Patents Assigned to US eDirect, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20050144249
    Abstract: The invention provides a system that provides a low-cost solution to populate a database with customer information. The system consists primarily of a Caller ID device connected to an incoming phone line prior to a business's phone device and to a computing device via a corn port, USB port, LAN, and the like. The computing device accesses websites on the Internet through an Internet connection (e.g., modem, cable, etc.). The system searches for hits on a predetermined list of “websites.” If a hit is registered, the system “screen scrapes” the results of that web page, parses the results for address information (e.g., first name, last name, street address, city, state and zip) and stores this information in a database on the local computer. The database update is typically conducted in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: US eDirect, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Alex, Thomas Strand, Peter Degen