DIRECT SMS MESSAGE DELIVERY OVER BROADBAND DATA NETWORKS THROUGH AN SMS-C
First Claim
1. A Short Message Service Center (SMS-C) comprising:
- a session database configured to store session information for a mobile device that has established a data session over a broadband data network;
an interface configured to receive a Mobile Terminated (MT) SMS message destined for the mobile device; and
a control system configured to store the MT SMS message for delivery, to identify a routing address for the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the session information stored in the session database, and to forward the MT SMS message through the interface to the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the routing address.
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Abstract
SMS-C'"'"'s and associated methods are disclosed that attempt to deliver SMS messages over a broadband data network as opposed to a voice network. An SMS-C described herein stores session information for a mobile device that has established a data session over the broadband data network. When the SMS-C receives a Mobile Terminated (MT) SMS message destined for the mobile device, the SMS-C stores the SMS message for delivery. The SMS-C then identifies a routing address for the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the stored session information, and forwards the SMS message to the mobile device directly over the broadband data network based on the routing address.
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20 Claims
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1. A Short Message Service Center (SMS-C) comprising:
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a session database configured to store session information for a mobile device that has established a data session over a broadband data network; an interface configured to receive a Mobile Terminated (MT) SMS message destined for the mobile device; and a control system configured to store the MT SMS message for delivery, to identify a routing address for the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the session information stored in the session database, and to forward the MT SMS message through the interface to the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the routing address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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storing session information in a first Short Message Service Center (SMS-C) for a mobile device that has established a data session over a broadband data network; receiving, in the first SMS-C, a Mobile Terminated (MT) Short Message Service (SMS) message that is destined for the mobile device; storing the MT SMS message for delivery; identifying a routing address for the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the stored session information; and forwarding the MT SMS message from the first SMS-C to the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the routing address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A Short Message Service Center (SMS-C) comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a Mobile Originated (MO) Short Message Service (SMS) message from a mobile device over a broadband data network; and a control system configured to store the MO SMS message for delivery, to identify a destination for the MO SMS message based on stored routing information without querying a subscriber database, and to forward the MO SMS message to the destination through the interface. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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