Patent
Information communication method
Eric Holmen,Gregory Wexler +1 more
- 20 Mar 2009
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TL;DR: In this paper, a method for exchanging contact information that can be accomplished easily using a telephone or SMS texting device is presented, where a first user maintains a database of contact information at a repository.
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Abstract: The present system provides a method for exchanging contact information that can be accomplished easily using a telephone or SMS texting device. A first user maintains a database of contact information at a repository. Upon meeting a second person, the first person gives a unique ID to the second person, who texts the unique ID to a SMS text address of the repository. The repository responds by (a) providing a return text to the second person with the contact information of the first person, which can be automatically added to a contact database of the second person, and/or (b) initiates a phone call to the second person with a pre-recorded message from the first person providing the contact information. In one embodiment, the follow up phone call includes advertising and/or an opt-in offer.
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