Patent ID: 6956932

Claim:
A method for administering call-in contests for an advertising subscriber, comprising the steps of: registering an advertising subscriber by capturing key subscriber data; providing an interface for allowing said advertising subscriber to schedule and configure a call-in contest event, said interface allowing said advertising subscriber to enter date and time of said event, duration of said event, at least one prize, and a winning caller number; publicizing said call-in contest event; automatically and simultaneously responding to multiple telephone calls in response to said call-in contest event, said responding step further comprising the substeps of, incrementing a telephone call counter for each caller, determining a winning caller by comparison of said winning caller number with said call counter, and automatically conveying a VoiceXML message to each caller informing whether or not they are the winning caller, said message including a data-to-voice translation of the call counter; and forwarding the winning caller to the subscriber.