Patent ID: 8682994
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, via a computing device, a listing from a directory listing subscriber, the listing comprising business contact information related to the directory listing subscriber; receiving, via the computing device, a request from a user for the listing; providing, by the computing device, the listing to the user; receiving, via the computing device from the user, a selection of portions of the business contact information to add to a personal directory associated with the user, wherein the selection further comprises user modifications to the portions of the business contact information, and wherein the personal directory is stored on a device associated with a directory listing service provider; adding, by the computing device to the personal directory, the portions of the business contact information and the user modifications to the portions of the business contact information, wherein adding the portions of the business contact information and the user modifications to the portions of the business contact information to the personal directory comprises adding the portions of the business contact information and the user modifications to the portions of the business contact information to a plurality of folders associated with the personal directory; receiving, via the computing device, a first indication from the directory listing subscriber to send data associated with the directory listing subscriber to the personal directory, the data comprising an advertisement related to the directory listing subscriber; providing, by the computing device, the advertisement to a device associated with the user; receiving, via the computing device, a selection of the advertisement; in response to receiving the selection of the advertisement, providing, by the computing device, a plurality of options associated with the advertisement, wherein the plurality of options comprises a print option, a close option, and a save option; sending, by the computing device, billing data related to the advertisement to a billing system, wherein the billing data related to the advertisement comprises charges to the directory listing subscriber, and wherein the charges are associated with providing the advertisement to the device associated with the user.