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Electronically referring a contact without divulging contact data

  • US 10,116,612 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2015
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for making a referral from a referrer device comprising:

  • detecting an electronic request to provide information from an information source to a contact communication device, wherein contact data for a contact associated with the contact communication device is accessible by the referrer device and not accessible by the information source;

    encoding a referral container file with programming instructions configured to, upon execution by a processor of the contact communication device, cause the contact communication device to electronically request the information from the information source via a communications network without providing the contact data to the information source;

    embedding the referral container file in a first electronic message; and

    transmitting, via a network communication interface of the referrer device, the first electronic message to the contact communication device.

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