Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an online platform that enables an organization to provide information to interested individuals are described. The organization requests individuals to contact elected officials to express support, rejections or comments for specific issues. The online platform determines an advocate's elected official(s) and facilitates a communication connection between the advocate and an elected official(s). Geocoding is performed using the individual's street address and zip code to obtain geographical coordinates, and the coordinates are geomatched to district matching databases to determine the individual's elected officials. The individual selects a preferred method of connecting, and the platform enables and facilitates the connection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 1, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2023
Assignee:
Phone2Action, Inc.
Inventors:
Patrick Stoddart, Jebidiah Ory, Ximena Hartsock
Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an online platform that enables an organization to provide information to interested individuals are described. The organization requests individuals to contact elected officials to express support, rejections or comments for specific issues. The online platform determines an advocate's elected official(s) and facilitates a communication connection between the advocate and an elected official(s). Geocoding is performed using the individual's street address and zip code to obtain geographical coordinates, and the coordinates are geomatched to district matching databases to determine the individual's elected officials. The individual selects a preferred method of connecting, and the platform enables and facilitates the connection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 27, 2014
Date of Patent:
July 6, 2021
Assignee:
Phone2Action, Inc.
Inventors:
Patrick Stoddart, Jebidiah Ory, Ximena Hartsock