Patent ID: 9325842
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G06F,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of associating strings with content items, the method comprising: receiving, by a receiver of a content item management system, a content item from a computing device of a third-party content provider, the receiver comprising a wired or wireless communication interface; obtaining, by a processor of the content item management system, a phone number from the content item, the phone number associated with the third-party content provider; contacting, by the processor, the third-party content provider by calling the phone number; analyzing, by the processor, an initial message to verify that, by calling the phone number, a connection was made to an automated system comprising a menu tree; determining, by the processor, an endpoint of the automated system by listening to a message from the automated system, sending an input to the automated system, and receiving an indication of an endpoint of the menu tree; generating, by the processor, a string comprising the phone number and the input associated with the endpoint; associating, by the processor, the string and a description of the endpoint with the content item; and providing, by the processor, the content item with the string for display at a client device.