Communication assistance system and method
OwnerRobert Pines, Evan Marwell +2inventors
InventorsRobert Pines, Evan Marwell, John Blakeney, Christine Baumeister
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Abstract
A method is provided for sending a message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing their contact information in response to a communication session initiated by a requester. The method includes providing a requestor of non-disclosable wireless contact information of a telecommunication subscriber an opportunity to send the subscriber a message in electronic format. A message is received from the requester which determines available formats for delivery of the message to the subscriber. A message is transmitted to the subscriber in at least one available electronic format acceptable to the subscriber's device.
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method for sending a message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing their contact information in response to a communication session initiated by a requester, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a requestor of non-disclosable wireless contact information of a telecommunication subscriber an opportunity to send said subscriber a message in electronic format;
- receiving said message from said requester;
- determining available formats for delivery of said message to said subscriber,
- transmitting said message to said subscriber in at least one available electronic format acceptable to said subscriber's device.
A system for sending a message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing their contact information, said system comprising:
- an interface for receiving a request from a requester to communicate with a subscriber, said interface allowing said requester to send a message, in electronic form, to a telecommunication subscriber having a non-disclosable wireless contact information;
- said interface receiving said message from said requester,
- a module configured to determine available formats for delivery of said message to said subscriber;
- a module configured to transmit said message to said subscriber in electronic form having a format acceptable to said subscriber's device.
A method for sending a message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing their contact information in response to a communication session initiated by a requester, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for contact information from a requester and determining if said contact information is for a wireless or wireline contact;
- if said contact information is a wireline contact, connecting said requester with wireline contact;
- if said contact information is a wireless contact, providing said requestor of non-disclosable wireless contact information of a telecommunication subscriber an opportunity to send said subscriber a message in electronic format;
- receiving said message from said requester;
- determining available formats for delivery of said message to said subscriber;
- transmitting said message to said subscriber in at least one available electronic format acceptable to said subscriber's device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.