Patent ID: 8718236

Claim:
A system for initiating and recording a telephone conversation for a customer comprising: at least one subsystem that receives a phone call from the customer requesting to record a phone conversation; at least one subsystem that, while the customer is still on the phone call and if the customer wishes to record a telephone conversation with a third party, places a phone call to the third party with whom the customer wishes to record the telephone conversation; at least one subsystem that request permission from the third party to record the telephone conversation and record the third party's response to the request; at least one subsystem that starts recording the telephone conversation, and if the conversation is with a third party said recording starting at some point after the third party answers; at least one subsystem that stops recording once the conversation is completed; at least one subsystem that provides network security and regulatory controls and physical security and regulatory controls to protect the data of the recorded phone conversation as it is being recorded; at least one subsystem that automatically delivers the recorded phone conversation to the customer once the conversation is completed; at least one subsystem that designates a portion of data storage space, remotely accessible by the customer over a computer network, as an online repository for the customer to store personal data, wherein the personal data includes personal documents of the customer in electronic form, wherein the personal documents of the customer include at least one of: a birth certification of the customer a will of the customer; and a deed of the customer; at least one subsystem that stores the recorded phone conversation in the repository; at least one subsystem that provides the customer the ability to designate a particular access to the repository to occur when a particular event occurs, wherein: the particular access to the repository is access to the repository by another individual; and the particular event is a death of the customer; and at least one subsystem that: receives a notification that the death of the customer has occurred; and automatically transfers ownership of the repository and data stored within the repository upon receipt of the notification that the death of the customer has occurred and according to survivorship policies set by the customer designating an individual to receive ownership of the repository and data stored within the repository upon the death of the customer.