Method and system for short message service exchange and teleconferencing

• US 7,221,951 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2001
• Issued: 05/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Level Z LLC
• Original Assignee: Level Z LLC
• Inventors: Anvekar, Dinesh Kashinath, Mangla, Rajiv, Sundaram, Sridhar, Gopinath, Bhaskarpillai
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US10/027,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20030054844A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,979 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/416, 455/414.1, 455418-420, 455/550.1, 455/556.2, 370261-265, 348/211.12
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

In a short message service (SMS) wireline/wireless message system, a separate SMS exchange subsystem implements value-added service capability. The value addition service may range, for example, from simple data insertion in the SMS message to the more complex initiation of a teleconference call using inter-exchanged SMS messages.

Claims

1. A method for processing a short message service (SMS) message comprising

embedding a value-added field in the SMS message by an originator of the SMS message, the field being indicative of a value-added service requested by the originator, and

instantiating the value-added service from the combination of the field supplied by the originator and originator-specific data pre-stored in an originator database,

wherein the field relates to a teleconference and includes telephone numbers or member identifiers of participants and further including initiating a teleconference call to each of the participants.

2. A method for processing a short message service (SMS) message comprising

embedding a value-added field in the SMS message by an originator of the SMS message, the field being indicative of a value-added service requested by the originator and wherein the value-added service is instantiated from the combination of the field as supplied by the originator and originator-specific data pre-stored in an originator database,

processing the field to instantiate the value-added service, and

implementing the value-added service based upon the processed field in the SMS message and the originator-specific data in the database,

wherein the field relates to a teleconference and includes telephone numbers or member identifiers of participants and the implementing includes initiating a teleconference call to each of the participants.

3. A method for establishing a teleconference via a short message service (SMS) message comprising

embedding a teleconference field in the SMS message by an initiator of the teleconference, and

instantiating the teleconference from the combination of the field as supplied by the initiator and initiator-specific data pre-stored in an initiator database.

4. A system for initiating a teleconference via a short message service (SMS) message comprising

means for embedding a teleconference field in the SMS message by the initiator of the teleconference, and

a teleconference bridge for establishing the teleconference based upon information in the teleconference field.