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Communication sessions for a commercial transaction using telephone with a printer

US8031844B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2006
Grant dateOct 4, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1285
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for providing a transaction using a telephone with a printer, includes: establishing a plurality of communications sessions between a first party and a second party to the transaction, where the first party comprises the telephone with the printer; conducting the transaction over a first communication session; and receiving a note by the first party from the second party over a second communication sessions, wherein the note comprises information about the transaction. In one embodiment, the first and second communication sessions exist simultaneously. In one embodiment, the first communication session is a voice session, and the second communication session is a data session. The note is then printed using the telephone with the printer, and a confirmation is sent from the first party to the second party to confirm the printing of the note.

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