System and method of creating and providing SMS HTTP tagging

• US 10,257,671 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2018
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dennard, Mark D., Dingler, John R., Holladay, Eythan C., Marceau, Jessica E., Trevathan, Matthew B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shen, Qun
• Application Number:
  US15/919,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20180206084A1
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A system and method for sending text messages and, more particularly, a system and method for forcing SMS capable devices to communicate via SMS using, for example, SS7 protocol. A method includes providing a tag forcing a return text message to be sent via SS7 protocol. In use, the system and method is configured to force the use of SMS messages via the SS7 protocol. The system and method can be implemented over any network, for example, and any existing mobile device and related infrastructure can be modified to take advantage of the benefits and functionality of the system and method of the invention.

Claims

1. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code stored on a computer readable hardware storage device, the program code executing by a processor to:

determine whether a message on a device was sent via SMS, the message including an SMS tag;

determine a character size of the message and segment the message into a specified number of packets based on the character size of the message;

populate header information for each of the specified number of packets and send the specified number of packets with corresponding header information; and

send a response message which is responsive to the message via an SS7 protocol when the message is determined to be sent via SMS,

wherein each response includes a different SMS tag configured to force a return message which indicates that a response on a website has been selected for a survey to be sent via the SS7 protocol to a different number than remaining responses,

the survey is represented by a graphical user interface on the device, and the graphical user interface comprises a text message on the device with each response of the survey including the different SMS tag, and

the program code is further operable to display a confirmation page in order to confirm that the response on the website being selected for the survey is correct.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the program code is further operable to determine the message to have been sent is via the Internet when the message is determined to not have been sent via SMS.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the program code is further operable to open the website on the device via a browser function, the website comprising responses that are selectable by a user for the survey when the message is determined to have been sent via the Internet.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the return message is indicative of the response selected by the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the program code is further operable to:

receive the message at the device; and

check an SMS header of the message to determine whether the message is compressed.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the program code is further operable to unzip or uncompress the message and then display the message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the return message is indicative of the response selected by a user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the message further comprises one of an xml and html which comprises the SMS tag.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein program code is further operable to:

determine a character size of the message; and

compress the message in response to the message being greater than a predefined character length.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the predefined character length is 225 characters.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the response on the website is selected for the survey by clicking the response.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a website on the device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a first selection of the survey is highlighted by default.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein a first selection of the survey is highlighted by default.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the response on the website is a hyperlink which is viewed on the device via a web browser.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the program code is further operable to display a confirmation success message in response to a confirmation that the response on the website has been selected for the survey.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the SMS tag comprises at least one selection option for the survey.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the response message is responsive to the message by indicating that the at least one selection option has been selected for the survey.