System for facilitating parallel data transfer from a wireless caller into a communications center
US8010092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/184
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for identifying and interacting with callers has: a telephone switch for receiving and distributing incoming calls; a messaging server for sending or receiving messages and attachments; and, a software routine for identifying wireless callers and for matching them to messages in the messaging server. The system is characterized in that upon receiving a call the system attempts to identify the call to a caller and of the caller is not already known in the system or identified an automated message is generated and sent to the caller asking for the desired information. In one embodiment the caller sends a message when the call is placed to optimize identification.
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