System and method for providing a proxy in a short message service (SMS) environment
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1. An apparatus for distributing messages, comprising:
- a short message service center (SMSC) proxy configured to communicate with a plurality of SMSC servers, the SMSC proxy operable to;
receive an SMS message;
determine, based on an application type of the SMS message, one or more of the plurality of SMSC servers that can accommodate the application type; and
distribute the SMS message to a selected SMSC server among the determined one or more SMSC servers.
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Abstract
According to a particular embodiment, a method for distributing messages is provided that includes receiving one or more short message service (SMS) messages. The method also includes distributing one or more of the messages to a selected one or a plurality of short message service center (SMSC) servers.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for distributing messages, comprising:
a short message service center (SMSC) proxy configured to communicate with a plurality of SMSC servers, the SMSC proxy operable to; receive an SMS message; determine, based on an application type of the SMS message, one or more of the plurality of SMSC servers that can accommodate the application type; and distribute the SMS message to a selected SMSC server among the determined one or more SMSC servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for distributing messages, comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message; determining, based on an application type of the SMS message, one or more of a plurality of SMSC servers that can accommodate the application type; and distributing the SMS message to a selected SMSC server among the determined one or more SMSC servers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software for distributing messages, the software comprising computer code and when executed to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message; determining, based on an application type of the SMS message, one or more of a plurality of SMSC servers that can accommodate the application type; and distributing the SMS message to a selected SMSC server among the determined one or more SMSC servers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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