System and method for implementing a universal messaging gateway (UMG)
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1. A middleware platform system comprising:
- at least one external short message entity (ESME);
at least one short message service center (SMSC);
a universal message gateway including a first common interface for connecting to said at least one ESME and a second common interface for connecting to said at least one SMSC;
said universal message gateway further including a home location register module and a mobile switching center module;
said home location register module and said mobile switching center module being configured to receive short message service traffic from said at least one SMSC; and
said universal message gateway being configured to direct said short message service traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with said at least one ESME, wherein at least one of said SMSCs sends domestic network originated telecommunications messaging traffic to said universal message gateway and another one of said SMSCs sends foreign network originated telecommunications messaging traffic to said universal message gateway.
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Abstract
The system and method for implementing a Universal Messaging Gateway (UMG) disclosed herewith provides telecommunications Network Operators (NO) and like related parties with innovative and flexible art for delivering domestic and foreign network originated Multi-Media traffic and/or, more generally, interactive and/or synchronous mobile text and related telecommunications messaging or information services to a large number of related receiving telecommunications network equipment (as ESMEs and/or SMS-Cs in relation to SMS traffic).
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11 Claims
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1. A middleware platform system comprising:
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at least one external short message entity (ESME); at least one short message service center (SMSC); a universal message gateway including a first common interface for connecting to said at least one ESME and a second common interface for connecting to said at least one SMSC;
said universal message gateway further including a home location register module and a mobile switching center module;said home location register module and said mobile switching center module being configured to receive short message service traffic from said at least one SMSC; and said universal message gateway being configured to direct said short message service traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with said at least one ESME, wherein at least one of said SMSCs sends domestic network originated telecommunications messaging traffic to said universal message gateway and another one of said SMSCs sends foreign network originated telecommunications messaging traffic to said universal message gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer program stored on a computer readable media when executed by a computer, said computer program comprising:
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instructions for a universal message gateway having a first common interface for connecting to at least one external short message entity (ESME), a second common interface for connecting to at least one short message service center (SMSC), and a home location register module and a mobile switching center module configured to receive telecommunications messaging traffic from said at least one SMSC, wherein the instructions configure said universal message gateway to direct said telecommunications messaging traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with said at least one ESME; and wherein the instructions configure said universal message gateway to receive domestic network originated telecommunications messaging traffic from at least one of said SMSCs and to receive foreign network originated telecommunications messaging traffic from another one of said SMSCs.
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5. A universal message gateway comprising:
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a first common interface for connecting to at least one external short message entity (ESME); a second common interface for connecting to at least one short message service center (SMSC); a home location register module and a mobile switching center module configured to receive telecommunications messaging traffic from said at least one SMSC; and a routing engine connected to said first common interface, said second common interface, said home location register moduleJ. and said mobile switching center module; wherein said routing engine is configured to direct said telecommunications messaging traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with said at least one ESME; and wherein at least one of said SMSCs sends domestic network originated telecommunications messaging traffic to said universal message gateway and another one of said SMSCs sends foreign network originated telecommunications messaging traffic to said universal message gateway. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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