Patent ID: 7610208
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: G06Q,G08G,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer program product comprising a recording medium, having encoded thereon a computer readable program executable by a computer, for performing the functions of a mediator for controlling communications between a service provider and a client terminal device having a client identifier address, where the communications between the service provider and the client terminal device are based upon technology in which a reply to an inquiry does not automatically include an explicit reference to the inquiry, the mediator functions comprising: preparing a plurality of inquiry messages pertaining to the service provider, each of the plurality of inquiry messages including a plurality of choices that are selectable by the client, associating a particular reply address to each of the plurality of inquiry messages, the particular reply address being selected from a plurality of different addresses at which the mediator is configured to receive communications from the client terminal device regarding the service provider, sending the plurality of inquiry messages to the client terminal device, receiving from the client terminal device a reply to at least one of the plurality of inquiry messages at the particular reply address associated with said received reply, the received reply including the client identifier address and a selected choice, and determining which choice of the plurality of choices has been selected by the client in the received reply using the client identifier address, the particular reply address at which the received reply is received and the selection made by the client, wherein the determined particular reply address at which the received reply is received identifies the specific message that the client has replied to among the plurality of inquiry messages sent to the client.