METHOD TO CONVERT AND SHARE SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MESSAGES ON WEBSITES

• US 20110124353A1
• Filed: 11/20/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Textopoly, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Textopoly, Inc.
• Inventors: Huda, Naushad
• Granted Patent: US 7,945,634 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer program product and method of use thereof that converts short message service (SMS) message content, including but not limited to, text messages, photos, web links to articles, and advertisements, so that the content can be posted on websites.

Claims

1. A method for sharing or uploading SMS media content on a social networking or other website, the method comprising

creating the text for an SMS message;

identifying a destination website where the user may be re-directed;

creating a unique, shortened URL using a computer software product;

inserting said shortened URL into said SMS message;

sending said SMS message to a user;

wherein said user receives said message and clicks on said shortened URL in order to share SMS media content; and

wherein said computer software product directs the user to an intermediary website created by the computer software product, which posts said SMS media content to the user'"'"'s page on a social media website and directs the user to the destination website.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the computer software product comprises meta data, re-direct script, and analytics code.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the user receives SMS content from another user comprising an individual or advertiser.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the SMS media content comprises a text message.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the SMS media content comprises a photographic image.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the SMS media content comprises an audio file.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the SMS media content comprises a video file.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the intermediary website is not seen by the user.

9. A computer-readable medium having stored therein computer-readable instructions comprising stored meta data, a re-direct script, and analytics code that allows users to share SMS media content on the user'"'"'s page on a social media website.

10. The computer-readable medium having stored therein computer readable instructions of claim 9 that generates a unique, shortened URL for the SMS media content to be shared on the social media website.