Mobile network message to email redirection
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1. A method of operating a mobile phone network, the method comprising the steps of:
- recording an email address in association with a mobile phone number;
receiving a text message addressed to said number;
converting the text message into an email addressed to said email address; and
sending the email.
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Abstract
A text message service to email gateway is provided so that text messages, or other information, in a mobile phone network can be selectively redirected to email addresses.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of operating a mobile phone network, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording an email address in association with a mobile phone number;
receiving a text message addressed to said number;
converting the text message into an email addressed to said email address; and
sending the email. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gateway apparatus for a mobile telephone network, the apparatus comprising:
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text message receiving means for receiving a text message;
address obtaining means for obtaining an email address in dependence on the destination address of a text message received by the text message receiving means; and
email means for forming an email from the text in a text message received by the text message receiving means and sending it to the address obtained for it by the address obtaining means. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of operating a mobile phone network, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording an email address in association with a mobile phone number;
receiving a signal addressed to said number;
converting said signal into an email addressed to said email address; and
sending the email. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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