SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE AND MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE
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1. A short messaging service (SMS) system configured for secure communications, the SMS system comprising:
- a software module configured for use on a mobile device, wherein the software module is configured to encrypt an SMS message via a first encryption; and
a gateway configured to communicate with the mobile device, wherein the gateway is configured to receive the encrypted SMS message from the mobile device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing (for example, creating, transmitting, delivering, encrypting, storing, and the like) secure SMS (short message service) and secure MMS (multimedia messaging service) communications are disclosed.
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1. A short messaging service (SMS) system configured for secure communications, the SMS system comprising:
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a software module configured for use on a mobile device, wherein the software module is configured to encrypt an SMS message via a first encryption; and a gateway configured to communicate with the mobile device, wherein the gateway is configured to receive the encrypted SMS message from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of securing short messaging service (SMS) communications, the method comprising:
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encrypting, at a mobile device, an SMS message; transmitting the encrypted SMS message to a gateway; decrypting, at the gateway, the encrypted SMS message; re-encrypting, at the gateway, the decrypted SMS message; and transmitting the re-encrypted SMS message to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A communication system for securely delivering a message to a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a first software module configured as a gateway, wherein the first software module is configured to encrypt at least one of a short messaging service (SMS) message or a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message for delivery to the mobile device; and a second software module configured for use on the mobile device, wherein the second software module is further configured to decrypt at least one of the encrypted SMS message or the encrypted MMS message received from the first software module, and wherein the information in at least one of the encrypted SMS message or the encrypted MMS message was received at the first software module from a third party. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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