Managing text message traffic in mobile telephone networks
US7761105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/184
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A grooming technique for managing text message traffic in mobile telephone networks, such as SMS text messages, involves directing certain text messages to a first delivery means (30) which attempts text message delivery one or more times to a destination mobile switching centre (22) or to a host (24) without passing through a store and forward function. Other text messages are directed to a second delivery means, involving a short message service centre (14), which provides a store and forward function for repeated attempted delivery of the text messages.
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