Short message service system
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1. A computer-implemented method of proving a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:
- designating a message type for the SMS message, wherein the message type includes a normal type and a legal type, wherein the legal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from a sender to a receiver, and sent to a trusted authority for storage, and wherein the normal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from the sender to the receiver, and not sent to the trusted authority for storage;
in response to designating the normal type of the SMS message, sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; and
in response to designating the legal type for the SMS message;
changing a header for the SMS message to indicate that the SMS message should be stored;
storing the SMS message with the trusted authority;
sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver;
generating, by the trusted authority, a certificate indicating that the SMS message has been delivered to the receiver; and
providing the certificate or a link to the certificate to the sender.
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A computer-implemented method and computer program for proving a short message service (SMS) message was sent and received. The computer-implemented method includes: designating a message type for the SMS message, wherein the message type includes a normal type and a legal type; in response to designating a legal type for the SMS message, changing a header for the SMS message, wherein the header indicates that the SMS message should be stored; storing the SMS message with a trusted authority; and sending the SMS message, from a sender, to a receiver.
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1. A computer-implemented method of proving a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:
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designating a message type for the SMS message, wherein the message type includes a normal type and a legal type, wherein the legal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from a sender to a receiver, and sent to a trusted authority for storage, and wherein the normal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from the sender to the receiver, and not sent to the trusted authority for storage; in response to designating the normal type of the SMS message, sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; and in response to designating the legal type for the SMS message; changing a header for the SMS message to indicate that the SMS message should be stored; storing the SMS message with the trusted authority; sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; generating, by the trusted authority, a certificate indicating that the SMS message has been delivered to the receiver; and providing the certificate or a link to the certificate to the sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a client application stored in a computing device of a sender device for; designating a type of a SMS message, the type including a normal type and a legal type, wherein the legal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from a sender to a receiver, and sent to a trusted authority for storage, and wherein the normal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from the sender to the receiver, and not sent to the trusted authority for storage; a SMS service center for, in response to designating the normal type of the SMS message, sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; and the SMS service center for, in response to designating the legal type for the SMS message; changing a header for the SMS message, to indicate that the SMS message should be stored; storing the SMS message with the trusted authority; sending the SMS message to the receiver; and providing a certificate generated by the trusted authority, or a link to the certificate, to the sender device, the certificate indicating that the SMS message has been delivered to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program comprising program code embodied in at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer system to prove a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:
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designating a message type for the SMS message, wherein the message type includes a normal type and a legal type, wherein the legal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from a sender to a receiver, and sent to a trusted authority for storage, and wherein the normal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from the sender to the receiver, and not sent to the trusted authority for storage; in response to designating the normal type of the SMS message, sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; and in response to designating the legal type for the SMS message; changing a header for the SMS message to indicate that the SMS message should be stored; storing the SMS message with the trusted authority; sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; generating, by the trusted authority, a certificate indicating that the SMS message has been delivered to the receiver; and providing the certificate or a link to the certificate to the sender. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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