System and method for short message service and instant messaging continuity
First Claim
1. A system for communicating information between users that use different messaging services, comprising:
- a first user communication module,wherein the first user communication module is configured to communicate a message to a second user communication module using a first messaging service, andwherein the second user communication module is configured to communicate messages using a second messaging service; and
a signaling gateway module in communication with the first user communication module,wherein the signaling gateway module is configured to interface messages between the first messaging service and the second messaging service,wherein the message from the first user communication module is routed to the signaling gateway module in accordance with configuration information associated with the second user communication module, andwherein the signaling gateway module is configured to route the message to the second user communication module via a messaging server module configured to use the second messaging service, andwherein the signaling gateway module comprises;
a message filter module,wherein the message filter module is configured to allow routing through the signaling gateway module of messages communicated from the first user communication module using the first messaging service, and wherein the message filter module is further configured to block non-message-related information communicated from the first user communication module using the first messaging service.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for communicating messages between users that use different messaging services. A message from a user communication device is communicated to a remote user communication device using a first messaging service. The remote user communication device communicates messages using a second messaging service. The message from the user communication device is routed to a messaging interface gateway in accordance with configuration information associated with the remote user communication device. The message is routed from the messaging interface gateway to a messaging server associated with the remote user communication device. The messaging server is configured to use the second messaging service. The message is delivered to the remote user communication device using the second messaging service.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for communicating information between users that use different messaging services, comprising:
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a first user communication module, wherein the first user communication module is configured to communicate a message to a second user communication module using a first messaging service, and wherein the second user communication module is configured to communicate messages using a second messaging service; and a signaling gateway module in communication with the first user communication module, wherein the signaling gateway module is configured to interface messages between the first messaging service and the second messaging service, wherein the message from the first user communication module is routed to the signaling gateway module in accordance with configuration information associated with the second user communication module, and wherein the signaling gateway module is configured to route the message to the second user communication module via a messaging server module configured to use the second messaging service, and wherein the signaling gateway module comprises; a message filter module, wherein the message filter module is configured to allow routing through the signaling gateway module of messages communicated from the first user communication module using the first messaging service, and wherein the message filter module is further configured to block non-message-related information communicated from the first user communication module using the first messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of communicating messages between users that use different messaging services, comprising the steps of:
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a.) communicating a message from a first user communication device to a second user communication device using a first messaging service, wherein the second user communication device communicates messages using a second messaging service; b.) routing the message from the first user communication device to a messaging interface gateway in accordance with configuration information associated with the second user communication device; c.) routing the message from the messaging interface gateway to a messaging server associated with the second user communication device, wherein the messaging server is configured to use the second messaging service; d.) delivering the message to the second user communication device using the second messaging service; e.) filtering messages routed through the messaging interface gateway that are communicated from the first user communication device using the first messaging service; and f.) blocking non-message-related information communicated from the first user communication device using the first messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for communicating information between users, comprising:
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a first mobile network operator in communication with a first communication device, wherein the first communication device is configured to communicate a message to a second communication device using a first messaging service, and wherein the second communication device is configured to communicate messages using a second messaging service; and a second mobile network operator in communication with the first mobile network operator and the second communication device, wherein the second mobile network operator comprises; a messaging interface module, wherein the messaging interface module is configured to interface messages between the first messaging service and the second messaging service; and a messaging server module in communication with the messaging interface module and the second communication device, wherein the messaging server module is configured to use the second messaging service for communicating messages to the second communication device, wherein the first mobile network operator is configured to route the message from the first communication device to the messaging interface module in accordance with address information associated with the second communication device, wherein the messaging interface module is configured to route the message to the messaging server module, and wherein the messaging server module is configured to deliver the message to the second communication device using the second messaging service, and wherein the messaging server module is further configured to block non-message-related information communicated from the first communication device using the first messaging service.
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