Method and system for service authentication, network preference, and reporting logic with MMS services

• US 9,455,893 B1
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CSC Holdings LLC (Altice USA, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CSC Holdings LLC (Altice USA, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cham, Dev, Pothuraju, Suman
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Brian
• Application Number:
  US14/736,475
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• 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 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Methods and systems for multimedia messaging service (MMS) authentication over IP networks are disclosed. An access identifier records message corresponding to a user by a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) forwarded by a server is received. Data from the access identifier records message including a mobile directory number, a framed IP address, access network information and a session ID is extracted and stored in a cache accessible to the MMSC. Network IP authentication is executed to determine that the user has a valid IP address. Client IP authentication of the user is executed to determine that the valid IP address is stored in the cache. A correspondence between the valid IP address and a mobile directory number of the user is determined. The user is authenticated for MMS over the IP network based on the correspondence.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in a computing device cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an access identifier records feed;

extracting data from the access identifier records feed;

storing the data comprising at least one of;

a route index, a mobile directory number, or an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a call detail record associated with a multimedia message service (MMS) message in an accessible storage; and

evaluating call detail records in the accessible storage to provide analytics regarding MMS usage.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein a user agent requesting deposit of the MMS message is authenticated.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein a user agent requesting retrieval of the MMS message is authenticated.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the IP address is at least one of:

a wide area network (WAN) IP address or a virtual private network IP address.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the MMS usage utilizes a first network and a second network, the analytics comprise:

determining a first network utilization.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein determining the first network utilization comprises:

determining a percentage of the MMS usage originating on the first network; and

determining a percentage of the MMS usage terminating on the first network.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the first network is an IP network, and the second network is a cellular network.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the IP network comprises:

a Wi-Fi network or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the data further comprises at least one of:

an event ID, a record type, a submit timestamp, a delivery timestamp, a message length, a priority, a price, a provider ID, a description, an access network, a service endpoint, or a service type.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the analytics further comprise:

determining MMS traffic patterns based on the MMS service usage.

11. A multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to a processor of the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to;

receive an access identifier records feed;

extract data from the access identifier records feed;

store the data comprising at least one of a route index, a mobile directory number, or an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a call detail record associated with a multimedia message service (MMS) message in an accessible storage; and

evaluate call detail records in the accessible storage to provide analytics regarding MMS usage.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein a user agent requesting deposit of the MMS message is authenticated.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein a user agent requesting retrieval of the MMS message is authenticated.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the IP address is at least one of:

a wide area network (WAN) IP address or a virtual private network IP address.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the MMS usage utilizes a first network and a second network, and to provide the analytics the one or more processors are configured to:

determine utilization of the first network;

or

determine utilization of the second network.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein to determine utilization of the first network the one or more processors are configured to:

determine a percentage of the MMS usage originating on the first network; and

determine a percentage of the MMS usage terminating on the first network.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first network is an IP network, and the second network is a cellular network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the IP network comprises:

a Wi-Fi network or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the data further comprises at least one of:

an event ID, a record type, a submit timestamp, a delivery timestamp, a message length, a priority, a price, a provider ID, a description, an access network, a service endpoint, or a service type.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein to provide the analytics the one or more processors are configured to:

determine MMS traffic patterns based on the MMS service usage.