Wireless messaging address system and method
First Claim
1. A messaging address system for facilitating interaction between mobile subscribers and message-based applications servers, the system comprising:
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a message center system coupled to the communications network, the message center system comprising;
a processor configured to;
obtain from a separate party an entire range of entire destination addresses, andassociate each of the entire destination addresses from the entire range of destination addresses at more than one wireless carrier and with one or more corresponding data network addresses for a plurality of different message-based applications servers;
wherein each of the entire destination addresses are formatted in accordance with a standard non-geographic numbering plan,wherein the data network addresses are formatted in accordance with an internet protocol address or a domain name service address,wherein each entire destination address, from the range of entire destination addresses, is serviced by more than one wireless carrier, andwherein each of the entire destination addresses provide mobile originated access to a value added application or value added service associated with the message-based applications servers,receive a mobile-originated message generated by a subscriber of a wireless device comprising a destination address entered by the subscriber in a format of XXXXX, where each X is any number 0-9, and XXXXX is an entire unaltered destination address;
wherein the mobile-originated message includes the entire unaltered destination address falling within the entire range of entire destination addresses and associated, at more than one wireless carrier, with a particular message-based application server formatted in accordance with the standard non-geographic numbering plan for the message-based application server,translate the mobile-originated message'"'"'s entire unaltered destination address, in the format of XXXXX, associated with the particular message-based application server into a corresponding data network address, androute the mobile-originated message via a data network using at least the corresponding data network address for receipt by the message-based application server to provide the value added application or the value added service associated with the message-based application, wherein the data network address provides access by any mobile subscriber to the same value added application or value added service.
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Abstract
Service Access Codes (SACs) are special codes that are part of the standard North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Presented herein is a solution for which these special SACs can be used as addresses to wireless data and messaging applications without precluding their traditional use for voice calls. Accordingly, provided herein is an exemplary messaging address system and method for facilitating interaction between mobile subscribers and message-based applications. The system comprises: a communications network; and a message center system coupled to said communications network. The message center system comprises a processor configured to: associate destination addresses with corresponding data network addresses; said destination addresses formatted in accordance with a standard non-geographic numbering and administration plan, receive a mobile-originated message generated by a subscriber wireless device; said mobile-originated message including a destination address, translate said mobile-originated message'"'"'s destination address into its corresponding data network address, and send said mobile-originated message to said corresponding data network address for receipt by a message-based application. In one embodiment of the invention, the destination address is formatted in accordance with the Numbering Plan (NANP) service access code (SAC) format.
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26 Claims
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1. A messaging address system for facilitating interaction between mobile subscribers and message-based applications servers, the system comprising:
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a communications network; and a message center system coupled to the communications network, the message center system comprising; a processor configured to; obtain from a separate party an entire range of entire destination addresses, and associate each of the entire destination addresses from the entire range of destination addresses at more than one wireless carrier and with one or more corresponding data network addresses for a plurality of different message-based applications servers; wherein each of the entire destination addresses are formatted in accordance with a standard non-geographic numbering plan, wherein the data network addresses are formatted in accordance with an internet protocol address or a domain name service address, wherein each entire destination address, from the range of entire destination addresses, is serviced by more than one wireless carrier, and wherein each of the entire destination addresses provide mobile originated access to a value added application or value added service associated with the message-based applications servers, receive a mobile-originated message generated by a subscriber of a wireless device comprising a destination address entered by the subscriber in a format of XXXXX, where each X is any number 0-9, and XXXXX is an entire unaltered destination address; wherein the mobile-originated message includes the entire unaltered destination address falling within the entire range of entire destination addresses and associated, at more than one wireless carrier, with a particular message-based application server formatted in accordance with the standard non-geographic numbering plan for the message-based application server, translate the mobile-originated message'"'"'s entire unaltered destination address, in the format of XXXXX, associated with the particular message-based application server into a corresponding data network address, and route the mobile-originated message via a data network using at least the corresponding data network address for receipt by the message-based application server to provide the value added application or the value added service associated with the message-based application, wherein the data network address provides access by any mobile subscriber to the same value added application or value added service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A messaging address system for facilitating interaction between mobile subscribers and message-based applications, the system comprising:
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a wireless network, a data network; a plurality of message-based application servers coupled to the data network;
each message-based application server having a data network address associated therewith;a subscriber wireless device coupled to the wireless network, the subscriber wireless device for generating a mobile-originated message comprising a destination address entered by a subscriber in a format of XXXXX, where each X is any number 0-9, and XXXXX is an entire unaltered destination address and associated with a particular mobile-based application server; the entire destination address formatted in accordance with a standard non-geographic numbering plan, wherein the entire destination address, from a range of entire destination addresses, is serviced by more than one wireless carrier and wherein each of the entire destination addresses provide mobile originated access to a value added application or value added service associated with the message-based applications servers; and a message center system coupled to the data network and the wireless network;
the message center system comprising;a routing table including the range of entire destination addresses associated with one or more corresponding data network addresses, the data network addresses formatted in accordance with an internet protocol address or a domain name service address, a processor configured to; obtain from a separate party the entire range of entire destination addresses associated at more than one wireless carrier, receive the mobile-originated message comprising the entire unaltered destination address falling within the range of entire destination addresses and associated, at more than one wireless carrier, with a particular message-based application server, access the routing table to translate the mobile-originated message'"'"'s entire unaltered destination address, in the formal of XXXXX, into a corresponding data network address, and route the mobile-originated message via the data network using at least the corresponding data network address for receipt by a message-based application server to provide a value added application or a value added service associated with the message-based application, wherein the data network address provides access by any mobile subscriber to the same value added application or value added service. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a communication network, a method for facilitating interaction between mobile subscribers and message-based applications servers, the method comprising:
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obtain an entire destination address from a separate party that associates at more than one wireless carrier, each of the entire destination addresses from a range of entire destination addresses with one or more corresponding data network addresses for a plurality of different message-based applications servers;
each of the entire destination addresses are formatted in accordance with a standard non-geographic numbering plan, and the data network addresses formatted in accordance with an internet protocol address or a domain name service address, wherein each entire destination address from the range of entire destination addresses is serviced by more than one wireless carrier and wherein each of the entire destination addresses provide mobile originated access to a value added application or value added service associated with the message-based applications servers;receiving a mobile-originated message generated by a subscriber of a wireless device comprising a destination address entered by the subscriber in a format of XXXXX, where each X is any number 0-9, and XXXXX is an entire unaltered destination address falling within the range of the entire destination addresses obtained from the separate party, and associated, at more than one wireless carrier, with a particular message-based application server; translating the mobile-originated message'"'"'s entire unaltered destination address, in the format of XXXXX, into a corresponding data network address; and routing the mobile-originated message via a data network using at least the corresponding data network address for receipt by the message-based application server to provide a value added application or a value added service associated with the message-based application, wherein the data network address provides access by any mobile subscriber to the same value added application or value added service. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a communications network, a method for facilitating interaction between mobile subscribers and message-based applications servers, the method comprising:
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generating a mobile-originated message using a mobile subscriber device, the mobile-originated message generated by a subscriber of the mobile subscriber device comprising a destination address entered by the subscriber in a format of XXXXX, where each X is any number 0-9, and XXXXX is an entire unaltered destination address;
the entire destination address formatted in accordance with a standard non-geographic numbering plan, and data network addresses formatted in accordance with an internet protocol address or a domain name service address, wherein the entire destination address, from a range of entire destination addresses, is serviced by more than one wireless carrier and wherein each of the entire destination addresses from the range of entire destination addresses provide mobile originated access to a value added application or value added service associated with the message-based applications servers; and
at a message center system;obtaining from a separate party that associates at more than one wireless carrier, the range of entire destination addresses; receiving the mobile-originated message having the entire unaltered destination address obtained from the separate party, and within the range of entire destination addresses stored at a routing table and arranged, at more than one wireless carrier, with one of a plurality of different message-based applications servers; accessing the routing table including the range of entire destination addresses having associated data network addresses; translating the mobile-originated message'"'"'s entire unaltered destination address, in the formal of XXXXX, into a corresponding data network address; and routing the mobile-originated message via a data network using at least the corresponding data network address for receipt by a message-based application server to provide a value added application or value added service associated with the message-based application, wherein the data network address provides access by any mobile subscriber to the same value added application or value added service. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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