MESSAGING SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION
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1. An automated process for subscription to a messaging service, including:
- accepting a voice call from a mobile communications device;
extracting caller identification (ID) data received with the voice call;
sending a subscription acceptance message to the device; and
associating the caller ID data with a messaging service identified by the called number of the call.
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Abstract
A messaging service system, including a call component for receiving a voice call from a caller and transmitting call data associated with the call, the call data including caller identification (ID) data; and a subscription server for receiving the call data, causing the call component to send a subscription acceptance message to the caller, and storing the caller ID data in association with data representing a messaging service identified by the called number of the call data.
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18 Claims
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1. An automated process for subscription to a messaging service, including:
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accepting a voice call from a mobile communications device; extracting caller identification (ID) data received with the voice call; sending a subscription acceptance message to the device; and associating the caller ID data with a messaging service identified by the called number of the call. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. An automated process for subscription to a messaging service, including
accepting a voice call from a communications device; -
determining if caller identification (ID) data can be extracted from the voice call; determining if the communications device is able to receive messages of a messaging service; sending a subscription acceptance message to the device; and associating the caller ID data with a messaging service identified by the called number of the call. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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12. A messaging service system, including:
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a call component for receiving a voice call from a caller and transmitting call data associated with the call, the call data including caller identification (ID) data; and a subscription server for receiving the call data, causing the call component to send a subscription acceptance message to the caller, and storing the caller ID data in association with data representing a messaging service identified by the called number of the call data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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