×

Method and system for service continuity, network preference, and reporting logic with SMS services

  • US 9,204,269 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a short message service (SMS) message in a short message service center (SMSC) and storing the SMS message in a realtime cache to be delivered to a recipient;

    determining an SMS routing preference for the recipient including attempted delivery on a first network followed by attempted delivery on a second network;

    attempting delivery of the SMS message on the first network up to a first predetermined number of times according to a first predetermined time schedule, wherein the first predetermined number of times and the first predetermined time schedule are based on a retry mechanism on SIP that utilizes an increasing back-off interval between delivery attempts;

    attempting delivery of the SMS message on the second network after a failure to deliver the SMS message on the first network;

    placing the SMS message in a waitlist queue after a failure to deliver the SMS message on the second network;

    monitoring network registration of the recipient on the first network and the second network according to a second predetermined time schedule;

    moving the SMS message from the waitlist queue to the realtime cache based on the network registration of the recipient; and

    reattempting delivery of the SMS message to the recipient based on the SMS routing preference.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×