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SESSION-BASED SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MANAGEMENT

  • US 20120179763A1
  • Filed: 07/05/2011
  • Published: 07/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of short message service session management for a special number service at a public safety answering point, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a gateway an SMS message from a mobile device through a wireless network, the SMS message directed from the mobile device to a number associated with the public safety answering point;

    converting SMS message to an instant message (IM);

    sending the IM message to an operator position coupled to the gateway through a network;

    receiving acceptance from the operator position to initiate the session; and

    sending subsequent SMS messages from the mobile device to the operator position maintaining the session based upon an originating identifier associated with the mobile device.

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