Message filtering system
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1. A method of filtering messages comprising:
- receiving at a computer system a short message service message sent from an originating communication device and addressed to a destination communication device;
determining with the computer system if an address of the originating communication device is a restricted address;
prohibiting, with the computer system, communication of the message to the destination communication device if the address of the originating communication device is a restricted address;
searching, with the computer system, the content of the message for one or more pre-determined words;
forwarding the message from the computer system to a monitoring communication device if a pre-determined word is identified in the message;
receiving, at the computer system, instructions from the monitoring communication device to deliver or prohibit delivery of the message to the destination communication device;
delivering the message from the computer system to the destination communication device upon receipt by the computer system of instructions to deliver the message; and
prohibiting, with the computer system, communication of the message to the destination communication device upon receipt by the computer system of instructions to prohibit delivery of the message.
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Abstract
A message filtering system is provided including a message management unit and a message monitoring unit in communication with the message management unit. The message management unit is configured to send and receive message over a network and to route messages to the message monitoring unit based on a message source, and the message monitoring unit is configured to parse the message and locate identifiers in the message and to re-route the message based on the identifier located in the message.
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1. A method of filtering messages comprising:
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receiving at a computer system a short message service message sent from an originating communication device and addressed to a destination communication device; determining with the computer system if an address of the originating communication device is a restricted address; prohibiting, with the computer system, communication of the message to the destination communication device if the address of the originating communication device is a restricted address; searching, with the computer system, the content of the message for one or more pre-determined words; forwarding the message from the computer system to a monitoring communication device if a pre-determined word is identified in the message; receiving, at the computer system, instructions from the monitoring communication device to deliver or prohibit delivery of the message to the destination communication device; delivering the message from the computer system to the destination communication device upon receipt by the computer system of instructions to deliver the message; and prohibiting, with the computer system, communication of the message to the destination communication device upon receipt by the computer system of instructions to prohibit delivery of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system for filtering short message service messages comprising:
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one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the one or more processors, the computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the computer system to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for receiving a short message service message sent from an originating communication device and addressed to a destination communication device; instructions for determining if an address of the originating communication device is a restricted address; instructions for prohibiting communication of the message to the destination communication device if the address of the originating communication device is a restricted address; instructions for searching the content of the message for one or more pre-determined words; instructions for forwarding the message to a monitoring communication device if a pre-determined word is identified in the message; instructions for receiving instructions from the monitoring communication device to deliver or prohibit delivery of the message to the to the destination communication device; instructions for delivering the message to the destination communication device upon receipt of instructions to deliver the message from the monitoring communication device; and instructions for prohibiting communication of the message to the destination communication device upon receipt of instructions from the monitoring communication device to prohibit delivery of the message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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