Method for providing text messaging confirmation
First Claim
1. A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target;
selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact;
sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target;
receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number; and
determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.
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Abstract
A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging includes receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target. The method further includes selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact. Additionally, the method includes sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target. Moreover, the method includes receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number, and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target; selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact; sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target; receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number; and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing confirmation of a showing request communicated using text messaging, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a real estate showing appointment scheduling system, a showing request for a real estate listing; determining, by the real estate showing appointment scheduling system, a listing contact for the real estate listing; selecting, by the real estate showing appointment scheduling system, a text messaging number from a list of text messaging numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the showing request, the selected text messaging number, the real estate listing, and the listing contact; sending, by the real estate showing appointment scheduling system to the listing contact using the selected text messaging number, a text message indicating the showing request; receiving a reply message from the listing contact using the selected text messaging number; and comparing the listing contact and the selected text messaging number for the reply message to the mapping to match the reply message to the showing request for the real estate listing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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