Obtaining a valid international destination address
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining an international destination address for a text message, comprising:
- determining, via one or more processors, a carrier type for a text message identifying a valid requested address, wherein (1) the valid requested address is associated with a destination party and (2) the valid requested address comprises at least a portion of an international telephone number;
in response to the determined carrier type comprising a single-match carrier type, determining a proper destination address based on the valid requested address, wherein (a) the single-match carrier type is identified only when a portion of the requested address is unique to a single carrier and (b) the proper destination address comprises the valid requested address; and
in response to the determined carrier type comprising a multiple-match carrier type, validating each of a plurality of candidate destination addresses associated with the destination party to determine which one of the plurality of candidate destination addresses is the proper destination address by sending an availability request to each candidate destination address.
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Abstract
A valid destination address is determined. An availability request is sent to each destination address from a set of destination addresses. The destination addresses are correlated with a destination party. At least one response to the sent availability requests is received. Each received response is uniquely associated with its own destination address from the destination addresses. Each received response indicates either a valid destination address or an invalid destination address. For each received response, a value associated with the destination address that is associated with that received response is recorded. The value indicates either a valid destination address or an invalid destination address based on the received response associated with that destination address.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining an international destination address for a text message, comprising:
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determining, via one or more processors, a carrier type for a text message identifying a valid requested address, wherein (1) the valid requested address is associated with a destination party and (2) the valid requested address comprises at least a portion of an international telephone number; in response to the determined carrier type comprising a single-match carrier type, determining a proper destination address based on the valid requested address, wherein (a) the single-match carrier type is identified only when a portion of the requested address is unique to a single carrier and (b) the proper destination address comprises the valid requested address; and in response to the determined carrier type comprising a multiple-match carrier type, validating each of a plurality of candidate destination addresses associated with the destination party to determine which one of the plurality of candidate destination addresses is the proper destination address by sending an availability request to each candidate destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by a computer cause the computer to:
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determine a carrier type for a text message identifying a valid requested address, wherein (1) the valid requested address is associated with a destination party and (2) the valid requested address comprises at least a portion of an international telephone number; in response to the determined carrier type comprising a single-match carrier type, determine a proper destination address based on the valid requested address, wherein (a) the single-match carrier type is identified only when a portion of the requested address is unique to a single carrier and (b) the proper destination address comprises the valid requested address; and in response to the determined carrier type comprising a multiple-match carrier type, validate each of a plurality of candidate destination addresses associated with the destination party to determine which one of the candidate destination addresses is the proper destination address by sending an availability request to each candidate destination address of the plurality of candidate destination addresses. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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