Patent ID: 9203974
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06Q,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, via a computing device, a plurality of price bids from each of a plurality of entities; presenting, via the computing device, a second telephone number in an advertisement on behalf of the plurality of entities; receiving, via the computing device, a telephone call at the second telephone number from a caller; in response to receiving the telephone call: receiving a search request from the caller during the telephone call, the search request including one or more criteria specified by the caller to search for a suitable one of the plurality of entities; performing a search according to the search request; presenting a result of the search to the caller, the result comprising listings for at least some of the one or more available entities including a first entity; receiving, via the telephone call, a selection of a first listing from the result by the caller that corresponds to a first telephone number of the first entity of the one or more available entities; and in response to the selection by the caller, connecting the telephone call to the first telephone number of the first entity.