System and method of notifying unpublished subscribers of request for contact information
First Claim
1. A method for sending a notification message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing unpublished contact information, said method comprising:
- providing a requestor of unpublished contact information of a telecommunication subscriber an opportunity to indirectly send said subscriber a notification message in electronic form, the notification message being entered on a web-enabled device by the requestor or conveyed by voice to a directory assistance operator by the requestor and subsequently transcribed into electronic form to provide the notification message in electronic form; and
sending said notification message to said subscriber by text messaging and charging a fee to said requestor for sending the notification message.
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Abstract
A system and method in which unpublished subscribers of telecommunications services are able to receive a notification that an individual is trying to contact them, without revealing unpublished contact information. A requestor of a telecommunication subscriber'"'"'s unpublished contact information is given an opportunity to indirectly send the subscriber a notification message. This is accomplished by collecting information from the requestor regarding the desired content of the notification message and then sending the notification message to the subscriber. The unpublished subscriber receiving such a notification message has the choice of contacting the requestor or ignoring the notification message.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for sending a notification message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing unpublished contact information, said method comprising:
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providing a requestor of unpublished contact information of a telecommunication subscriber an opportunity to indirectly send said subscriber a notification message in electronic form, the notification message being entered on a web-enabled device by the requestor or conveyed by voice to a directory assistance operator by the requestor and subsequently transcribed into electronic form to provide the notification message in electronic form; and sending said notification message to said subscriber by text messaging and charging a fee to said requestor for sending the notification message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for sending a notification message to a telecommunication subscriber without revealing unpublished contact information, said system comprising:
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means for a requestor of unpublished contact information to request the telecommunication subscriber contact information; means for providing the requestor of unpublished contact information of a telecommunication subscriber an opportunity to indirectly send said subscriber a notification message in electronic form, the notification message being entered on a web-enabled device by the requestor or conveyed by voice to a directory assistance operator by the requestor and subsequently transcribed into electronic form to provide the notification message in electronic form; and means for sending said notification message to said subscriber by text messaging and charging a fee to said requestor for sending the notification message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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