IP Library Patent Application 12186592
Patent Application
App. No. 12/186,592

ADVERTISEMENT-BASED DIALING

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Patent No.
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App. No.
12/186,592
Abstract

A method for a mobile device includes showing an advertisement clip on the device, displaying a webpage associated with the advertisement clip and upon receipt of a click of a clickable phone number on the webpage, dialing the phone number.

Claims (14)

1 . A method for a mobile device, the method comprising:

showing an advertisement clip on said device;

displaying a webpage associated with said advertisement clip; and

upon receipt of a click of a clickable phone number on said webpage, dialing said phone number.

2 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said dialing comprises:

receiving a file of a phone number MIME type from a web page viewed by said mobile device;

activating a parser associated with said MIME type, said parser to parse said file to select a relevant phone number from at least one phone number listed in said file; and

activating a dialing function of said mobile device to dial said selected phone number.

3 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said dialing comprises:

parsing phone number files downloaded from a web page; and

dialing a selected parsed phone number.

4 . The method according to claim 1 and wherein said dialing comprises:

receiving a telephony URL from said webpage; and

dialing the phone number embedded in said telephony URL.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2014
From: VRINGO, INC.
To: INFOMEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032106/0582 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 11, 2010
From: VRINGO, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AS AGENT AND A LENDER; GOLD HILL VENTURE LENDING 03, L.P., AS A LENDER
Reel/Frame 023762/0368 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2008
From: GOLDFARB, DAVID ELLIOT
To: VRINGO, INC.
Reel/Frame 021492/0836 →