SYSTEM FOR ROUTING TEXT MESSAGES (SMS) TO ALLOW FOR TWO-WAY MOBILE TO COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

• US 20170134915A1
• Filed: 01/06/2016
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Text 2 Them Inc.
• Original Assignee: Text 2 Them Inc.
• Inventors: Butler, SR., Alvin Tyrone
• Granted Patent: US 10,419,898 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A process and system allowing mobile users to initiate a two-way text message (SMS) conversation with a subscriber'"'"'s computer. The steps consist of using a mobile user'"'"'s mobile device to send a SMS containing a keyword and short code to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), receiving an SMS reply containing an Individual Identification Code Numbers (IICN) which establishes two-way SMS communication between mobile user and business/subscriber. The invention further establishes IICN network which allows businesses to create-a SMS network, previously only available with voice phone networks, providing the Mobile User with the options of auto SMS replay, SMS conversation transfer, or interactive two-way SMS communication with a live SMS operator.

Claims

1. A method of receiving a text message (SMS) from a mobile device to initiate a two-way communication with a subscriber computer, the method comprising:

receiving a text message from a mobile device, sent via a short code, to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC);

receiving mobile device information from an SMSC to a subscriber computer;

responsive to receiving the mobile device information, subscriber computer utilizes the mobile device information to establish a two-way text communication, via email, between the mobile device and the subscriber computer, wherein once the two-way text communication is established between the mobile device and the subscriber computer, the communication through the SMSC is by-passed, the use of an email based connection eliminating the need for the SMSC.

2. The method of, in accordance with claim 1, whereby MMS, pictures and videos, can be sent to and from a mobile device and subscriber computer.

3. The method of, in accordance with claim 1, whereby, Mobile User'"'"'s SMS communication is transferred to another subscriber'"'"'s computer allowing new subscriber to engage in two-way text message communication.