METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA MESSAGE DELIVERY TO A RECIPIENT MIGRATED ACROSS TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a short message service (SMS) text message from a sender at a short message service center (SMSC), wherein the SMS text message includes a destination number for a recipient of the SMS text message;
sending a first routing request to a database in a first network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a first signal transfer point (STP);
determining at the first STP whether the destination number is a migrated or a non-migrated destination number based on data received from the first database;
providing an error indication to the SMSC if the destination number and the first routing request are for different communication networks; and
sending a second routing request to a second database in a second network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a second STP.
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Abstract
A method of providing SMS delivery to recipients migrated across different technology networks. The method includes receiving a short message service (SMS) text message from a sender at a short message service center (SMSC), wherein the SMS text message includes a destination number for a recipient of the SMS text message. A first routing request is sent to a database in a first network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a first signal transfer point (STP). The first STP determines whether the destination number is a migrated or a non-migrated destination number based on data received from the first database. An an error indication is provided to the SMSC if the destination number and the first routing request are for different communication networks. Finally, a second routing request is sent to a second database in a second network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a second STP.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) text message from a sender at a short message service center (SMSC), wherein the SMS text message includes a destination number for a recipient of the SMS text message; sending a first routing request to a database in a first network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a first signal transfer point (STP); determining at the first STP whether the destination number is a migrated or a non-migrated destination number based on data received from the first database; providing an error indication to the SMSC if the destination number and the first routing request are for different communication networks; and sending a second routing request to a second database in a second network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a second STP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a short message service (SMS) text message from a sender, wherein the SMS text message includes a destination number for a recipient of the SMS text message; first sending means for sending a first routing request to a database in a first network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a first signal transfer point (STP); determining means for determining at the first STP whether the destination number is a migrated or a non-migrated destination number based on data received from the first database; providing means for providing an error indication to the SMSC if the destination number and the first routing request are for different communication networks; and second sending means for sending a second routing request to a second database in a second network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a second STP. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising; receiving a short message service (SMS) text message from a sender at a short message service center (SMSC), wherein the SMS text message includes a destination number for a recipient of the SMS text message; sending a first routing request to a database in a first network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a first signal transfer point (STP); determining at the first STP whether the destination number is a migrated or a non-migrated destination number based on data received from the first database; providing an error indication to the SMSC if the destination number and the first routing request are for different communication networks; and sending a second routing request to a second database in a second network for SMS routing information for the destination number via a second STP. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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