TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES APPARATUS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A telecommunications services apparatus for use with a mobile telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising means for receiving a first text message from a mobile telephone, means for processing the received first text message so as to determine a network address from the processed first text message, and means for sending the determined network address as a second text message to said mobile telephone or to another mobile telephone, wherein the means for processing the received first text message comprises an engine capable of interpreting natural language included in said first text message to determine said network address and operable, in the event a suitable network address can not be determined, to enter into a dialogue with a user of said mobile telephone.
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Abstract
A first text message sent from a mobile handset (1) is received by an SMS router (3) via an MSC (2). A text processing engine, such as an SMS Wizard (4), processes the first message so as to determine a network address such as a URL from the first message. The determined network address is then sent as a second text message to the mobile handset (1) or to another mobile handset.
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- 1. A telecommunications services apparatus for use with a mobile telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising means for receiving a first text message from a mobile telephone, means for processing the received first text message so as to determine a network address from the processed first text message, and means for sending the determined network address as a second text message to said mobile telephone or to another mobile telephone, wherein the means for processing the received first text message comprises an engine capable of interpreting natural language included in said first text message to determine said network address and operable, in the event a suitable network address can not be determined, to enter into a dialogue with a user of said mobile telephone.
- 13. A telecommunications services method for a mobile telecommunications network, the method comprising receiving a first text message from a mobile telephone, processing the received first text message so as to determine a network address from the processed first text message, and sending the determined network address as a second text message to said mobile telephone or to another mobile telephone, wherein the processing of the received first text message is performed by an engine capable of interpreting natural language included in said first text message to determine said network address and operable, in the event a suitable network address can not be determined, to enter into a dialogue with a user of said mobile telephone.
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