SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERMITTING MAINTENANCE OF PRIVACY OF MAIN NUMBER ASSIGNED TO WIRELESS DEVICE

• US 20100197328A1
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carl Dean Wilber, Christopher Brian Dwyer, John Dwyer, Michael Debrecini, Steve Zitnik
• Original Assignee: Carl Dean Wilber, Christopher Brian Dwyer, John Dwyer, Michael Debrecini, Steve Zitnik
• Inventors: Dwyer, John, Debrecini, Michael, Dwyer, Christopher Brian, Wilber, Carl Dean, Zitnik, Steve
• Application Number:
  US12/759,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20100197328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

A wireless communications system is depicted in which a message can be delivered to a wireless device. In the communications system, a first number included within a true address for communication with the device is associated with the device. A second number distinct from the first number is also associated with the device. A communication is received that includes a phantom address, at least a portion of which includes the second number, and a message. The true address is derived by at least deriving the first number from the second number. The message can then be delivered to the device based upon the derived true address.

Claims

1. A method of delivering a message to a wireless device, comprising the steps of:

associating a first number with the device, the first number included within a true address for communication with the device;

associating a second number with the device, the second number being distinct from the first number and not being included within said true address;

receiving a communication that includes a phantom address and a message, at least a portion of said phantom address including the second number;

deriving the true address by at least deriving the first number from the second number; and

delivering the message to the device based upon the derived true address.