Methods and apparatus for communicating and displaying short message service (SMS) messages
US12200308B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A SMS message is conditionally additionally directed toward an STB, located at the customer premises, to which the target phone number of the SMS message corresponds, and is displayed on a device, e.g., a TV, coupled to the STB, in addition to being directed to the phone corresponding to the target phone number. A new STB SMS server: i) determines whether an incoming SIP message including a SMS message is to be sent toward a STB for SMS display on a display device coupled to the STB, or is to be dropped, e.g., based on a SMS_DISPLAY_STB flag value in a subscriber profile corresponding to the target phone number, ii) determines, for a SIP message including a SMS message, a particular video endpoint, and iii) sends a SIP message including a SMS message to a determined video endpoint for SMS message delivery to a STB interfacing with the video endpoint.
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