Method and system for sending, routing, and receiving information using concise messages

A system for communication between a communication device and a content provider associated with an internet domain name and a server, the system comprising:

• a network comprising a user interface for receiving concise message requests from and transmitting concise message responses to the communication device, an internet connection, and an interface to the content provider's server;
• wherein a communication device user enters a concise message request into the communication device comprising a channel, a designator and, optionally, a request instruction, wherein a combination of the channel and the designator specify a location on the internet of an engine comprising routing instructions to the network for responding to the concise message request and generating a concise message response for output to the communication device.

A system for communication between a mobile communication device having a short message function and a content provider associated with an internet domain name and a server, the system comprising:

• a network comprising a user interface for receiving short messages from and transmitting short messages to the communication device, an internet connection, and an interface to the content provider's server;
• wherein a communication device user enters a concise message request into the communication device comprising a channel, a designator and, optionally, a query instruction, wherein a combination of the channel and the designator specify a location on the internet of a document comprising routing instructions to the network for responding to the concise message request and generating an output to the communication device.