Inter-carrier messaging service providing phone number only experience
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Abstract
A phone number only messaging experience is provided in an Inter-Carrier Messaging System service. Subscriber to subscriber digital messages containing user data are routed between carrier'"'"'s networks using an Inter-Carrier messaging module with appropriate MIN/carrier/carrier routing look-up capabilities. Digital messages containing user data (e.g., short messages, email, digital messages in general, etc.) may be sent to a subscriber in another carrier'"'"'s network addressed only with a phone number. If the recipient is outside of the sender'"'"'s carrier network, the Inter-Carrier messaging module of the Inter-Carrier service provider (ICSP) determines the appropriate carrier for the recipient, appends the appropriate syntax to the digital message containing user data to allow internet protocol (IP) or other standardized communication techniques between message service centers of the two carriers, and routes the digital message containing user data to the destination carrier. The recipient in the other carrier'"'"'s network may reply back to the ICSP'"'"'s sender using only the subscriber'"'"'s directory number.
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34 Claims
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23. A method of directing a user-to-user packet message from a user serviced by a first carrier to a user of a different carrier network, comprising:
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addressing a user-to-user packet message by a first user with only a phone number of a receiving second user; and transmitting said user-to-user packet message, still addressed when initially transmitted with only said phone number of said receiving second user, from said first user serviced by a first carrier, said user-to-user packet message being routed via a message distribution center adapted to associate said packet message with appropriate routing syntax to reach said second carrier'"'"'s network using said phone number as input, and to route a return message from said receiving second user back to said first user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. Apparatus for directing a user-to-user packet message from a user serviced by a first carrier to a user of a different carrier network, comprising:
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means to permit a first user to address a user-to-user packet message with only a phone number of a receiving second user; and means to permit transmission of said user-to-user packet message, still addressed when initially transmitted with only said phone number of said receiving second user, from said first user serviced by a first carrier, said user-to-user packet message being routed via a message distribution center adapted to associate said packet message with appropriate routing syntax to reach said second carrier'"'"'s network using said phone number as input, and to route a return message from said receiving second user back to said first user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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