Caller identification-based communication system and method
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a first customer communication device and at least one second customer communication device;
a communication address service provider configured for providing an indexed array of a unique caller identification associated with the first customer communication device and the unique caller identification associated with at least one return communication address of the at least one second customer communication device; and
a vendor configured for sending a message to the at least one second customer communication device at the at least one return communication address in response to a telephone call to the vendor initiated by the first customer communication device.
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Abstract
A communication system comprises a first customer communications device, a second customer communications device, a communication address service provider, and a vendor. The communication address service provider is configured for providing an indexed array of a caller identification associated with the first customer communications device and the caller identification associated with at least one return communication address of the second customer communications device. The vendor is configured for sending a message to the second customer communications device at the at least one return communication address in response to a telephone call to the vendor initiated by the first customer communications device.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a first customer communication device and at least one second customer communication device;
a communication address service provider configured for providing an indexed array of a unique caller identification associated with the first customer communication device and the unique caller identification associated with at least one return communication address of the at least one second customer communication device; and
a vendor configured for sending a message to the at least one second customer communication device at the at least one return communication address in response to a telephone call to the vendor initiated by the first customer communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of communicating with a customer, the method comprising:
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capturing a caller identification associated with a customer during a telephone call between the customer and a vendor;
selecting a content for transmission from the vendor to the customer;
obtaining a return communication address for a communication medium, from an array of return communication addresses associated with the caller identification, with the return communication address being different than a telephone number associated with the caller identification; and
sending the content from the vendor to the customer in a target message at the return communication address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communication with a customer, the method comprising:
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receiving a consumer-initiated telephone call and capturing a caller identification of the consumer during the telephone call; and
sending, in response to the consumer-initiated telephone call, a target message from the vendor to the consumer using a return communication address associated with the caller identification, with the return communication address being different than a caller identification telephone number through which the consumer-initiated telephone call was made, and with the target message including content responsive to the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A responsive vendor-customer communication system comprising:
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means for uniquely identifying a customer through a first communication between a vendor and the customer;
means for sending a message to the customer during the first communication using a second communication medium independent of a medium used for carrying out the first communication;
means for obtaining an address for sending the message through the second communication medium based on the means for uniquely identifying the customer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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