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Systems and methods for enabling recipient control of communications

  • US 9,253,804 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2011
  • Issued: 02/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • at a computing device;

    receiving a communication request for a subsequent communication with a recipient identified in the communication request, the communication request comprising a proposed timing for a subsequent communication, a proposed communication channel for the subsequent communication, and a conditional parameter for notifying the recipient of the communication request;

    determining a condition of the recipient meets the conditional parameter of the communication request;

    in response to determining the condition of the recipient device meets the conditional parameter of the communication request;

    communicating the communication request for the subsequent communication to the recipient device identified in the communication request;

    receiving, from the recipient, a selection of at least one of an actual timing and an actual communication channel for the subsequent communication;

    initiating the subsequent communication with the recipient based on the selection;

    determining a condition of the recipient does not meet the conditional parameter of the communication request within a predefined period of time; and

    in response to determining the condition of the recipient does not meet the conditional parameter of the communication request within a predefined period of time, cancelling the communication request.

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