Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications
AssigneePilgrim Telephone, Inc.
InventorsPaul Kotik, Andrew Egendorf
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Abstract
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation or termination criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network and initiates or terminates communications between the at least two communicants if, by processing the data, it is determined that the criteria have been met.
Claims51
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising temporal data comprising measures of elapsed time since the occurrence of a specified event or condition, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising temporal data comprising measures of elapsed time between specified events or conditions, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising temporal data comprising a specific time interval, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising temporal data comprising a time range, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising temporal data comprising a date range, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising network component status data, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising communicant-specific parameters comprising at least one of sex, race, age, native language, height, weight, physical characteristics, religion, sexual preference, political affiliation, educational attainment, personal income, net worth, activity interests, aesthetic preference, culinary preference, physical fitness, intelligence, possessions, and aspirations, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising communicant-specific parameters comprising goods, services, or consideration offered by a communicant, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising communicant-specific parameters comprising the price or other consideration offered for goods or services by the communicant, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising communicant-specific parameters comprising the price or other consideration sought for goods or services by the communicant, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising communicant-specific parameters comprising network component parameters, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data including invariant data integral to the network's design relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data by artificial intelligence methodology, that the criteria have been met.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.