Patent ID: 8107600
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system to provide advertising to a high volume of calls received at about the same time, the system comprising: a broadcast system capable of reaching a large number of individuals at about the same time; a promotional effort communicated by a broadcast notice by the broadcast system, which creates a high volume of calls to the broadcast system, wherein the promotional effort comprises an incentive to place calls as suggested by the notice from the broadcast system; an answering system configured to play an advertisement message after answering the calls placed to the broadcast system; a plurality of advertisers' messages stored in memory and accessible by said answering system, whereby at least one of the advertisers is not related to the broadcast system; and a communication system configured to connect the individual to the broadcast system after at least one of the plurality of advertisers' messages has been played.