Patent ID: 8589194
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06Q,G08G,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory recording medium, having encoded thereon a computer readable program executable by a computer, for performing functions of a mediator for controlling communications between a service provider and a client terminal device having a client identifier address, where communications between the service provider and the client terminal device use technology in which a reply to an inquiry does not automatically include an explicit reference to the inquiry, the mediator functions comprising: preparing at least one inquiry message pertaining to the service provider, the at least one inquiry message including a choice selection inquiry; associating a particular reply address to the at least one inquiry message, the particular reply address being selected from a plurality of addresses at which the mediator receives communications regarding the service provider; sending the at least one inquiry message to the client terminal device; receiving, from the client terminal device, a reply to the at least one inquiry message at the particular reply address associated with the received reply, the received reply including the client identifier address and a choice selection; determining the choice selection in the received reply; identifying the at least one inquiry message that the client has responded to based on the particular reply address at which the received reply is received; and storing information pertaining to the received reply including the client identifier address, the reply address and information indicating the choice selection, wherein the storing information includes relating the client identifier address, the reply address and information indicating the choice selection, wherein the client identifier address, reply address and information indicating the choice selection are related to one another by storing the client identifier address, reply address and information in a multi-dimensional data structure.