Short messaging system auto-reply and message hold

• US 20120083287A1
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Casto, Paul, Geil, Phillip, Scheiman, Dorothy, Meyer, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US13/067,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20120083287A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• 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]

Abstract

A system and method for auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device is provided. A designated short code SMS message is received to activate an auto-reply feature for a mobile device. Automatic transmission of a designated SMS message is triggered in response to a received SMS message if the auto-reply feature is activated for the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device, comprising:

receiving a designated short code SMS message to activate an auto-reply feature for a mobile device;

if said auto-reply feature is activated for said mobile device, triggering automatic transmission of a designated SMS message in response to a received SMS message.

2. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein:

said mobile device is a smart-phone.

3. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 1, further comprising:

If location information associated with said mobile device does not comply with pre-designated location information, holding said received SMS message in a message queue.

4. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 3, wherein:

If said location information associated with said mobile device complies with said pre-designated location information, triggering transmission of said received SMS message to said mobile device.

5. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 3, wherein:

said hold delays transmission of said content message to said mobile device.

6. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 3, wherein:

said hold delays display of said content message on said mobile device.

7. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 3, wherein:

said location information is produced by a location-aware user-agent remote from said mobile device.

8. The method of auto-replying to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 3, wherein:

said location information is produced by said mobile device.

9. A short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device, comprising:

a receiver to receive a designated short code SMS message to activate an auto-reply feature for a mobile device; and

a transmitter to automatically transmit a designated SMS message in response to a received SMS message if said auto-reply feature associated with said designated short code is activated for said mobile device.

11. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 9, wherein:

said mobile device is a smart-phone.

12. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 9, further comprising:

an SMS message queue to hold said received SMS message if location information associated with said mobile device does not comply with pre-designated location information.

13. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 12, wherein:

said transmitter transmits said received SMS message to said mobile device if said location information associated with said mobile device complies with said pre-designated location information.

14. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 12, wherein:

said SMS message queue delays transmission of said content message to said mobile device.

15. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 12, wherein:

said SMS message queue delays display of said content message on said mobile device.

16. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a location information receiver to receive said location information from a location-aware user-agent remote from said mobile device.

17. The short message service center (SMSC) to auto-reply to a short message service (SMS) message addressed to a mobile device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a location information receiver to receive said location information from said mobile device.