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ENHANCING MESSAGING SERVICES USING TRANSLATION GATEWAYS

  • US 20090225961A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2009
  • Published: 09/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for supporting a messaging service, comprising:

  • a first translation gateway for use between (a) a customer data network that is accessed, by those authorized by a customer of the messaging service, to receive a message via a client process, and (b) a hostile data network, the first translation gateway having translation functionality that is applied to a plurality of inbound messages, arriving via the hostile network, in a manner that is transparent to recipients of said inbound messages who experience the messages via a plurality of client processes running in the customer network; and

    a second translation gateway for use between (a) the hostile data network and (b) a service provider network of a provider of said messaging service, wherein said service provider network implements an interface to a telephony network from which the inbound messages originate, the second translation gateway to forward the inbound messages to the first translation gateway through the hostile network in a manner that precludes unauthorized access to the content of the inbound messages.

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