Intelligent delivery agent for short message distribution center

• US 9,204,270 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2014
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Smith, Richard A., Dewey, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Faroul, Farah
• Application Number:
  US14/539,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 370/338
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/50 Queue scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/205 Broadcasting broadcasting in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53316 Messaging centre selected by message originator
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 : Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

A message distribution center (MDC) and Intelligent Delivery Agent in a wireless Internet gateway interposed between content providers and a wireless carrier to subjectively examine and direct messages via simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) based on desired rules using standard SMTP Gateway and other known protocols. The MDC includes an individual queue for each subscriber, and the provider is informed through conventional SMTP messages that the short message has been accepted. If the carrier has specifically disallowed service for a particular mobile identification number (MIN), then the content provider is informed that the recipient is invalid. An MDC provides a single mechanism for interacting with subscribers of multiple carriers, regardless of each carrier'"'"'s underlying infrastructure. An MDC protects networks by intelligently throttling messages and configuring message delivery parameters. An MDC receives presence information. A content provider communicates with the MDC using SMTP messages, and the MDC communicates with wireless carriers.

Claims

1. A method of delivering content to a destination wireless device, comprising:

receiving, at a physical message distribution center (MDC) server, packetized content addressed to a given destination wireless device in a wireless network;

queuing said packetized content in an individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device;

ascertaining a current presence status of said destination wireless device; and

delivering said packetized content from said individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device when said given destination wireless device is present in said wireless network, and foregoing delivery of said packetized content to said given destination wireless device when said given destination wireless device is not present in said wireless network.

2. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said given wireless device is present in said wireless network when turned on.

3. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said given wireless device is not present in said wireless network when turned off.

4. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein said packetized content comprises:

a text message.

5. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein said text message comprises:

a short messaging system (SMS) text message.

6. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Remote Method Invocation (RMI) protocols.

7. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocols.

8. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1, wherein:

said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

9. Apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving, at a physical message distribution center (MDC) server, packetized content addressed to a given destination wireless device in a wireless network;

means for queuing said packetized content in an individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device;

means for ascertaining a current presence status of said destination wireless device; and

means for delivering said packetized content from said individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device when said given destination wireless device is present in said wireless network, and foregoing delivery of said packetized content to said given destination wireless device when said given destination wireless device is not present in said wireless network.

10. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein:

said given wireless device is present in said wireless network when turned on.

11. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein:

said given wireless device is not present in said wireless network when turned off.

12. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein said packetized content comprises:

a text message.

13. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein said text message comprises:

a short messaging system (SMS) text message.

14. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein:

said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Remote Method Invocation (RMI) protocols.

15. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein:

said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocols.

16. The apparatus for delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 9, wherein:

said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

17. A method of delivering content to a destination wireless device, comprising:

receiving, at a physical message distribution center (MDC) server, a plurality of text messages addressed to a given destination wireless device in a wireless network;

queuing said plurality of text messages in an individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device;

ascertaining a current presence status of said destination wireless device; and

delivering a sub-plurality of said text messages from said individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device when said given destination wireless device is ascertained to be present in said wireless network, and foregoing delivery of said sub-plurality of said text messages to said given destination wireless device when said given destination wireless device is not present in said wireless network.

18. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein:

said given wireless device is present in said wireless network when turned on.

19. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein:

said given wireless device is not present in said wireless network when turned off.

20. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein:

said plurality of text messages each have an expiration time upon which deletion from said individual subscriber queue is performed.

21. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein said plurality of text messages each comprise:

a short messaging system (SMS) text message.

22. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein:

said sub-plurality of text messages are transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Remote Method Invocation (RMI) protocols.

23. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein:

said sub-plurality of text messages are transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocols.

24. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 17, wherein:

said sub-plurality of text messages are transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).