COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a communication session between a first device and a second device, the first device associated with a user and the second device associated with a merchant, the communication session established by a server;
the server automatically determining that the second device is associated with a merchant; and
the server communicating the merchant association with the second device to the first device, the first device maintaining a contact list of merchants with which the first device has previously established a communication session.
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Abstract
Communication systems and methods support communication between multiple devices. In some embodiments, a method initiates a communication session between a first device and a second device via a server. The method identifies a first user associated with the first device and identifies a second user associated with the second device. An interaction history between the first user and the second user is accessed from the server and communicated to the first device for display on the first device.
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11 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a communication session between a first device and a second device, the first device associated with a user and the second device associated with a merchant, the communication session established by a server; the server automatically determining that the second device is associated with a merchant; and the server communicating the merchant association with the second device to the first device, the first device maintaining a contact list of merchants with which the first device has previously established a communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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communicating an offer to a mobile device for display on the mobile device, the offer including an option to purchase a product; receiving a request from a user of the mobile device to purchase the product; receiving product purchase information from the user; offering an additional service to the user, the additional service associated with the product purchase; and validating, using one or more processors, a user identity responsive to acceptance of the offer for the additional service by receiving physical input from the user via the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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