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Short message service system

  • US 8,838,711 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2011
  • Issued: 09/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method of proving a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:

  • designating a message type for the SMS message, wherein the message type includes a normal type and a legal type, wherein the legal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from a sender to a receiver, and sent to a trusted authority for storage, and wherein the normal type SMS message designation indicates that the SMS message is to be sent from the sender to the receiver, and not sent to the trusted authority for storage;

    in response to designating the normal type of the SMS message, sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver; and

    in response to designating the legal type for the SMS message;

    changing a header for the SMS message to indicate that the SMS message should be stored;

    storing the SMS message with the trusted authority;

    sending the SMS message from the sender to the receiver;

    generating, by the trusted authority, a certificate indicating that the SMS message has been delivered to the receiver; and

    providing the certificate or a link to the certificate to the sender.

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