Patent ID: 8676916

Claim:
A system for establishing a private communication relationship between a consumer communication device and a first company, the system comprising: a network interface to be communicatively coupled to the consumer communication device, the network interface to receive an identifier associated with a consumer; a server to configure the network interface to establish a first private communication relationship between the consumer communication device and a company communication device associated with the first company using the identifier associated with the consumer; and a security manager, implemented by a computer processor, to provide the first company with information related to a second private communication relationship established between a second company and the consumer in response to the security manager receiving a request from the consumer for the first private communication relationship with the first company, the security manager to receive a message from the first company indicating whether the request is to be granted, wherein the security manager is to cause the first company to agree to a statement of privacy for a private communication between the consumer and the first company.