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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2012
William Kellogg, Austin, TX (US);
Andrew Ofisher, Chicago, IL (US);
Timothy Perry, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert Overman, Naperville, IL (US);
Scott Woodard, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
William Kellogg, Austin, TX (US);
Andrew Ofisher, Chicago, IL (US);
Timothy Perry, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert Overman, Naperville, IL (US);
Scott Woodard, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
ShowingTime, Chicago, IL (US);
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.