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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION ON A PHONE IN RESPONSE TO A USER INITIATING AN OUTBOUND CALL TO ONE OR MORE SELECT PHONE NUMBERS

  • US 20130130661A1
  • Filed: 01/15/2013
  • Published: 05/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing an option to download a software application to a phone based on a phone number dialed by a user, the method comprising:

  • maintaining a table of one or more phone numbers on a server with which the phone communicates, wherein the table associates one or more phone numbers in the table with an option to download a software application to the phone;

    listening on the phone for the user to initiate a call to a phone number;

    in response to the user initiating a call to a phone number, communicating with the server to determine whether the phone number matches an entry in the table prior to placing the call;

    in response to the phone number matching an entry in the table that is associated with an option to download a software application to the phone, providing the user with the option to download the software application to the phone; and

    in response to the user exercising the option, downloading the software application to the phone.

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