Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network
First Claim
1. A method for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address, wherein the messaging service message is a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) message, wherein the messaging service message comprises a reply generated by a mobile station in response to an ad for a product or service;
(b) utilizing a subscriber identifier in the messaging service message to access subscriber information, the subscriber identifier identifying a subscriber that is a sender of the messaging service message generated by the mobile station, the subscriber information being contained in at least one subscriber information database;
(c) placing the accessed subscriber information in the messaging service message to create an enriched message, wherein the accessed subscriber information includes subscriber retail preference information in addition to routing or delivery information for delivering the enriched message; and
(d) transmitting the enriched message towards a third party not specified in the original messaging service message, wherein the third party is determined based on the accessed subscriber information.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address. A subscriber identifier in the message is utilized to access subscriber information contained in at least one subscriber information database. The subscriber information facilitates intelligent processing or interpretation of the message. The accessed subscriber information is then incorporated in the message to create an enriched message. The enriched message is transmitted.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address, wherein the messaging service message is a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) message, wherein the messaging service message comprises a reply generated by a mobile station in response to an ad for a product or service; (b) utilizing a subscriber identifier in the messaging service message to access subscriber information, the subscriber identifier identifying a subscriber that is a sender of the messaging service message generated by the mobile station, the subscriber information being contained in at least one subscriber information database; (c) placing the accessed subscriber information in the messaging service message to create an enriched message, wherein the accessed subscriber information includes subscriber retail preference information in addition to routing or delivery information for delivering the enriched message; and (d) transmitting the enriched message towards a third party not specified in the original messaging service message, wherein the third party is determined based on the accessed subscriber information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network, the system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of databases containing subscriber information; and (b) a network routing element for receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address, wherein the messaging service message is a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) message, wherein the messaging service message comprises a reply generated by a mobile station in response to an ad for a product or service, for utilizing a subscriber identifier in the messaging service message to access subscriber information associated with the subscriber identifier in at least one of the databases, the subscriber identifier identifying a subscriber that is a sender of the messaging service message generated by the mobile station, for placing the accessed subscriber information in the messaging service message to create an enriched message, wherein the accessed subscriber information includes subscriber retail preference information in addition to routing or delivery information for delivering the enriched message, and for transmitting the enriched message towards a third party not specified in the original messaging service message, wherein the third party is determined based on the accessed subscriber information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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(a) receiving a messaging service message addressed to a first destination address, wherein the messaging service message is a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) message, wherein the messaging service message comprises a reply generated by a mobile station in response to an ad for a product or service; (b) utilizing a subscriber identifier in the messaging service message to access subscriber information, the subscriber identifier identifying a subscriber that is a sender of the messaging service message generated by the mobile station, the subscriber information being contained in at least one subscriber information database; (c) placing the accessed subscriber information in the messaging service message to create an enriched message, wherein the accessed subscriber information includes subscriber retail preference information in addition to routing or delivery information for delivering the enriched message; and (d) transmitting the enriched message towards a third party not specified in the original messaging service message, wherein the third party is determined based on the accessed subscriber information.
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24. A method for processing a messaging service message in a communications network, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a messaging service message to a first destination address, wherein the messaging service message is a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) message, wherein the messaging service message comprises a reply generated by a mobile station in response to an ad for a product or service; (b) utilizing a subscriber identifier in the messaging service message that indicates a sender of the messaging service message to access subscriber information concerning the sender of the messaging service message generated by the mobile station, the subscriber information being contained in at least one subscriber information database; (c) wherein the subscriber information concerning the sender includes subscriber retail preference information in addition to routing or delivery information for delivering the messaging service message; and (d) utilizing the accessed subscriber information concerning the sender so that at least a portion of the messaging service message is routed to a destination address associated with a third party not specified in the original messaging service message, wherein the third party is determined based on the accessed subscriber information.
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