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System and method for providing user names for network addresses

  • US 8,457,662 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2008
  • Issued: 06/04/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • storing a user name associated with a portion of a network address in a storage component in a mobile device;

    storing information identifying Message Service messages from the network address as one of billable or nonbillable;

    receiving, by the mobile device, a Message Service message from the network address, the network address being included as an Originator address in a transfer Protocol User Data Header;

    extracting, by the mobile device, the portion of the network address from the received Originator address in the transfer Protocol User Data Header;

    searching the storage component in the mobile device for said extracted portion of the network address;

    determining, by the mobile device, the user name associated with said extracted portion of the network address;

    displaying the Message Service message and the user name on the mobile device display; and

    displaying information identifying the Message Service message as one of billable or nonbillable.

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