Common aggregator framework for SMS aggregators

• US 9,917,810 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Kalyanaraman, Suresh Kumar, Arora, Taran Deep, Gain, Sandeep Kumar, Mathur, Gaurav
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Naoreen, Nazia
• Application Number:
  US14/564,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20160164824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for short messaging service (SMS) aggregation system setup. A computing platform (e.g., a server, a multi-processor server, a cloud array, a processor, etc.) is configured to receive messages over a network (e.g., an aggregator carrier network) and to deliver the messages to a processing entity executing on the computing platform. The processing entity receives messages comprising a set of SMS configuration parameters such as SMS configuration parameters to identify an SMS aggregator identifier and SMS configuration parameters comprising an aggregator network type and/or an aggregator carrier name. The SMS configuration parameters are stored for later retrieval and used when formatting and sending SMS messages.

Claims

1. A system to support a plurality of short message service (SMS) aggregators comprising:

a computing platform comprising an application messaging server that interfaces with a plurality of SMS aggregators to receive one or more messages over a network, the computing platform having a first processing entity executing on the computing platform, the plurality of SMS aggregators corresponding to different configuration settings for integration with the application messaging server, the application messaging server corresponding to an aggregator definition dataset and an aggregator property dataset, where the aggregator definition dataset corresponds to definition data associated with the plurality of SMS aggregators and the aggregator property dataset corresponds to configuration properties associated with the plurality of SMS aggregators;

a receiving module comprising one or more processors to receive the one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages comprise a set of SMS configuration parameters for a specific SMS aggregator, at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters to identify the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset with the set of SMS configuration parameters to include an SMS aggregator identifier and the at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters comprising at least one of, an aggregator network type, and an aggregator carrier name;

a data access module corresponding to one or more storage devices, wherein the data access module stores the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset having the SMS aggregator identifier and the at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters, the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset stored into the one or more storage devices accessible by the application messaging server; and

a data access module corresponding to one or more processing elements, to generate a message object to be sent from the application messaging server through the specific SMS aggregator by accessing the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset, wherein at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters are used to format the message object.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving module receives, from the SMS aggregator identified by the SMS aggregator identifier, a relay of at least a portion of an SMS message that originated from a mobile device, the receiving module configures the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset without performing SMS aggregator specific code changes, and SMS configuration parameters map input parameters, output parameters, and processing parameters for SMS messaging to SMS aggregator subscribers through the SMS aggregators.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the relay of at least a portion of an SMS message that originated from a mobile device comprises processing at least one of, a form field, a JSON message, and an XML string.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising a sending module, to format an SMS message to the SMS aggregator identified by the SMS aggregator identifier.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the message object comprises at least a mobile device identifier.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the message object comprises a at least one broadcast message having a short code and the aggregator carrier name.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more messages are received over a network during a configuration session while there are remaining parameters to configure, the application messaging server acknowledges an end of the configuration session and indicates readiness to prosecute a campaign, and wherein the configuration session is initiated after successful completion of an authentication session.

7. A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to execute a process to support a plurality of short message service (SMS) aggregators, the process comprising:

configuring a computing platform comprising an application messaging server that interfaces with a plurality of SMS aggregators to receive messages over a network, the computing platform having a first processing entity executing on the computing platform, the plurality of SMS aggregators corresponding to different configuration settings for integration with the application messaging server, the application messaging server corresponding to an aggregator definition dataset and an aggregator property dataset, where the aggregator definition dataset corresponds to definition data associated with the plurality of SMS aggregators and the aggregator property dataset corresponds to configuration properties associated with the plurality of SMS aggregators;

receiving, by the first processing entity executing on the computing platform, one or more messages comprising a set of SMS configuration parameters for a specific SMS aggregator;

configuring the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset with the set of SMS configuration parameters to include an SMS aggregator identifier and at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters comprising as at least one of, an aggregator network type, and an aggregator carrier name;

storing the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset having the SMS aggregator identifier and the at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters, the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset accessible for retrieval by the first processing entity; and

accessing the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset to generate a message object sent from the application messaging server through the specific SMS aggregator, wherein at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters are used to format the message object.

16. The computer program product of claim 7, further instructions for comprising receiving a short code within an SMS message sent from a mobile device corresponding to a mobile device identifier.

17. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising instructions for sending, to the SMS aggregator identified by the SMS aggregator identifier, at least a portion of an SMS message destined for a mobile device.

18. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising instructions for receiving, from the SMS aggregator identified by the SMS aggregator identifier, a relay of at least a portion of an SMS message that originated from a mobile device, configuring the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset is performed without performing SMS aggregator specific code changes, and SMS configuration parameters map input parameters, output parameters, and processing parameters for SMS messaging to SMS aggregator subscribers through the SMS aggregators.

19. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the message object comprises at least a mobile device identifier.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein at least a portion of an SMS message that originated from a mobile device is processed by a second processing entity configured to process at least one of, a form field, a JSON message, and an XML string.

9. A method implemented on a computing platform having a processing entity to support a plurality of short message service (SMS) aggregators, the method comprising:

maintaining an application messaging server that interfaces with a plurality of SMS aggregators, the plurality of SMS aggregators corresponding to different configuration settings for integration with the application messaging server, the application messaging server corresponding to an aggregator definition dataset and an aggregator property dataset, where the aggregator definition dataset corresponds to definition data associated with the plurality of SMS aggregators and the aggregator property dataset corresponds to configuration properties associated with the plurality of SMS aggregators;

connecting to a network;

receiving one or more messages comprising a set of SMS configuration parameters for a specific SMS aggregator;

configuring the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset with the set of SMS configuration parameters to include an SMS aggregator identifier and at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters comprising as at least one of, an aggregator network type, and an aggregator carrier name;

storing the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset having the SMS aggregator identifier and the at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters, the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset accessible by the computing platform; and

accessing the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset to generate a message object sent from the application messaging server through the specific SMS aggregator, wherein the at least some of the set of SMS configuration parameters are used to format the message object.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving, from the SMS aggregator identified by the SMS aggregator identifier, a relay of at least a portion of an SMS message that originated from a mobile device, configuring the aggregator definition dataset and the aggregator property dataset is performed without performing SMS aggregator specific code changes, and SMS configuration parameters map input parameters, output parameters, and processing parameters for SMS messaging to SMS aggregator subscribers through the SMS aggregators.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising sending, to the SMS aggregator identified by the SMS aggregator identifier at least a portion of an SMS message destined for the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the relay of at least a portion of an SMS message originated from a mobile device is processed by a second processing entity configured to process at least one of, a form field, a JSON message, and an XML string.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the message object comprises at least a mobile device identifier.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a short code within an SMS message sent from the mobile device corresponding to the mobile device identifier.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a long code within an SMS message sent from the mobile device corresponding to the mobile device identifier.