WO2018092163A1 - System and method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver - Google Patents

System and method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver Download PDF

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WO2018092163A1
WO2018092163A1 PCT/IT2016/000274 IT2016000274W WO2018092163A1 WO 2018092163 A1 WO2018092163 A1 WO 2018092163A1 IT 2016000274 W IT2016000274 W IT 2016000274W WO 2018092163 A1 WO2018092163 A1 WO 2018092163A1
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  • the present invention relates to a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, particularly, although not exclusively, useful and practical in the home delivery of paper correspondence or of parcels, in order to put a letter- carrying party or courier (the sender of the distance communication) in contact with an unknown party (the receiver of the distance communication) authorized to collect the correspondence or the parcel.
  • the term "unknown” indicates a party, i.e. a person, whose personal details (for example name, surname, address, and so on) and contact details (for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, email address, and so on) are completely unknown, or for whom the personal details are known but not the contact details.
  • personal details for example name, surname, address, and so on
  • contact details for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, email address, and so on
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the limitations of the known art described above, by devising a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a sending user to get in contact with a receiving user who is unknown to him/her.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a sending user to get in contact with a receiving user whose contact details are unknown to him/her.
  • Another object of the present invention is to devise a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a receiving user to select contact details and contact methods by way of which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user who does not know him/her.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a receiving user to choose to be contacted by a sending user only and exclusively when the sending user is in a certain position or place.
  • Another object of the present invention is to devise a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a receiving user to preset a text message to be returned tD a sending user who wishes to contact him/her.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that are highly reliable, easily and practically implememed, and low cost if compared to the known art.
  • a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver comprising a first mobile processing device operated by a receiving user, a second mobile processing device operated by a sending user, and a remote processing device that comprises remote storage means, said first mobile processing device, said second mobile processing device and said remote processing device bdng connected to a telematic communications network, characterized in that it comprises at least one marker associated or associable with a posdtion or place where said receiving user wishes to be contactable, said at least one marker being readable by said second mobile processing device and comprising a unique identification code, said unique identification code corresponding to a record comprised in said remote storage means and comprising contact information belonging to and selected by said receiving user, and in that said second mobile processing device is configured to set up a distance communication between said sending user and said receiving user, the characteristics of said distance communication depending on said contact information comprised in said record, corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker.
  • a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver comprising the steps of:
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the processing device operated by the receiving user of a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the processing device operated by the sending user of a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the remote processing device of a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention
  • Figure 5 is a flowchart that illustrates an embodiment of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention.
  • the system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver comprises substantially a first mobile processing device 14 operated by a receiving user 12, means 16 for the production of one or more markers 20, a second mobile processing device 24 operated by a sending user 22, and a remote processing device 30; the first mobile processing device 14, the second mobile processing device 24 and the remote processing device 30 being connected to a telematic communications network 18, such as for example the internet.
  • the markers 20 are physically associable with the positions or places from which the receiving user 12 wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her, and each marker 20 is adapted to store a unique identification code that points to a corresponding record, comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30, in which contact information is stored belonging to the receiving user 12, or a trusted third person, and selected by the receiving user 12.
  • a first marker 20a can be associated with the residence of the receiving user 12;
  • a second marker 20b can be associated with the office or, more generally, with the workplace of the receiving user 12; and a third marker 20c can be associated with the residence of a close relative of the receiving user 12.
  • the records corresponding to the unique identification codes stored in the markers 20 can store contact information of the receiving user 12, or of a trusted third person, comprising contact details and/or contact methods, as will be seen in detail hereinafter in the present description.
  • the markers 20 contain within them a unique identification code that points to a corresponding record, comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30, in which one or more of the above mentioned contact information items are stored.
  • the markers 20 can be implemented using various conventional techniques and technologies.
  • the marker 20 comprises a one- dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) barcode of the static type, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
  • the marker 20 comprises an RFID tag or transponder.
  • the marker 20 comprises a one-dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) barcode of the dynamic type, such as for example a dynamic QR code (Dynamic Quick Response Code), which uses an electronic label with a dynamic QR code encoding system that changes each time it is used, for example following an explicit request or after a preset time interval, and which therefore is temporary.
  • ID one-dimensional
  • 2D two-dimensional
  • a marker 20 that comprises a one-dimensional (ID) or two- dimensional (2D) dynamic barcode makes it possible to include also temporal and/or spatial information in the marker 20 proper, so that the sending user 22 can get in contact with the receiving user 12 only and exclusively when the sending user 22 is in the geographic position or in the place with which the receiving user 12 has associated the marker 20.
  • ID one-dimensional
  • 2D two- dimensional
  • the dynamic marker 20 could comprise inside it a GPS module, for detecting the spatial information, or a clock synchronized with an atomic clock, for detecting the temporal information.
  • the first mobile processing device 14, or receiving device 14 is a device with telecommunications capacity, preferably mobile, such as for example a smartphone or a tablet computer.
  • the receiving device 14 is adapted to enable the receiving user 12 to select the contact information to be stored in the record corresponding to the unique identification code stored in the marker 20 to be generated, and is adapted to generate the markers 20 which can be physically associated with the positions or with the places from which the receiving user 12 wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
  • the receiving device 14 is adapted to display to the receiving user 12 the information and the details that in each instance are useful and necessary in the course of the various steps of selecting the contact information and/or of generating and producing the markers 20.
  • the receiving device 14 comprises a control unit 32, user interface means 34, and a marking module 36.
  • the control unit 32 is the main functional element of the receiving device 14 of the system 10 according to the invention, and for this reason it is connected and in communication with the other operating and/or functional elements that are comprised in the receiving device 14.
  • the control unit 32 is provided with suitable capacity for processing and for interfacing with the other elements of the receiving device 14, and it is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the elements of the receiving device 14 with which it is connected and in communication.
  • control unit 32 is configured to execute the processing operations on the data coming from the user interface means 34, relating to the selection of the contact information, and from the marking module 36, relating to the generation and production of the markers 20.
  • the user interface means 34 are adapted to enable the receiving user
  • markers 12 to interact in input and in output with the receiving device 14 during the various steps of the generation and/or production of the markers 20, and they can comprise for example a touchscreen and a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
  • GUI Graphic User Interface
  • the user interface means 34 are configured to enable the receiving user 12 to select the contact details and the contact methods to be included in the contact information stored in the record corresponding to the unique identification code stored in the marker 20 to be generated.
  • the marking module 36 is adapted to generate and encode the markers 20 that the receiving user 12 will associate with the positions or with the places from which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
  • the marking module 36 is configured to encode the unique identification code corresponding to the record in which the contact information is stored, comprising contact details and contact methods that were previously selected by the receiving user 12 by way of the interface means 34, so that this unique identification code is compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20, which as mentioned can comprise a one-dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) static barcode, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
  • the receiving device 14 further comprises means (not shown) for connection and communication with the second mobile processing device 24, or sending device 24, and with the remote processing device 30 by way of the telematic communications network 18.
  • the markers 20 can be implemented using various conventional techniques and technologies, therefore the receiving device 14, in particular the marking module 36, is connected and in communication with means of production 16 of the markers 20 which are conveniently configured and compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20.
  • the means of production 16 of the markers 20 comprise a printer connected and in communication with the receiving device 14, this printer being adapted to print markers 20 in the form of labels with QR codes (Quick Response Codes), preferably adhesive.
  • QR codes Quadick Response Codes
  • the second mobile processing device 24, or sending device 24, is a device with telecommunications capacity, preferably mobile, such as for example a smartphone or a tablet computer.
  • the sending device 24 is adapted to read and decode the markers 20 associated with the positions or with the places from which a receiving user 12 wishes to be contactable by the sending user 22 who does not know him/her, and is adapted to interrogate the remote processing device 30, in particular the corresponding remote storage means 28, as a consequence of the above mentioned reading and decoding of a marker 20 and of the consequent identification of the unique identification code, in order to receive contact information belonging to the receiving user 12 and selected thereby, this contact information being stored in a record corresponding to the unique identification code identified.
  • the sending device 24 is further adapted to enable and set up, i.e. establish, as a consequence of the above mentioned reception of contact information of the receiving user 12, a communication from the sending user 22 to the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read, for example by way of a text message, a voice message or note, or a telephone call, using its telecommunication capacities.
  • the sending device 24 is adapted to display to the sending user 22 the information and the details in each instance that are useful and necessary in the course of the various steps of reading and decoding the markers 20 and/or of communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12.
  • the sending device 24 comprises a control unit 42, user interface means 44, and a reading module 46.
  • the control unit 42 is the main functional element of the sending device 24 of the system 10 according to the invention, and for this reason it is connected and in communication with the other operating and/or functional elements that are comprised in the sending device 24.
  • the control unit 42 is provided with suitable capacity for processing and for interfacing with the other elements of the sending device 24, and it is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the elements of the sending device 24 with which it is connected and in communication.
  • control unit 42 is configured to execute the processing operations on the data coming from the reading module 46, relating to the reading and decoding of the markers 20, and from the user interface means 44, relating to the communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12.
  • the user interface means 44 are adapted to enable the sending user 22 to interact in input and in output with the sending device 24 during the various steps of the reading of the markers 20 and/or of communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12, and they can comprise for example a touchscreen and a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
  • the user interface means 44 are configured to enable the sending user 22 to read a marker 20, and subsequently to set up a distance communication, by way of the telematic communications network 18, between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read previously.
  • the reading module 46 is adapted to read and decoding the markers 20 that the receiving user 12 has previously generated, produced and associated with positions or places from which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
  • the reading module 46 is configured to identify the unique identification code stored in the marker 20. This unique identification code is then used by the sending device 24 to interrogate the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30 and receive contact details and contact methods that were previously selected by the receiving user 12.
  • This contact information is then used by the sending device 24 to enable and set up, i.e. establish, a distance communication, by way of the telematic communications network 18, between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read.
  • the characteristics of such distance communication depends on the contact details and the contact methods comprised in the contact information stored in the record corresponding to the unique identification code stored in the marker 20.
  • the markers 20 can be read directly by the conveniently configured sending device 24, for example by way of an adapted application, for decoding a marker 20 and identifying the unique identification code stored in the marker 20 proper.
  • the sending device 24 comprises a digital camera adapted to scan one-dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) static or dynamic barcodes, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
  • ID one-dimensional
  • 2D two-dimensional static or dynamic barcodes
  • the sending device 24 is connected to a barcode reader, for example in the form of an optical gun, adapted to scan one-dimensional ( 1 D) or two-dimensional (2D) static or dynamic barcodes, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
  • a barcode reader for example in the form of an optical gun, adapted to scan one-dimensional ( 1 D) or two-dimensional (2D) static or dynamic barcodes, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
  • the sending device 24 further comprises means (not shown) for connection and communication with the first mobile processing device 14, or receiving device 14, and with the remote processing device 30 by way of the telematic communications network 18.
  • the remote processing device 30 is a server device, preferably a web server, with telecommunications capacity, preferably wired, and is adapted to act as an intermediary between the sending device 24 operated by the sending user 22, who wishes to get in contact with a receiving user 12 whom he/she does not know, and the receiving device 14 operated by the receiving user 12, who wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
  • the remote processing device 30 receives the interrogations originating from the sending device 24 and returns to the sending device 24 contact information belonging to a specific receiving user 12 and selected by the latter.
  • the contact information returned is extracted on the basis of the unique identification code comprised as a parameter in the interrogation, a code that points to a corresponding record.
  • the remote processing device 30 comprises a control unit 26, and remote storage means 28.
  • the control unit 26 is the main functional element of the remote processing device 30 of the system 10 according to the invention, and for this reason it is connected and in communication with the other operating and/or functional elements that are comprised in the remote processing device 30.
  • the control unit 26 is provided with suitable capacity for processing and for interfacing with the other elements of the remote processing device 30, and it is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the elements of the remote processing device 30 with which it is connected and in communication.
  • control unit 26 is configured to execute the processing operations on the data originating from the sending device 24, relating to the reception of the interrogation, and from the remote storage means 28, relating to the returning of the result of the interrogation.
  • the remote storage means 28 are adapted to store a set of records, each one corresponding to a unique identification code stored in a marker 20, and each one comprising contact information belonging to a specific receiving user 12 and selected by the latter.
  • the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising only and exclusively the name and surname of such receiving user 12.
  • the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising contact details, such as for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, emergency telephone number, and/or email address.
  • the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising contact methods, such as for example SMS text message, instant messaging text message (WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Telegram, etc.), email text message, voice message or note, or telephone call.
  • contact methods such as for example SMS text message, instant messaging text message (WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Telegram, etc.), email text message, voice message or note, or telephone call.
  • the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising both contact details, and contact methods.
  • the records can also store a text message, such as for example "/ am on holiday and will return on DD/MM/YYYY preset by the receiving user 12 and immediately returned and displayed, as a consequence of reading the marker 20, to the sending user 22 who wishes to contact him/her.
  • a text message such as for example "/ am on holiday and will return on DD/MM/YYYY preset by the receiving user 12 and immediately returned and displayed, as a consequence of reading the marker 20, to the sending user 22 who wishes to contact him/her.
  • the remote storage means 28 comprise a database stored on conveniently dimensioned memory media.
  • the remote processing device 30 further comprises means (not shown) for connection and communication with the first mobile processing device 14, or receiving device 14, and with the second mobile processing device 24, or sending device 24, by way of the telematic communications network 18.
  • step 48 the receiving user 12, who wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her, selects the contact details and the contact methods to be included in the contact information to be stored in a record comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30, by way of the interface means 34 of his/her receiving device 14.
  • the receiving user 12 can select his/her mobile telephone number as contact details, and SMS text message as a contact method.
  • step 50 as a consequence of the selection of information by the receiving user 12, the receiving device 14, in particular the corresponding marking module 36, encodes the unique identification code, corresponding to the record in which the contact information selected previously is stored, to be included in the marker 20, so that this unique identification code is compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20.
  • the marker 20, just generated in step 50 by the receiving user 12 by way of his/her receiving device 14, is physically produced by way of the means of production 16 of markers 20 which are compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20, for example in the form of a label with a QR code (Quick Response Code).
  • QR code Quadick Response Code
  • step 54 the receiving user 12 associates the marker 20, generated in step 50 and produced in step 52, with the position or with the place from which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
  • a sending user 22 arrives at the position or at the place with which the marker 20 is associated, and in step 56 the sending user 22, who wants to get in contact with the receiving user 12 whom he/she does not know, reads and decodes the marker 20 and identifies the unique identification code stored in the marker 20, by way of the reading module 46 of his/her sending device 24.
  • step 58 the sending device 24 interrogates the remote processing device 30, in particular the corresponding remote storage means 28, as a consequence of the above mentioned reading and decoding of the marker 20 and of the consequent identification of the unique identification code, passing as a parameter for the interrogation the above mentioned unique identification code.
  • step 60 the sending device 24 receives from the remote processing device 30 contact information belonging to the receiving user 12 and selected by the latter, i.e. contact details and contact methods selected by the receiving user 12 in step 48, this contact information being stored in a record comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30 and corresponding to the unique identification code identified.
  • step 62 the sending device 24 sets up a distance communication, by way of the telematic communications network 18, between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read previously, the characteristics of such distance communication depending on contact details and contact methods comprised in the contact information stored in the marker 20.
  • the distance communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 is therefore set up, by way of the telematic communications network 18, to the mobile telephone of the receiving user 12 in SMS text message mode.
  • the contact methods selected by the receiving user 12 can be modified and optionally dynamic according to the sending user 22 who reads the marker 20 and/or how that person identifies himself/herself.
  • a first sending user 22 could be in possession of a personal access code, to be entered by way of the user interface means 44 of the sending device 24, which permits him/her to make a telephone call, while a second sending user 22 without a personal access code would only be able to send an SMS text message or other type of text message.
  • the invention fully achieves the set aim and objects.
  • the system and the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver thus conceived make it possible to overcome the qualitative limitations of the known art, since they make it possible for a sending user to get in contact with a receiving user whom he/she does not know, or with a receiving user whose contact details are known to him/her.
  • Another advantage of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the present invention consists in that they make it possible for a receiving user to select contact details and contact methods by way of which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user who does not know him/her.
  • Another advantage of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the present invention consists in that they enable a receiving user to choose to be contacted by a sending user only and exclusively when the sending user is in a certain position or place.
  • Another advantage of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the present invention consists in that they make it possible for a receiving user to preset a text message to be returned to a sending user who wishes to contact him/her.
  • system and the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver have been conceived in particular in order to support the home delivery of paper correspondence or of parcels, by putting a letter-carrying party or courier in contact with an unknown party authorized to receive the correspondence or the parcel, they can also be used, more generally, to put any sending party in contact with any unknown receiving party, in particular for whom the contact details such as for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, or email address are not known.

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A system (10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, comprising a first mobile processing device (14) operated by a receiving user (12), a second mobile processing device (24) operated by a sending user (22), and a remote processing device (30) that comprises remote storage means (28), the first mobile processing device (14), the second mobile processing device (24) and the remote processing device (30) being connected to a telematic communications network (18); further comprising at least one marker (20) associated or associable with a position or place where the receiving user (12) wishes to be contactable, the at least one marker (20) being readable by the second mobile processing device (24) and comprising a unique identification code that corresponds to a record comprised in the remote storage means (28) and comprising contact information belonging to and selected by the receiving user (12); the second mobile processing device (24) being configured to set up a distance communication between the sending user (22) and the receiving user (12), the characteristics of the distance communication depending on the contact information comprised in the record, corresponding to the unique identification code comprised in the at least one marker (20).

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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP A DISTANCE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A SENDER AND AN UNKNOWN RECEIVER
The present invention relates to a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, particularly, although not exclusively, useful and practical in the home delivery of paper correspondence or of parcels, in order to put a letter- carrying party or courier (the sender of the distance communication) in contact with an unknown party (the receiver of the distance communication) authorized to collect the correspondence or the parcel.
In the present description, the term "unknown" indicates a party, i.e. a person, whose personal details (for example name, surname, address, and so on) and contact details (for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, email address, and so on) are completely unknown, or for whom the personal details are known but not the contact details.
Currently various different systems and applications are known which make it possible for sending users to send text messages, such as for example SMS, instant messaging (WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Telegram etc.) or email, voice messages or notes, or to make telephone calls to receiving users who are already known and therefore contactable, in particular for whom contact details are known such as for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, or email address.
However, the known solutions are not devoid of drawbacks, among which is the fact that a sending user who, for some reason, needs or wants to get in contact with a receiving user, cannot do so if the latter is unknown to the sending user and is therefore not contactable.
The same drawback is also found from the viewpoint of a receiving user, who cannot make himself/herself contactable by a sending user who, for some reason, needs or wants to get in contact with him/her but who does not know him/her previously or does not have his/her contact details. For example, when a letter-carrying party or courier has to deliver a letter or a parcel to an unknown party authorized to receive the correspondence or the parcel, but the letter-carrying party or courier finds no-one there or receives no answer if for example he/she rings the bell of the entrance door or the entry phone, then for the letter-carrying party or courier the problem arises of getting in contact with the uncontactable unknown party, for example in order to communicate by way of a text message that there has been an attempt to deliver a letter or a parcel which was unsuccessful.
The aim of the present invention is to overcome the limitations of the known art described above, by devising a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a sending user to get in contact with a receiving user who is unknown to him/her.
Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a sending user to get in contact with a receiving user whose contact details are unknown to him/her.
Another object of the present invention is to devise a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a receiving user to select contact details and contact methods by way of which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user who does not know him/her.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a receiving user to choose to be contacted by a sending user only and exclusively when the sending user is in a certain position or place.
Another object of the present invention is to devise a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that enable a receiving user to preset a text message to be returned tD a sending user who wishes to contact him/her.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver that are highly reliable, easily and practically implememed, and low cost if compared to the known art.
This aim and these and other objects which will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, comprising a first mobile processing device operated by a receiving user, a second mobile processing device operated by a sending user, and a remote processing device that comprises remote storage means, said first mobile processing device, said second mobile processing device and said remote processing device bdng connected to a telematic communications network, characterized in that it comprises at least one marker associated or associable with a posdtion or place where said receiving user wishes to be contactable, said at least one marker being readable by said second mobile processing device and comprising a unique identification code, said unique identification code corresponding to a record comprised in said remote storage means and comprising contact information belonging to and selected by said receiving user, and in that said second mobile processing device is configured to set up a distance communication between said sending user and said receiving user, the characteristics of said distance communication depending on said contact information comprised in said record, corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker.
The aim and these objects are also achieved by a method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, comprising the steps of:
- Selecting contact information to be stored in a record comprised in a remote processing device, by way of a first mobile processing device operated by a receiving user;
- Encoding a unique identification code, corresponding to said record, to be included in a marker, by way of said first mobile processing device, so that said unique identification code is compatible with the implementation of said marker;
- Producing said marker by way of means of production of markers that are compatible with the implementation of said marker;
- Associating said marker with a position or place where said receiving user wishes to be contactable;
- Reading said marker by way of a second mobile processing device operated by a sending user, identifying said unique identification code included in said marker;
- Setting up a distance communication between said sending user and said receiving user by way of said second mobile processing device, the characteristics of said distance communication depending on said contact information comprised in said record, corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said marker.
Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the detailed description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example with the aid of the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the processing device operated by the receiving user of a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the processing device operated by the sending user of a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention;
Figure 4 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an embodiment of the remote processing device of a system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention;
Figure 5 is a flowchart that illustrates an embodiment of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, according to the present invention.
With reference to the figures, the system for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 10, comprises substantially a first mobile processing device 14 operated by a receiving user 12, means 16 for the production of one or more markers 20, a second mobile processing device 24 operated by a sending user 22, and a remote processing device 30; the first mobile processing device 14, the second mobile processing device 24 and the remote processing device 30 being connected to a telematic communications network 18, such as for example the internet.
The markers 20 are physically associable with the positions or places from which the receiving user 12 wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her, and each marker 20 is adapted to store a unique identification code that points to a corresponding record, comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30, in which contact information is stored belonging to the receiving user 12, or a trusted third person, and selected by the receiving user 12.
By way of example, a first marker 20a can be associated with the residence of the receiving user 12; a second marker 20b can be associated with the office or, more generally, with the workplace of the receiving user 12; and a third marker 20c can be associated with the residence of a close relative of the receiving user 12.
The records corresponding to the unique identification codes stored in the markers 20 can store contact information of the receiving user 12, or of a trusted third person, comprising contact details and/or contact methods, as will be seen in detail hereinafter in the present description.
The markers 20 contain within them a unique identification code that points to a corresponding record, comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30, in which one or more of the above mentioned contact information items are stored.
In this manner, for any sending user 22 it is possible, by interrogating the remote processing device 30 as a consequence of reading a marker 20 and of the consequent identification of the unique identification code, to get in contact with the receiving user 12, or with a trusted third person, unknown to the sending user 22, even if the receiving user 12 is absent from the position or from the place with which the marker 20 is associated.
The markers 20 can be implemented using various conventional techniques and technologies. In a preferred embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the marker 20 comprises a one- dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) barcode of the static type, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code). In another embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the marker 20 comprises an RFID tag or transponder.
In an embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the marker 20 comprises a one-dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) barcode of the dynamic type, such as for example a dynamic QR code (Dynamic Quick Response Code), which uses an electronic label with a dynamic QR code encoding system that changes each time it is used, for example following an explicit request or after a preset time interval, and which therefore is temporary.
Use of a marker 20 that comprises a one-dimensional (ID) or two- dimensional (2D) dynamic barcode makes it possible to include also temporal and/or spatial information in the marker 20 proper, so that the sending user 22 can get in contact with the receiving user 12 only and exclusively when the sending user 22 is in the geographic position or in the place with which the receiving user 12 has associated the marker 20.
By way of example, the dynamic marker 20 could comprise inside it a GPS module, for detecting the spatial information, or a clock synchronized with an atomic clock, for detecting the temporal information.
The first mobile processing device 14, or receiving device 14, is a device with telecommunications capacity, preferably mobile, such as for example a smartphone or a tablet computer.
The receiving device 14 is adapted to enable the receiving user 12 to select the contact information to be stored in the record corresponding to the unique identification code stored in the marker 20 to be generated, and is adapted to generate the markers 20 which can be physically associated with the positions or with the places from which the receiving user 12 wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
Furthermore, the receiving device 14 is adapted to display to the receiving user 12 the information and the details that in each instance are useful and necessary in the course of the various steps of selecting the contact information and/or of generating and producing the markers 20.
The receiving device 14 comprises a control unit 32, user interface means 34, and a marking module 36.
The control unit 32 is the main functional element of the receiving device 14 of the system 10 according to the invention, and for this reason it is connected and in communication with the other operating and/or functional elements that are comprised in the receiving device 14. The control unit 32 is provided with suitable capacity for processing and for interfacing with the other elements of the receiving device 14, and it is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the elements of the receiving device 14 with which it is connected and in communication.
Furthermore, the control unit 32 is configured to execute the processing operations on the data coming from the user interface means 34, relating to the selection of the contact information, and from the marking module 36, relating to the generation and production of the markers 20.
The user interface means 34 are adapted to enable the receiving user
12 to interact in input and in output with the receiving device 14 during the various steps of the generation and/or production of the markers 20, and they can comprise for example a touchscreen and a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
In particular, the user interface means 34 are configured to enable the receiving user 12 to select the contact details and the contact methods to be included in the contact information stored in the record corresponding to the unique identification code stored in the marker 20 to be generated.
The marking module 36 is adapted to generate and encode the markers 20 that the receiving user 12 will associate with the positions or with the places from which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
In practice, the marking module 36 is configured to encode the unique identification code corresponding to the record in which the contact information is stored, comprising contact details and contact methods that were previously selected by the receiving user 12 by way of the interface means 34, so that this unique identification code is compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20, which as mentioned can comprise a one-dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) static barcode, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code). The receiving device 14 further comprises means (not shown) for connection and communication with the second mobile processing device 24, or sending device 24, and with the remote processing device 30 by way of the telematic communications network 18.
As mentioned, the markers 20 can be implemented using various conventional techniques and technologies, therefore the receiving device 14, in particular the marking module 36, is connected and in communication with means of production 16 of the markers 20 which are conveniently configured and compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20.
In an embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the means of production 16 of the markers 20 comprise a printer connected and in communication with the receiving device 14, this printer being adapted to print markers 20 in the form of labels with QR codes (Quick Response Codes), preferably adhesive.
The second mobile processing device 24, or sending device 24, is a device with telecommunications capacity, preferably mobile, such as for example a smartphone or a tablet computer.
The sending device 24 is adapted to read and decode the markers 20 associated with the positions or with the places from which a receiving user 12 wishes to be contactable by the sending user 22 who does not know him/her, and is adapted to interrogate the remote processing device 30, in particular the corresponding remote storage means 28, as a consequence of the above mentioned reading and decoding of a marker 20 and of the consequent identification of the unique identification code, in order to receive contact information belonging to the receiving user 12 and selected thereby, this contact information being stored in a record corresponding to the unique identification code identified.
The sending device 24 is further adapted to enable and set up, i.e. establish, as a consequence of the above mentioned reception of contact information of the receiving user 12, a communication from the sending user 22 to the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read, for example by way of a text message, a voice message or note, or a telephone call, using its telecommunication capacities.
Furthermore, the sending device 24 is adapted to display to the sending user 22 the information and the details in each instance that are useful and necessary in the course of the various steps of reading and decoding the markers 20 and/or of communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12.
The sending device 24 comprises a control unit 42, user interface means 44, and a reading module 46.
The control unit 42 is the main functional element of the sending device 24 of the system 10 according to the invention, and for this reason it is connected and in communication with the other operating and/or functional elements that are comprised in the sending device 24.
The control unit 42 is provided with suitable capacity for processing and for interfacing with the other elements of the sending device 24, and it is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the elements of the sending device 24 with which it is connected and in communication.
Furthermore, the control unit 42 is configured to execute the processing operations on the data coming from the reading module 46, relating to the reading and decoding of the markers 20, and from the user interface means 44, relating to the communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12.
The user interface means 44 are adapted to enable the sending user 22 to interact in input and in output with the sending device 24 during the various steps of the reading of the markers 20 and/or of communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12, and they can comprise for example a touchscreen and a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
In particular, the user interface means 44 are configured to enable the sending user 22 to read a marker 20, and subsequently to set up a distance communication, by way of the telematic communications network 18, between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read previously.
The reading module 46 is adapted to read and decoding the markers 20 that the receiving user 12 has previously generated, produced and associated with positions or places from which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
In practice, the reading module 46 is configured to identify the unique identification code stored in the marker 20. This unique identification code is then used by the sending device 24 to interrogate the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30 and receive contact details and contact methods that were previously selected by the receiving user 12.
This contact information is then used by the sending device 24 to enable and set up, i.e. establish, a distance communication, by way of the telematic communications network 18, between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read.
The characteristics of such distance communication depends on the contact details and the contact methods comprised in the contact information stored in the record corresponding to the unique identification code stored in the marker 20.
In an embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the markers 20 can be read directly by the conveniently configured sending device 24, for example by way of an adapted application, for decoding a marker 20 and identifying the unique identification code stored in the marker 20 proper.
In an embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the sending device 24 comprises a digital camera adapted to scan one-dimensional (ID) or two-dimensional (2D) static or dynamic barcodes, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
In another embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the sending device 24 is connected to a barcode reader, for example in the form of an optical gun, adapted to scan one-dimensional ( 1 D) or two-dimensional (2D) static or dynamic barcodes, such as for example a QR code (Quick Response Code).
The sending device 24 further comprises means (not shown) for connection and communication with the first mobile processing device 14, or receiving device 14, and with the remote processing device 30 by way of the telematic communications network 18.
The remote processing device 30 is a server device, preferably a web server, with telecommunications capacity, preferably wired, and is adapted to act as an intermediary between the sending device 24 operated by the sending user 22, who wishes to get in contact with a receiving user 12 whom he/she does not know, and the receiving device 14 operated by the receiving user 12, who wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
In practice, the remote processing device 30 receives the interrogations originating from the sending device 24 and returns to the sending device 24 contact information belonging to a specific receiving user 12 and selected by the latter. The contact information returned is extracted on the basis of the unique identification code comprised as a parameter in the interrogation, a code that points to a corresponding record.
The remote processing device 30 comprises a control unit 26, and remote storage means 28.
The control unit 26 is the main functional element of the remote processing device 30 of the system 10 according to the invention, and for this reason it is connected and in communication with the other operating and/or functional elements that are comprised in the remote processing device 30.
The control unit 26 is provided with suitable capacity for processing and for interfacing with the other elements of the remote processing device 30, and it is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the elements of the remote processing device 30 with which it is connected and in communication.
Furthermore, the control unit 26 is configured to execute the processing operations on the data originating from the sending device 24, relating to the reception of the interrogation, and from the remote storage means 28, relating to the returning of the result of the interrogation.
The remote storage means 28 are adapted to store a set of records, each one corresponding to a unique identification code stored in a marker 20, and each one comprising contact information belonging to a specific receiving user 12 and selected by the latter.
In an embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising only and exclusively the name and surname of such receiving user 12.
In an embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising contact details, such as for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, emergency telephone number, and/or email address.
In an embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising contact methods, such as for example SMS text message, instant messaging text message (WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Telegram, etc.), email text message, voice message or note, or telephone call.
In a preferred embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the records can store contact information of the receiving user 12 comprising both contact details, and contact methods.
In an embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the records can also store a text message, such as for example "/ am on holiday and will return on DD/MM/YYYY preset by the receiving user 12 and immediately returned and displayed, as a consequence of reading the marker 20, to the sending user 22 who wishes to contact him/her.
In a preferred embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the remote storage means 28 comprise a database stored on conveniently dimensioned memory media.
The remote processing device 30 further comprises means (not shown) for connection and communication with the first mobile processing device 14, or receiving device 14, and with the second mobile processing device 24, or sending device 24, by way of the telematic communications network 18.
Operation of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention is described below.
Initially, in step 48 the receiving user 12, who wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her, selects the contact details and the contact methods to be included in the contact information to be stored in a record comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30, by way of the interface means 34 of his/her receiving device 14.
By way of example, the receiving user 12 can select his/her mobile telephone number as contact details, and SMS text message as a contact method.
Then in step 50, as a consequence of the selection of information by the receiving user 12, the receiving device 14, in particular the corresponding marking module 36, encodes the unique identification code, corresponding to the record in which the contact information selected previously is stored, to be included in the marker 20, so that this unique identification code is compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20.
In step 52, the marker 20, just generated in step 50 by the receiving user 12 by way of his/her receiving device 14, is physically produced by way of the means of production 16 of markers 20 which are compatible with the implementation technique or technology of the markers 20, for example in the form of a label with a QR code (Quick Response Code).
In step 54, the receiving user 12 associates the marker 20, generated in step 50 and produced in step 52, with the position or with the place from which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user 22 who does not know him/her.
Subsequently a sending user 22 arrives at the position or at the place with which the marker 20 is associated, and in step 56 the sending user 22, who wants to get in contact with the receiving user 12 whom he/she does not know, reads and decodes the marker 20 and identifies the unique identification code stored in the marker 20, by way of the reading module 46 of his/her sending device 24.
In step 58, the sending device 24 interrogates the remote processing device 30, in particular the corresponding remote storage means 28, as a consequence of the above mentioned reading and decoding of the marker 20 and of the consequent identification of the unique identification code, passing as a parameter for the interrogation the above mentioned unique identification code.
In step 60, the sending device 24 receives from the remote processing device 30 contact information belonging to the receiving user 12 and selected by the latter, i.e. contact details and contact methods selected by the receiving user 12 in step 48, this contact information being stored in a record comprised in the remote storage means 28 of the remote processing device 30 and corresponding to the unique identification code identified.
Finally, in step 62 the sending device 24 sets up a distance communication, by way of the telematic communications network 18, between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 who generated and produced the marker 20 read previously, the characteristics of such distance communication depending on contact details and contact methods comprised in the contact information stored in the marker 20.
Returning to the above example, the distance communication between the sending user 22 and the receiving user 12 is therefore set up, by way of the telematic communications network 18, to the mobile telephone of the receiving user 12 in SMS text message mode.
In an embodiment of the system 10 for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention, the contact methods selected by the receiving user 12 can be modified and optionally dynamic according to the sending user 22 who reads the marker 20 and/or how that person identifies himself/herself.
By way of example, a first sending user 22 could be in possession of a personal access code, to be entered by way of the user interface means 44 of the sending device 24, which permits him/her to make a telephone call, while a second sending user 22 without a personal access code would only be able to send an SMS text message or other type of text message.
In practice it has been found that the invention fully achieves the set aim and objects. In particular, it has been seen that the system and the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver thus conceived make it possible to overcome the qualitative limitations of the known art, since they make it possible for a sending user to get in contact with a receiving user whom he/she does not know, or with a receiving user whose contact details are known to him/her. Another advantage of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the present invention consists in that they make it possible for a receiving user to select contact details and contact methods by way of which he/she wishes to be contactable by a sending user who does not know him/her.
Another advantage of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the present invention consists in that they enable a receiving user to choose to be contacted by a sending user only and exclusively when the sending user is in a certain position or place.
Another advantage of the system and of the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the present invention consists in that they make it possible for a receiving user to preset a text message to be returned to a sending user who wishes to contact him/her.
Although the system and the method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to the invention have been conceived in particular in order to support the home delivery of paper correspondence or of parcels, by putting a letter-carrying party or courier in contact with an unknown party authorized to receive the correspondence or the parcel, they can also be used, more generally, to put any sending party in contact with any unknown receiving party, in particular for whom the contact details such as for example mobile telephone number, fixed telephone number, or email address are not known.
The invention, thus conceived, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, all the details may be substituted by other, technically equivalent elements.
In practice the materials employed, provided they are compatible with the specific use, and the contingent dimensions and shapes, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
In conclusion, the scope of protection of the claims shall not be limited by the explanations or by the preferred embodiments illustrated in the description by way of examples, but rather the claims shall comprise all the patentable characteristics of novelty that reside in the present invention, including all the characteristics that would be considered as equivalent by the person skilled in the art.
Where the technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference numerals and/or signs, those reference numerals and/or signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference numerals and/or signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference numerals and/or signs.

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1. A system (10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, comprising a first mobile processing device (14) operated by a receiving user ( 12), a second mobile processing device (24) operated by a sending user (22), and a remote processing device (30) that comprises remote storage means (28), said first mobile processing device (14), said second mobile processing device (24) and said remote processing device (30) being connected to a telematic communications network ( 18), characterized in that it comprises at least one marker (20) associated or associable with a position or place where said receiving user (12) wishes to be contactable, said at least one marker (20) being readable by said second mobile processing device (24) and comprising a unique identification code, said unique identification code corresponding to a record comprised in said remote storage means (28) and comprising contact information belonging to and selected by said receiving user ( 12), and in that said second mobile processing device (24) is configured to set up a distance communication between said sending user (22) and said receiving user (12), the characteristics of said distance communication depending on said contact information comprised in said record, corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker (20).
2. The system (10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to claim 1 , characterized in that said second mobile processing device (24) is configured to interrogate said remote storage means (28) of said remote processing device (30), passing as a parameter said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker (20), and to receive said contact information comprised in said record, corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker (20).
3. The system (10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said contact information comprised in said record, which corresponds to said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker (20), comprises one or more contact details selected from the group consisting of: mobile telephone number; fixed telephone number; emergency telephone number; and email address.
4. The system ( 10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said contact information comprised in said record, which corresponds to said unique identification code comprised in said at least one marker (20), comprises one or more contact methods selected from the group consisting of: SMS text message; instant messaging text message; email text message; voice message or note; and telephone call.
5. The system ( 10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one marker (20) comprises a one- dimensional or two-dimensional barcode.
6. The system (10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to claim 5, characterized in that said at least one marker (20) comprises a static QR code.
7. The system ( 10) for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to claim 5, characterized in that said at least one marker (20) comprises a dynamic QR code, comprising temporal and/or spatial information.
8. A method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver, comprising the steps of:
Selecting (48) contact information to be stored in a record comprised in a remote processing device (30), by way of a first mobile processing device (14) operated by a receiving user (12);
Encoding (50) a unique identification code, corresponding to said record, to be included in a marker (20), by way of said first mobile processing device (14), so that said unique identification code is compatible with the implementation of said marker (20);
Producing (52) said marker (20) by way of means of production (16) of markers (20) that are compatible with the implementation of said marker (20);
Associating (54) said marker (20) with a position or place where said receiving user (12) wishes to be contactable;
Reading (56) said marker (20) by way of a second mobile processing device (24) operated by a sending user (22), identifying said unique identification code included in said marker (20);
Setting up (62) a distance communication between said sending user (22) and said receiving user (12) by way of said second mobile processing device (24), the characteristics of said distance communication depending on said contact information comprised in said record, corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said marker (20).
9. The method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises the steps of:
Interrogating (58) said remote processing device (30), passing as a parameter said unique identification code comprised in said marker (20), by way of said second mobile processing device (24);
Receiving (60) from said remote processing device (30) said contact information, comprised in said record corresponding to said unique identification code comprised in said marker (20), by way of said second mobile processing device (24).
10. The method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that said contact information comprised in said record, which corresponds to said unique identification code comprised in said marker (20), comprises one or more contact details selected from the group consisting of: mobile telephone number; fixed telephone number; emergency telephone number; anc email address.
1 1. The method for setting up a distance communication between a sender and an unknown receiver according to one or more of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that said contact information comprised in said record, which corresponds to said unique identification code comprised in said marker (20), comprises one or more contact methods selected from the group consisting of: SMS text message; instant messaging text message; email text message; voice message or note; and telephone call.
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