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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elon Musk, Mountain View, CA (US);
Aleksandar Dukic, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zip2, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/216 ; H04Q 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/216 ; H04Q 1/100 ;
Abstract
A system and method for uniquely combining the best aspects of the Internet and the Public Switched Telephone Network for calling an entity displayed on a monitor. A user provides an input to the computer to initiate a call. The call request data is received at a Web site providing the display, and is relayed over the Internet to a call center. The call center establishes the desired phone connection over the Public Switched Telephone Network.