ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,981, issued on Sept. 9.
"Permissions-based communication management systems and methods" was invented by Christopher David Whipple Jr. (Cumberland, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented communication management system and method includes storing a data structure that is linked to a user account associated with a member and includes protected contact information specific to the member. A search of the data store is conducted to identify the member; and an approval request is transmitted over a communication network to be reviewed by the member. An approval submitted by the member is received, granting the Initiat...