Computerized System and Method of Recording Communications Between Parties Using Telecommunications Devices

Abstract

A computerized system of recording communications between a first party and a second party automatically notifies the second party to the recording of the communication. A request is received at a first telecommunications device, utilized by the first party, to initiate the communications between the parties, either by receiving or placing a call or text message. A unique identifier identifying a second communications device, utilized by the second party, is received by the first telecommunications device. A warning message is then automatically sent to the second communications device that the communications are being recorded. The communications between the devices is then recorded.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of recording communications between a first party using a first telecommunications device and a second party utilizing a second telecommunications device and notifying the second party of the recording of the communications, said method comprising the steps of:
 receiving a request at the first telecommunications device to initiate the communications between the parties;   receiving an identifier uniquely identifying the second communications device at the first telecommunications device;   automatically sending a warning message to the second communications device that the communications are being recorded in response to receiving the identifier uniquely identifying the second communications device; and   recording the communications between the first and second communications devices.   
     
     
         2 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising the step of determining whether the second party has previously been sent a warning message that the conversation is being recorded in response to receiving the identifier uniquely identifying the second party. 
     
     
         3 . A method as set forth in  claim 2  wherein said step of sending a warning message to the second party is further defined as sending a warning message to the second party that the conversation is being recorded in response to determining that the second party had not previously been sent a warning message. 
     
     
         4 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said step of receiving a request is further defined as receiving a character-based message from the second telecommunications device at the first telecommunications device. 
     
     
         5 . A method as set forth in  claim 4  wherein said step of sending a warning message to the second party is further defined as sending a character-based message to the second telecommunications device stating that all messages sent to the first telecommunications device will be recorded. 
     
     
         6 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said step of receiving a request is further defined as receiving an audible conversation request from the second telecommunications device at the first telecommunications device. 
     
     
         7 . A method as set forth in  claim 6  wherein said step of sending a warning message to the second party is further defined as playing an audible message to the second telecommunications device stating that all conversations utilizing the first telecommunications device will be recorded. 
     
     
         8 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said step of receiving a request is further defined as receiving an input from the first user at the first telecommunications device to initiate communications with the second party. 
     
     
         9 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said step of recording the communications between the first and second parties is further defined as transmitting data corresponding to the communications between the parties from the first telecommunications device to a server computer. 
     
     
         10 . A method as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the warning message includes a request to confirm acceptance of the warning message. 
     
     
         11 . A method as set forth in  claim 10  further comprising the step of receiving an acknowledgement from the second telecommunications device that the warning message was received and/or is accepted. 
     
     
         12 . A method as set forth in  claim 11  wherein said step of recording the communications is further defined as recording the communications between the first and second communications devices in response to receiving the acknowledgement from the second telecommunications device. 
     
     
         13 . A computerized system for recording communications between a first party and a second party notifying at least one of the parties to the recording of the communication, said system comprising:
 a first telecommunications device utilized by the first party;   said first telecommunications device including a processor for receiving a request to initiate the communications between the parties and receiving an identifier uniquely identifying the second party,   a storage unit for storing a warning message to be sent to the second party in response to said first telecommunications device receiving the identifier uniquely identifying the second party; and   a recording component for recording the communications between the first and second parties.   
     
     
         14 . A computerized system as set forth in  claim 13  further comprising a server computer including said recording component.