WO2005086980A3 - A method and apparatus to provide pay-per-call advertising and billing - Google Patents

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WO2005086980A3
WO2005086980A3 PCT/US2005/008379 US2005008379W WO2005086980A3 WO 2005086980 A3 WO2005086980 A3 WO 2005086980A3 US 2005008379 W US2005008379 W US 2005008379W WO 2005086980 A3 WO2005086980 A3 WO 2005086980A3
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Marc Barach
John Somorjai
Henrik Axel Ebbe Altberg
Michael Fordyce
Chris Hickson
Ron Hirson
Der Linden Sean David Van
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Scott Faber
Marc Barach
John Somorjai
Henrik Axel Ebbe Altberg
Michael Fordyce
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In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for pay-per­-call advertising and billing. A method, comprises generating a web page listing a plurality of merchant entries; and providing a option to reveal a phone number of at least one merchant entry of the plurality of merchant entries.
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