Patent ID: 8472590

Claim:
A method for communication between a first party and a second party, wherein the first party has a computer device in a first location and the second party has a computer device in a second location, wherein the first party's computer device runs a browser application and the second party's computer device runs a browser application, the method comprising: telephonically connecting via a telephone system the first party and the second party; providing, by the first party's computer device to a processor-based computer server, a first indication of a first content to be displayed by the second party's browser application; providing, by the server to the second party's computer device, the first content to be displayed by the second party's browser application after the first indication has been provided to the server, wherein the server is in communication with the second party's computer device via a data network; providing, by the first party's computer device to the server, a second indication of a second content to be displayed by the second party's browser application after the first indication has been provided to the server; after expiration of a first timer associated with the second party's browser application, receiving a query at the server from the second party's computer device via the data network that queries whether the first content should continue to be displayed by the second party's browser application; in response to the query, providing, by the server to the second party's computer device, the second content to be displayed by the second party's browser application at least until the expiration of a second timer; and providing, by the server to the second party's computer device, a confirmation code to be displayed by the second party's browser application prior to displaying the first content.