Method And System To Enable Communication Through SMS Communication Channel
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1. A system to enable communication through SMS communication channel comprising:
- a plurality of network terminal stations each terminal station running a plurality of network aware applications managed by a middleware, the middleware listening to a specific port on the terminal station to check for incoming messages;
a central station to provide application services to the various network aware applications running on the plurality of network terminal stations;
an SMS gateway to facilitate SMS communication between a plurality of network terminal stations and the central station; and
a network connection connecting the plurality of network terminal stations, the central station, and the SMS gateway.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system to provide network aware applications on a mobile device that can communicate using existing SMS communication channels without resorting to other IP based communication channels that are costlier and are not available on many of the networks.
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1. A system to enable communication through SMS communication channel comprising:
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a plurality of network terminal stations each terminal station running a plurality of network aware applications managed by a middleware, the middleware listening to a specific port on the terminal station to check for incoming messages; a central station to provide application services to the various network aware applications running on the plurality of network terminal stations; an SMS gateway to facilitate SMS communication between a plurality of network terminal stations and the central station; and a network connection connecting the plurality of network terminal stations, the central station, and the SMS gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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