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AUTOMATIC CONTACT INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

  • US 20100263004A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2009
  • Published: 10/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transmitting contact information, the method comprising:

  • a digital video recorder (DVR) receiving a user'"'"'s contact information and storing the contact information;

    the DVR receiving, in association with (a) a television program or advertisement that the DVR is receiving, (b) recorded content, or (c) content that the DVR is receiving over the Internet, a tag of a particular type that indicates to the DVR that an interested party wants to receive the user'"'"'s content information;

    in response to the DVR receiving the tag of the particular type, the DVR requesting the user'"'"'s permission to send the user'"'"'s contact information to an interested party that is associated with the tag; and

    in response to the DVR receiving the user'"'"'s permission to send the user'"'"'s contact information to the interested party, the DVR sending the user'"'"'s contact information to the interested party over a network.

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