Seung S Cho

US Patent:

6834048, Dec 21, 2004

Filed:

Sep 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/668427

Inventors:

Wongyu Cho - San Jose CA
Seung Ho Cho - Santa Clara CA
Joe S. Abuan - Fremont CA

Assignee:

Dialpad Acquisition Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04L 1266

US Classification:

370356, 370465, 370401

Abstract:

A direct telephone dialing scheme for initiating internet telephone service from a web page is provided. The scheme allows a caller, using an internet telephone service, to place telephone call to a telephone number appearing on any web page directly from that web page. In one embodiment, a caller navigates to a desired web page on the internet and the caller dials a telephone number on that web page directly to initiate a two-way audio communication with the destination telephone number using an internet telephone service. The direct telephone dialing scheme of the present invention improves the accessibility and ease of use of internet telephone services. Furthermore, the direct telephone dialing scheme can be used with video, data, and fax a communications which are supported by the VoIP data communication standard.

US Patent:

20030046151, Mar 6, 2003

Filed:

Aug 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/935085

Inventors:

Joe Abuan - Fremont CA, US
Berkat Tung - Sacramento CA, US
Seung Cho - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/014000

Abstract:

A method for updating audio advertisement that a caller may hear while using an Internet telephone service. The updating of the audio ads can occur in a dynamic fashion for the effective targeting of consumers with an appropriate advertisement, promotional offer, and/or other marketing technique. The present invention allows custom audio ads to be played at the beginning and/or end of the Internet call. The audio ads may be played to the user as part of a predefined sequence, frequency, and/or rotation of audio ads.