WO2009054859A1 - Systèmes et procédés destinés à fournir des appels anonymes - Google Patents

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WO2009054859A1
WO2009054859A1 PCT/US2007/083011 US2007083011W WO2009054859A1 WO 2009054859 A1 WO2009054859 A1 WO 2009054859A1 US 2007083011 W US2007083011 W US 2007083011W WO 2009054859 A1 WO2009054859 A1 WO 2009054859A1
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  • the present invention relates generally telecommunications and more specifically to systems and methods for providing anonymous calling.
  • phone calls are made by one user dialing the telephone number of a second user.
  • the users may use their User ID as a form of marketing. For example, the user may choose FIRSTCLASSCLEANERS as their user ID for a cleaning company. In a business with many different partners, they may want to have certain days that new clients call one partner to field new customers and other days the other partner receives incoming new client calls. The phone number associated with the userlD may be changed, but the new customers never know this.
  • Another problem with the prior art is that individuals surfing the web often find a phone number for a business or a person (on personal websites such as myspace, etc.). It may be desirable for the business or individual to keep their personal phone number private and only allow calls through anonymous userlD or by clicking on a link. [005] Accordingly, the present invention provides systems and methods for providing anonymous calling and marketing.
  • the present invention relates generally to systems and methods relating to telecommunications.
  • a method of providing anonymous calling comprising the steps of: providing a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number; providing a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number; accepting an call request from the first user containing the second user ID; receiving in a computer based system the call request, wherein the computer based system checks to inquire whether the destination phone number is registered with the computer based system, wherein the destination phone number is not registered the first user is notified that the second userlD is invalid, wherein the destination phone number is registered, the method comprises the step determining whether the first user is on a paid plan or a free plan, and wherein the first user is on a free plan, an advertisement is played to the initiating user prior to placing phone call and wherein the first user is on a paid plan the advertisement is not played and the first user is called; calling the destination phone number to provide an anonymous phone connection between the first user and the destination phone number.
  • a method of providing anonymous calling comprising the steps of: providing a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number; providing a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number; accepting a text message from the first user containing the second user ID; determining the destination phone number locale status, wherein the destination phone number locale status is either domestic or international; wherein the destination phone number locale status is international, the method further comprises the step of determining the first users membership status, the first users membership status being selected from the group consisting of registered and paying, registered and free or unregistered; and wherein the first users membership status is registered and paying the step of calling the destination phone number is completed; wherein the first users membership status is registered and free the step of playing an advertisement to the user is performed and the step of calling the destination phone number is completed; wherein the first users membership status is unregistered, the initiating user is directed towards a membership application and the step of calling the destination phone number is not completed until the membership status is either
  • a method of providing anonymous web based calling comprising the steps of: providing a web page having an embedded call icon associated with a destination phone number; providing an initiating user, wherein the initiating user clicks on the embedded call icon; calling the initiating user; playing an advertisement to the initiating user; and calling the destination phone number to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number.
  • a method of providing anonymous web based calling comprising the steps of: providing a web page having an embedded call icon associated with a destination phone number; providing an initiating user, wherein the initiating user clicks on the embedded call icon; determining the destination phone number locale status, wherein the destination phone number locale status is either domestic or international; wherein the destination phone number locale status is international, the method further comprises the step of determining the initiating users membership status, the initiating users membership status being selected from the group consisting of registered and paying, registered and free or unregistered; and wherein the membership status is registered and paying the step of calling the destination phone number is completed to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number; wherein the membership status is registered and free the step of playing an advertisement to the user is performed and the step of calling the destination phone number is completed to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number; wherein the membership status is unregistered, the initiating user is directed towards a membership application and the step of calling the destination phone number is not
  • a system of providing anonymous calling comprising: a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number and a first user plan stored in the computer based system; a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number and a second user plan in the computer based system; wherein the computer based system accepts a call request from the first user containing the second user ID and determines the registration status of the second user and the destination phone number; wherein the registration status of the destination phone number is not registered the first user is notified that the second userlD is invalid; wherein the registration status of destination phone number is registered, the computer based system determines whether the destination phone number is a domestic or international call to the first user and determines whether the first user is on a paid plan or a free plan, and wherein the first user is on a free plan, an advertisement is played to the initiating user prior to placing phone call and wherein the first user is on a paid plan the advertisement is not played and the first user is called and the first user is billed
  • a system for providing anonymous calling comprising: a master database; at least one server farm; at least one load balancer; a web page; config files; VOIP trunk provider; at least one advertisement storage server; and wherein a first user performs a call request, one of the at least one load balancer determines the available server in the at least one server farm, the available server accepts the call request and determines from the master database the first user's plan and wherein the first user has a free plan the at least one advertisement storage server plays the advertisement, the load balancer determines the available server in the at least one server farm and the at least one server farm communicates with a phone system to connect a call to a second user to provide a phone connection.
  • Figure 1 depicts a system for providing anonymous calling as in the present invention.
  • the system comprising: a master database (10); at least one server farm (12, 14, 32); at least one load balancer (16, 18, 20, 22); a web page (24); config files (26); VOIP trunk provider (28); at least one advertisement storage server (34, 36); and wherein a first user performs a call request, one of the load balancers (16, 18, 20, 22) determines the available server in the server farm (12, 14, 32) the available server accepts the call request and determines from the master database (10) the first user's plan.
  • the first user has a free plan, the at least one advertisement storage server (34, 36) plays the advertisement (which may be, for example, an audio, video or banner advertisement).
  • the load balancer (20) determines the available server in the at least one server farm (32) and the at least one server farm (32) communicates with a phone system to connect a call to a second user to provide a phone connection.
  • the call request may be accepted through a toolbar (50) on a user's computer.
  • the call request may also be accepted though an input device, such as mobile phone (19) via text message, in which case a load balancer (18) determines the available server on a second server farm (21 ).
  • the system may also have an audio call recording storage server (54) for recording the phone connection.
  • a method of providing anonymous calling comprising the steps of: providing a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number.
  • Figure 2 depicts how a first user may obtain a first user ID. The user may go to a web site, and input their first name (101 ), last name (102), addressi (103), address2 (104), city (105), State (106), zip (107), email address (108), firstuser ID (110), password (111 ). The first user may enter into a paid plan or a free plan. If the first user enters into a paid plan, they are required to input their billing information, as shown in Figures 3-4.
  • a call may be initiating by a call requests in a number of different ways.
  • the first user ID may be associated with three registered lines and ring at all three simultaneously, or call each phone number in order ringing three rings, if unanswered then going to the destination phone number and ringing three rings and if unanswered ringing at the third phone number.
  • a new phone line can be added (as shown in Figure 7) or removed.
  • the first user may enable international calling, as shown in Figure 8.
  • the voicemail may also be set according to the user's preferences. For example, the user may request to use setting in the toolbar (200), do not send any calls to the voice mail system (202), send all calls to the voice mail system (204), send calls to voice mail per custom schedule (206).
  • the user may also select privacy settings, such as allow all registered users to leave voicemails (208), only allow my registered friends to leave voicemail (210), block all registered users from leaving voice mail (212).
  • FIG. 10-11 there may be a registered user directory showing companies and/or individuals by userlD. It may be searched by business type and serve as advertising for the businesses. In this way, user can just click on the business userid, their telephone will ring and the business telephone will ring to connect the user with the business they wish to reach.
  • a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number is provided.
  • This may be an individual, for example who chooses the second user ID "Golfer”.
  • the first user would text the word "golfer” into their mobile phone (or computer).
  • the method would comprise the step of accepting a text message from the first user containing the second user ID and receiving in a computer based system the text message.
  • the computer based system would check to inquire whether the destination phone number (“GOLFER") is registered the system, wherein the destination phone number is not registered the first user is notified that the second userlD is invalid, wherein the destination phone number is registered, the method comprises the step determining whether the first user is on a paid plan or a free plan.
  • an advertisement is played to the first user or initiating user prior to placing phone call and wherein the first user is on a paid plan the advertisement is not played and the first user is called.
  • the advertisement may be played on the users mobile phone, any hand held device or computer, or any of these methods simultaneously depending on the advertiser and whether the first user is inputting the call request in their computer or their telephone via text message.
  • the step of calling the destination phone number is performed to provide an anonymous phone connection between the first user and the destination phone number. This is useful because it uses a first user and second users existing telephones. That is, they can have any type of phone and the system will call that phone number. It could be a mobile phone, a VOIP phone, a standard land line, any technology the user prefers.
  • FIG. 19-29 depicts a toolbar according to the present invention.
  • Figure 20 depicts a screenshot of what may happen when you click on the account summary (304) button.
  • Figure 21 depicts a screen shot of what happens when you click on the Directory (306) button.
  • Figure 22 depicts the call (318) button screenshot.
  • Figure 23 depicts a screen shot of the configure toolbar (308).
  • Figure 24 depicts the voicemail settings (310) screen shot.
  • Figure 25 depicts the step of updating the toolbar according to the status of the phone connection.
  • the user may click on the call (318) button.
  • the drop down of the input number or domain or user id (314) may then indicate that the computer based system is initiating the call.
  • the toolbar display changes to show the call status and the call (318) button may change to say disconnect and show the number that the user is connected to.
  • the call button (318) may switch back to say call and numbers and or userlD's may be stored in the drop down (314).
  • Figure 27 depicts the dialpad (316).
  • Figure 28 depicts a country code lookup, you can input the country you wish to call the city and input the local number (334) and press call (344).
  • the computer based system will formulate the number to call and call the first user and the second user to connect the callers.
  • Figure 39 depicts a sample flowchart of a call from the toolbar and/or dialpad (316).
  • a method of providing anonymous calling comprising the steps of: providing a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number; providing a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number; accepting a text message from the first user containing the second user ID; determining the destination phone number locale status, wherein the destination phone number locale status is either domestic or international; wherein the destination phone number locale status is international, the method further comprises the step of determining the first users membership status, the first users membership status being selected from the group consisting of registered and paying, registered and free or unregistered; and wherein the first users membership status is registered and paying the step of calling the destination phone number is completed; wherein the first users membership status is registered and free the step of playing an advertisement to the user is performed and the step of calling the destination phone number is completed; wherein the first users membership status is unregistered, the initiating user is directed towards a membership application and the step of calling the destination phone number is not completed until the membership status is either registered and paying or registered and free;
  • the method may comprise the step of tracking the anonymous phone connection and recording the anonymous phone connection.
  • the data regarding the length of the call and an audio clip of the actual phone connection may be stored on either users account and viewable on their webpage. Also there may be the step of updating the toolbar of the first user according to the status of the anonymous phone connection.
  • the advertisement may be played on the on the first users or second users cell phone, hand held device, or computer.
  • a method of providing anonymous web based calling comprising the steps of: providing a web page having an embedded call icon associated with a destination phone number; providing an initiating user, wherein the initiating user clicks on the embedded call icon (3000); calling the initiating user (3004); playing an advertisement to the initiating user (3012); and calling the destination phone number to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number (3016).
  • the step of playing an advertisement (3012) may be on the initiating user or the destination users cell mobile, hand held device or computer.
  • the method may comprise the step of tracking the anonymous phone connection
  • the information regarding the anonymous phone connection may be stored in the users account web page (3026).
  • the method may further comprise the step of updating the toolbar of the initiating user according to the status of the anonymous phone connection (3022).
  • the toolbar of the destination phone number may also be updated according to the status of the anonymous phone connection (3022).
  • the method further comprises the step of determining the initiating users membership status (3030), the initiating users membership status being selected from the group consisting of registered and paying, registered and free or unregistered; and wherein the membership status is registered and paying the step of calling the destination phone number is completed (3004, 3006, 3008, 3010, 3016); wherein the membership status is registered and free the step of playing an advertisement to the user is performed and the step of calling the destination phone number is completed(3004, 3006, 3008, 3010, 3012, 3016); wherein the membership status is unregistered, the initiating user is directed towards a membership application (3032) and the step of calling the destination phone number is not completed until the membership status is either registered and paying or registered and free.
  • the advertisement when the phone number locale status is international may be a longer advertisement or a more expensive advertisement.
  • the user may chose not to activate international calling (3036) and may be provided with a message that international calling may be turned on at a later time, the tool bar returns to ready status (3028) and the process is ended (3040).
  • the method may also comprise the step of accepting an input from the first user's phone in response to the step of playing an advertisement.
  • the ad may say "American Airlines e-savers for this week are $69 from New York to Los Angeles, press "1" to make a reservation". This may be accomplished via IVR integration (3014) with the audio advertisement.
  • Figure 36 depicts a sample IVR system menu. As shown, the system may play a brief audio advertisement (3600).
  • the system presents IVR system menu (3602).
  • the user may press or say 1 (3604).
  • the DCS requests advertiser's information template (3612), the DCS looks up subscriber's email address (3614), IVR plays configuration of the request as the DCS emails the advertisers information to subscriber (3616). It the user selects "2" (3610), the DCS requests advertisers preset telephone number (3628), the DCS connects user with the advertisers preset number (3630).
  • the DCS If the user selects "3" (3608), the DCS request the advertisers URL (3620), the DCS sends the request to the .NET services (3622), the .NET services sends command to the toolbar (3624), IVR plays audio confirmation of the request as the user's toolbar opens the advertisers website is in a new window (3626). If the user selects "3" (3608), the DCS requests advertiser's URL (3620), DCS sends request to .NET services (3622), .NET services sends command to toolbar (3624), IVR plays audio confirmation of the request as the user's toolbar opens the advertisers website in a new window (3626).
  • the method may comprise the step of recording the anonymous phone connection and providing information on all phone connections such as the length of the call.
  • Figure 31 depicts the manner in which the system may perform the method according to the present invention.
  • the toolbar may parse the web page (3102) to make all phone number clickable hyperlinks.
  • the user may click on the phone number hyperlink (3104).
  • the user may submit a userlD (telephone number, email address, domain name) to make a connection with (3108).
  • the toolbar send the request (3106) to the .net web service with user info and destination phone number.
  • the .net web service (3110) accepts the request (3110).
  • the .net web service queries the mater database for plan detail and user extension info (3112).
  • the database server returns plan detail and user extension for to the .net web service (3114). It is determined if the call is domestic or international ((3116). If the call is domestic, the .net web service passes plan detail and user extension info to the DCS server (3120).
  • the DCS server accepts the plan detail and user extension information (3128). It is determined if the user is on a free plan (3130). If the user is on a free plan, the DCS server queries the Master database for an .mp3 audio advertisement (3132) Then the DCS server places the call to the first user (3134). If the user is not on a free plan, the DCS server places the call to the second user (3134).
  • the first user accepts the call (3136), the DCS server places the call to the second or destination phone number (3138).
  • the second user answers the call (3140).
  • the DCS server begins recording in .mp3 format (3142).
  • the system determines if the second user is on a free plan (3144). If the second user is on a free plan the DCS server plays an advertisement (3158). If the second user is not on a free plan, the conversation begins (3146) without playing an advertisement.
  • the systems tracks call data to the database (3148), the .net web service updates the toolbar with call status (3150). When the user ends the call 1(3152), the .NET web service updates the toolbar to "ready" state (3154), the system logs the call data to the database (3156) and the call is ended (3126).
  • Figures 32-33 depicts the process of signing up to be a registered user.
  • the user selects the sign-up now link on the website (3202).
  • the user enters their personal information (3204).
  • the user views the receipt (3206).
  • the system emails receipts and information to the users account (3208).
  • the user may also download the digiclick toolbar (3210).
  • the user may install the toolbar (3212).
  • the installer asks to submit a phone number (3214).
  • the user submits a phone number (3216).
  • the system emails a PIN for phone number registration (3218).
  • the user checks email and clicks on verification link (3220).
  • the system initiates call to phone number (3222).
  • the user picks up phone and enters pin (3224), the system registers the user's phone number (3226).
  • Figure 33 depicts a higher level or Digiclick Pro account. As shown, the user selects the sign-up now (3302). The user enters information (3304), the user enters credit card information (3306), the user previews the information (3308), the user views the receipt (3310), the system emails the receipt and account information to the user's email address (3312).
  • Figure 34 depicts a method of providing a call, texting another user's ID to a number (3402), the system receives the text message (3404), the system checks to see if originating phone number is registered with an account (3406-3408). If the originating phone number is not registered the system places a call to the origin (or first user) phone number (3424), the first user picks up the call at the origin phone number (3426), the system play a marketing message (3428) explaining the call cannot be completed until they become a member and explains how to become a member. The process may user a text message response instead of a phone call (3430).
  • the system checks to see if the second user ID received is an active account or registered account (3410- 3412). If the second user is not registered, the system sends a text message to the first user saying the ID is invalid (3414). If the second user is registered, the system places a call to the origin phone number (3416), the user pick up the phone (3418), the user is connected to the requested or second phone number (3420). If the User is on a free account, an advertisement is played prior to connecting the conversation (3420). IVR integration with audio advertisements (3422) may be used.
  • a method of providing anonymous web based calling comprising the steps of: providing a web page having an embedded call icon associated with a destination phone number; providing an initiating user, wherein the initiating user clicks on said embedded call icon; determining the destination phone number locale status, wherein the destination phone number locale status is either domestic or international; wherein the destination phone number locale status is international, the method further comprises the step of determining the initiating users membership status, the initiating users membership status being selected from the group consisting of registered and paying, registered and free or unregistered; and wherein the membership status is registered and paying the step of calling the destination phone number is completed to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number; wherein the membership status is registered and free the step of playing an advertisement to the user is performed and the step of calling the destination phone number is completed to provide an anonymous phone connection between the initiating user and the destination phone number; wherein the membership status is unregistered, the initiating user is directed towards a membership application and the step
  • the server receives the message and parses the first users callerid (3504), the server queries the master database for the plan detail associated with the callerlD (3506) and determines if the origin phone number is registered with an active account (3508). If the first or origin phone number is not registered, the DCS server initiates a call to the first phone number (3548) the user picks up the call (3550), the DCS server streams an automated marketing message (3552). Steps 3548, 3550 and 3552 may also be sent via text message (3554). If the first user has a registered account, the server queries the master database (3510) for call destination userid plan detail and user extension information (3510). It is determined id the second user ID is registered to an active account (3512).
  • the server sends the first user an automated text message that the ID texted is invalid (3556). If the ID is an active account, the system parses plan detail and user extension info to the DCS server (3514). The DCS server accepts plan detail and user extension information (3516). It is determined if the user is on a free plan (3518). If the user is on a free plan, the DCS server queries the master database for an advertisement (3520). The DCS server places a call to the user (3522). The user accepts the call (3524). The server places the call to the hyperlinked second or destination phone number (3526). The destination call is answered (3528). The DCS server begins recording (3530). It is determined if the second user is on a free plan (3532).
  • the DCS server plan an advertisement (3534). If the second or destination user is on a free plan, the DCS server plan an advertisement (3534). If the second or destination user is not on a free plan, the users begin their conversation (3536), the system tracks the call data to a database (3538); the .NET web service updates the toolbar according to the call status (3540). Once the user ends the call (3542), the .NET web service updates the toolbar to a "ready" state (3544). The system logs the call data to a database (3546).
  • a system of providing anonymous calling comprising: a first user having a first user ID associated with a first phone number and a first user plan stored in the computer based system; a second user having a second user ID associated with a destination phone number and a second user plan in the computer based system; wherein the computer based system accepts a call request from the first user containing the second user ID and determines the registration status of the second user and the destination phone number; wherein the registration status of the destination phone number is not registered the first user is notified that the second userlD is invalid; wherein the registration status of destination phone number is registered, the computer based system determines whether the destination phone number is a domestic or international call to the first user and determines whether the first user is on a paid plan or a free plan, and wherein the first user is on a free plan, an advertisement is played to the initiating user prior to placing phone call and wherein the first user is on a paid plan the advertisement is not played and the first user is
  • the first user plan may be free, free and international, paid, paid and international.
  • Figure 37 depicts a call request according to the present invention.
  • a first user may text another user's ID to a number (3702)
  • the server receives the text message and parses the phone number for the first user and the second user (3704)
  • the server queries the master databse for the plan detail according to the callerlD of the first user (3706)
  • the plan detail and user extension info is parsed into the DCS server (3710).
  • the DCS server accepts the plan detail and user information (3712).
  • the DCS server places the call to the user (3714).
  • the first user accepts the call (3716)
  • the DCS server places the call to the hyperlinked destination users phone number (3718) and the destination or second user's call is answered (3720) and a connection is made between the first user and second user.
  • FIG. 38 depicts a flowchart according to the present invention and comprises the steps of: a first user, using a cell phone texts a second user ID (email address) to a text number of equivalent toll free phone number (3800), receiving the text message by the system (3802), the system checks to see if the originating phone number (first user) is registered with an active account (3804 and 3806).
  • the system places a call to the origin phone number (3810), the user picks up the call at the origin phone number (3812), an automated marketing message (or advertisement) is played (3814) stating that the call cannot be connected unless the user is a subscriber and describes how to become one. Steps (3810, 3812 and 3814) may also be text messaged (3816). This is the end (3824) of the attempted phone call until the originating user becomes a member. If the origin phone number is registered, the system checks (3818) to see if the second user (ID or email address) is registered to an active account (3820).
  • Figure 39 depicts a sample flowchart of the method according to a first user dialing from their computer toolbar.
  • the user may type an email address (or user ID) into the toolbar and click connect (3902), the system would look up the email address (3904), the system would determine if the email is registered (3906). If the email is not registered, the system would display a message that the email is not registered (3908), the toll bar would return to a ready state (3910). If the email is registered to a user, the next step would be to determine if the destination phone number is international or domestic (3912). If the phone number is domestic, the system dials the phone number of the user who initiated the connection (3924), the toolbar would be updated as to the status of the call (3926), the initiating user would answer their phone (3928).
  • the destination phone number is international or domestic
  • the system would determine if the initiating user is on a free plan (3930). If the user is on a free plan, the system would play a brief audio advertisement (3936) and then connect the call (3932). If the user is not on a free plan the system would connect the call (3932). The conversation would begin (3934). The system would track the call data (3940), the toolbar would update the status of the call (3940). Once the call was ended (3944), the toolbar would update the status of the call (3946) and the toolbar would return to the ready state (3948) and end (3922).

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L'invention concerne un procédé destiné à fournir des appels anonymes comprenant les étapes consistant à : fournir un premier utilisateur qui a un premier ID d'utilisateur associé à un premier numéro de téléphone; fournir un deuxième utilisateur qui a un deuxième ID d'utilisateur associé à un numéro de téléphone de destination; accepter une demande d'appel venant du premier utilisateur et contenant le deuxième ID d'utilisateur; recevoir une demande d'appel dans un système informatique, vérifier si le numéro de téléphone de destination est un plan payé ou un plan gratuit. Si le premier utilisateur est sur un plan gratuit, une publicité est diffusée à l'utilisateur d'origine avant de réaliser l'appel téléphonique et si le premier utilisateur est sur un plan payé, la publicité n'est pas diffusée et le premier utilisateur est appelé pour fournir une connexion téléphonique anonyme entre le premier utilisateur et le numéro de téléphone de destination.
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