Berkeley, CA 127 974

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