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Abstract

A method and system providing an advertisement using a tone of ringing sounds of a mobile phone terminal, and a commercial transaction service in association with the same, is provided. An advertisement is output instead of an incoming call ring sound which rings when a user of the mobile phone terminal receives the call, or for a predetermined time from start of an outgoing call which is achieved by pressing a telephone number of a called party and a SEND button for making a phone call to reception of a response signal of the called party, and a benefit bestowed to the user according to the advertisement listening or watching is spread to product purchase to thereby enhance an advertisement effect. Preferably, an advertisement or melody in the form of music, message, still images and motion images is downloaded in the mobile phone terminal and the downloaded advertisement or melody is listened to or watched instead of an incoming call sound or until a call is accomplished after a phone call has been transmitted. The number of times of listening to or watching the advertisement is counted and actual purchase on an on-line or off-line of a corresponding advertisement product of a member who has listened to or watched is deposited together with the advertisement listening or watching number of times, to thereby provide a variety of benefits such as a phone call fee reduction, a cash back, a milage point, a subsidy of purchase of a new terminal. Thus, the maximum advertisement effect can be heightened without having no harm to call, and the utmost service can he provided so that a benefit on purchase is bestowed to a member who listens to or watches the advertisement via a phone call fee discount and a point/milage deposit with respect to purchase transaction on the on-line and off-line commercial transaction system.

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