ATLANTA -

Contact At Once! announced Monday that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued it a patent for a system designed to analyze messages and initiate communication sessions for clients.

The new patent was developed to enhance the service that Contact At Once! customers are able to provide consumers who wish to communicate with businesses via chat and mobile messaging sessions, according to the company.

"Contact At Once! has continually invested in technological innovations to allow in-market shoppers and businesses to message at scale through a variety of media,” Contact At Once! vice president of product and strategy Marc Hayes said in a news release.

“This latest patent is another example of our commitment to helping our brands seamlessly connect with consumers in innovative ways that are most convenient for shoppers," he said.

Additionally, the company said the newly acquired patent expands on another recent patent by Contact At Once! that features a system and method for publishing online advertisements and search results.