Patent ID: 8849323
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a plurality of inquiries to one or more recipients and receiving a plurality of inquiry replies in a network, the method comprising: defining, at a server, a plurality of reply addresses available for assignment to each of the plurality of inquiries, the reply addresses being the addresses to which replies to the inquiries are routed; assigning, at the server, one of the defined reply addresses to an inquiry of the plurality of inquiries; transmitting the inquiry with the assigned reply address to at least one recipient, wherein the inquiry includes a choice question containing one or more reply alternatives indicated by corresponding choice symbols and wherein the assigned reply address is indicated as a sender of the inquiry with the assigned reply address; and verifying authenticity of at least one inquiry reply based on the replier's mobile number and choice symbol in the inquiry reply or based on the reply address to which the inquiry reply was routed and the choice symbol in the inquiry reply.