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Unified messaging system configured for management of short message service-type messages

  • US 7,024,209 B1
  • Filed: 12/20/2000
  • Issued: 04/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a unified messaging server, the method comprising:

  • receiving a short message service (SMS) message by the unified messaging server according to short message peer-to-peer (SMPP) protocol;

    accessing by the unified messaging server a subscriber directory, according to an open network protocol, for subscriber attribute information based on the received SMS message;

    generating, based on the subscriber attribute information, at least one common format message based on enclosing the SMS message into the common format message by the unified messaging server;

    supplying the common format message by the unified messaging server to a selected destination according to a selected access protocol based on the subscriber attribute information;

    second generating a new SMS message including subscriber messaging information for a selected subscriber; and

    outputting the new SMS message for the selected subscriber according to SMPP protocol;

    wherein the second generating step includes;

    retrieving the common format message as the subscriber messaging information from a subscriber message store having a directory for the selected subscriber; and

    inserting the received SMS message, extracted from the retrieved common format message, into the new SMS message.

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