NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS – Context Connect, LLC. (“CCL” or “the Company”), a leading provider of private directory-based connectivity services, today announced it has been awarded US Patent #7,340,048 - A System and Method for Directory Services and eCommerce Across Multi-Provider Networks. The patent is focused on the ability to ‘find and connect’ individuals without requiring or needing the actual contact number (e.g., phone number) through a DNS-based contextual platform. The patent extends to directory-based connectivity calls as well as electronic transactions or eCommerce via mobile devices.
The patent describes methods for providing secure connectivity across disparate networks or service providers. Contextual, DNS-based directory listings are created by consumers or groups, while connectivity to individuals is made without revealing valuable customer information and data – thus ensuring a more appropriate way of getting connected (self provisioned contextual listings) through a private-based platform (no phone numbers revealed). The patent covers directory assistance/enquiry listings by consumers and merchants that do not reveal actual connectivity details like DNS-like registrar services.
“This patent continues to expand our portfolio of intellectual property, particularly around private, contextual-based directory searches and connectivity,”
CCL provides solutions that enable cross-platform connectivity that allows individuals to ‘find and connect’ to wireless subscribers across multiple devices and multiple provider platforms. The Company also provides a private mass notification service, ccAlert™, that allows a single message to thousands of people, via the communication devices they have.
About Context Connect, LLC
Context Connect is a leading provider of private directory and connectivity solutions. The company’s DNS-based contextual directory enables individuals to ‘find and connect’ to others, without revealing the connectivity details of the individuals. The company has a broad intellectual property portfolio around a technical model to protect subscriber privacy and service provider relationships while facilitating connectivity. Context Connect was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with a regional office in Wellington, New Zealand. For more information, please visit http://www.contextconnect.com.
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