System and method for providing text messaging confirmation

摘要

A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging includes receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target. The method further includes selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact. Additionally, the method includes sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target. Moreover, the method includes receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number, and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.

主权项

1. A system for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging, the system comprising:
i) a server including a processing device, a network interface coupled to the processing device and adaptively coupled to a database, and a server software application operating on the processing device, wherein the server is adapted to connect to a first communication device over a first network and the server is adapted to communicate with a second communication device, wherein the second communication device is adapted to send and receive text messages and used by a target contact; iv) the server software application adapted to:
(1) receive a request for a target from the first communication device over the network interface;(2) select a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers;(3) create a mapping between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and the target contact;(4) send to the second communication device using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target over the network interface;(5) receive a reply message from the second communication device using the selected telephone number over the network interface; and(6) determine that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.