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DYNAMICAL ROUTING FOR TEXT MESSAGING

  • US 20090138563A1
  • Filed: 11/28/2007
  • Published: 05/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a route to send a message over an electronic network, comprising:

  • receiving a message that identifies a destination identifier, wherein a body of the message is limited to a predefined size;

    determining a carrier to which to route the message based on the destination identifier, if the destination identifier indicates a local carrier that currently provides messaging services to a destination device associated with the destination identifier;

    accessing predefined carrier routing information that indicates availability of each of a plurality of channels to the determined carrier;

    accessing destination user information that is associated with the destination identifier and a destination user, wherein the destination user information indicates availability of the destination user to receive messages, and includes a destination user criterion for determining one of the plurality of channels through which to send the message to the determined carrier for routing to the destination device;

    accessing carrier gateway dynamic information that indicates current and statistical traffic information for each of the plurality of channels to the determined carrier; and

    selecting one of the plurality of channels based on the predefined carrier information, the destination user information, and the carrier gateway dynamic information.

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