Patent ID: 7249045
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06Q,G16H,H01L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: a first party providing an advertisement on Internet on behalf of an advisor, wherein the advertisement is displayed to a user and includes at least a reference to establish a telephonic communication with the advisor and indicates whether the advisor is currently available to communicate at a time when the user is viewing the advertisement; receiving a user selection corresponding to the advisor, while the advisor is available; while the advisor is currently available, a central controller using the selection from the user to facilitate initiation of a telephonic connection between the advisor and the user, including the central controller establishing a first telephonic connection with the user and the central controller initiating a second telephonic connection with the advisor to connect the advisor and the user; and the first party charging an amount for the telephonic connection established between the advisor and the user.