Arrangement for converting telephone number formats for notification systems
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1. A method in a notification system for sending a notification message for a user to a messaging server configured for identifying the user based on a destination telephone number in a first format, the method including:
- obtaining for the notification message a destination telephone number in a second format;
converting the destination telephone number in the second format to the destination telephone number in the first format based on execution of a mapping rule selected based on a match between the mapping rule and at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format; and
outputting the notification message having the destination telephone number having the first format, wherein the converting step includes matching the mapping rule and the at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format based on a prescribed pattern within the destination telephone number in the second format.
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Abstract
A notification system includes a dial map configured for converting the destination telephone number within a notification message from an original format to another format recognizable by a messaging server, based on execution of a mapping rule selected based on a match between the mapping rule and the destination telephone number having the original format.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a notification system for sending a notification message for a user to a messaging server configured for identifying the user based on a destination telephone number in a first format, the method including:
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obtaining for the notification message a destination telephone number in a second format;
converting the destination telephone number in the second format to the destination telephone number in the first format based on execution of a mapping rule selected based on a match between the mapping rule and at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format; and
outputting the notification message having the destination telephone number having the first format, wherein the converting step includes matching the mapping rule and the at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format based on a prescribed pattern within the destination telephone number in the second format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A notification system configured for sending a notification message for a user to a messaging server, the messaging server configured for identifying the user based on a destination telephone number in a first format, the notification system including:
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a message interface configured for receiving the notification message and having the destination telephone number in a second format;
a dial map configured for converting the destination telephone number in the second format to the destination telephone number in the first format, the dial map executing a selected mapping rule based on a match between the mapping rule and at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format; and
a output interface configured for outputting to the messaging server the notification message having the destination telephone number in the first format, wherein the dial map is configured for storing a plurality of the mapping rules, each mapping rule specifying a corresponding first expression, and a corresponding second expression having the first format, the dial map selecting the selected mapping rule based on a match between the destination telephone number having the second format and the corresponding first expression. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for sending a notification message for a user to a messaging server configured for identifying the user based on a destination telephone number in a first format, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:
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obtaining for the notification message a destination telephone number in a second format;
converting the destination telephone number in the second format to the destination telephone number in the first format based on execution of a mapping rule selected based on a match between the mapping rule and at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format; and
outputting the notification message having the destination telephone number having the first format, wherein the converting step includes matching the mapping rule and the at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format based on a prescribed pattern within the destination telephone number in the second format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A notification system configured for sending a notification message for a user to a messaging server, the messaging server configured for identifying the user based on a destination telephone number in a first format, the notification system including:
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a message interface configured for receiving the notification message and having the destination telephone number in a second format;
means for converting the destination telephone number in the second format to the destination telephone number in the first format, the converting means executing a selected mapping rule based on a match between the mapping rule and at least a portion of the destination telephone number in the second format; and
a output interface configured for outputting to the messaging server the notification message having the destination telephone number in the first format, wherein the converting means is configured for storing a plurality of the mapping rules, each mapping rule specifying a corresponding first expression, and a corresponding second expression having the first format, the dial map selecting the selected mapping rule based on a match between the destination telephone number having the second format and the corresponding first expression. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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