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Network billing of text messages sent/received by fixed user devices

  • US 9,167,405 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2013
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a device of a messaging system, a text message,the text message being received from a fixed user device associated with a first user,the first user being associated with a first mobile user device, andthe text message being destined for a second mobile user device associated with a second user;

    generating, by the device, a first charge record for the first user based on the text message and based on a telephone number associated with the first mobile user device,the first charge record enabling the first user to be charged for the text message received from the fixed user device;

    providing, by the device, the first charge record to a billing system;

    generating, by the device, a copy of the text message;

    providing, by the device, the copy of the text message to the first mobile user device; and

    forwarding, by the device, the text message toward the second mobile user device.

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