Patent Document ID: 8745148
Application ID: 14073225

Base Claim:
1. A method of providing user communications, the method comprising: providing an application software program for installation on a mobile computing device associated with a user; providing, by a computer system comprising a computing device and a network interface, a communication service to a web page of the user; receiving, at the computer system, from a visitor to the web page of the user a communication request to communicate with the user via a communication interface displayed in association with the web page of the user, the communication interface including a text entry field configured to receive a text message from the visitor for the user; causing, at least in part by the communication service, at least a first system to transmit a text message entered by the visitor into the text entry field to the application software program, wherein the application software program is installed on the user mobile computing device, without the visitor providing, and without revealing to the visitor, a mobile communication device phone address of the user; creating a contact record in a contact database accessible by the application software program; determining by the computer system if the user has a first account; and if the user does not have a first account, requesting that the user provide at least a first type of registration information prior to enabling the application software program to be provided to the user mobile computing device.

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Claim 3:
3. The method as defined in claim 1 , the method further comprising: enabling at least one visitor to the user web page to leave a voice message for the user via the communication interface; and providing the user with access to the voice message via the application software program installed on the user mobile computing device.