Patent ID: 8565737

Claim:
A method for a user to opt-in to receive digital communications, the method comprising: receiving a telephone call to a pre-designated telephone number from a telephone number of a user; collecting the caller identification of the telephone number of the user at a voice call termination point; receiving a valid selection from the telephone number of the user and the telephone call at a voice termination point; determining a type and a phone carrier of the telephone number of the user subsequent to terminating the call subsequent to ending the call; screening the telephone number of the user for association with a data capable phone carrier and communication device subsequent to ending the call; determining that the telephone number of the user is associated with a data capable phone carrier and communication device subsequent to ending the call; and transmitting a confirmation digital communication from a voice opt service site to the data capable communication device associated with the telephone number of the user, the confirmation digital communication transmitted subsequent to the ending of the call; determining at least one of: the on/off status of the mobile communication device; the type of mobile communication device; an SMS plan associated with the mobile communication device; and a data plan associated with the mobile communication device; transmitting to the mobile communication device appropriate content based on at least one of a mobile communication service provider, the type of mobile communication device, the SMS plan associated with the mobile communication device, and the structure of the data plan associated with the mobile communication device; wherein the user does not wait on the telephone call after the telephone call is ended.