System and method for providing advertisement lead calling
AssigneeNexplore Technologies, Inc.
InventorEdward W. Mandel
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Abstract
A system and method for providing advertisement lead calling in a networked environment. The system provides an advertisement contact module, a call request module, and a request transmission module. The user views an advertisement that he or she is interested in. An icon, placed proximate the ad by the system, allows the user to request additional information concerning the ad. The system generates a pop-up window in response to the user's request, whereby the user enters his or her contact information. The system then transmits the information request to the advertiser or the advertiser's representative to facilitate contact between the two. The user is notified as to the status of the transmission (pending or complete).
Claims10
A method for providing, in a networked environment, advertisement lead calling to allow a user to obtain additional information concerning advertised goods or services from an advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative, wherein the user's browser displays at least one advertisement, the method steps comprising:
- providing an ad call icon for at least one advertisement, wherein the icon is located proximate the advertisement, and wherein the icon is capable of providing an indication of the user's desire to obtain information regarding the advertisement;
- accepting a request for more information from the user via the ad call icon;
- prompting the user for the user's contact information;
- and
- providing the advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative with the user's contact information.
A computer software program tangibly embodied in a computer readable medium, the program including machine-readable instructions executable by a computer processor to perform a method for providing, in a networked environment, advertisement lead calling to allow a user to obtain additional information concerning advertised goods or services from an advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative, wherein the user's browser displays at least one advertisement, the program steps comprising:
- providing an ad call icon for at least one advertisement, wherein the icon is located proximate the advertisement, and wherein the icon is capable of providing an indication of the user's desire to obtain information regarding the advertisement;
- accepting a request for more information from the user via the ad call icon;
- prompting the user for the user's contact information;
- and
- providing the advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative with the user's contact information.
A system for providing, in a networked environment, advertisement lead calling to allow a user to obtain additional information concerning advertised goods or services from an advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative, wherein the user's browser displays at least one advertisement, the system comprising:
- an advertisement contact module, wherein the advertisement contact module parses received advertisement data to obtain contact information for the advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative;
- a call request module, wherein the call request module receives the user's contact information and generates a call request comprising the user's contact information and advertisement identification information;
- and
- a request transmission module, wherein the request transmission module transmits the call request to the advertiser or the advertiser's designated representative.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.