Method of facilitating contact between a consumer and a requesting entity

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8280761
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09883149

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The invention provides a method of facilitating contact between a consumer and a requesting entity, with the method comprising the following steps. During an interaction with the consumer, the method of the invention obtains contact information and index information from the consumer. The method then evaluates whether the consumer meets a selection criterion specified by the requesting entity using the indexing information. A data store entry associated with the consumer can be updated with the contact information. The contact information is then referred to the requesting entity thereby providing the requesting entity with up-to-date contact information.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barker, Thomas B Omaha, US 21 1697
Micek, Michael A Omaha, US 2 1

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