US 2014/0207876 A1 · System and Method for Routing Messages Over a Network

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to a computer system and method for routing messages over a network, including messages originating from mobile devices and messages destined for emergency services. Initial messages may be associated with a sessionless protocol, e.g., SMS. An initial message embodying a text-based communication that originated from a mobile device at a location and time may be received, and a service query comprising the location of the mobile device may then be transmitted. In response to the service query, the recipient of the message may be identified along with a location, with the initial message being forwarded through the network to the identified recipient. If that initial message lacks sufficient location information, a location query may be transmitted, and a response to the location query that comprises sufficient information about the location of the mobile device may be used to formulate the service query, ensuring delivery of the message to the intended recipient with location information.

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Dependent claims

A method of routing electronic messages in a voice network, a data network, or both, the method performed by a computer system that comprises one or more processors, one or more network interfaces coupled to at least one of the processors, and one or more computer-readable storage media coupled to at least one of the processors, and the method comprising:

receiving through at least one of the interfaces an initial message embodying a text message that originated from a mobile device at a first location and a first time;
in response to receiving the initial message, automatically transmitting through at least one of the interfaces a service query that comprises the first location;
receiving, through at least one of the interfaces, a response to the service query that identifies a recipient of the message, the recipient being associated with the first location;
and
in response to receiving the response to the service query, automatically retransmitting the initial message through at least one of the interfaces to the identified recipient.

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A computer system for routing electronic messages in a voice network, a data network, or both, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors;
one or more network interfaces coupled to at least one of the processors;
and
one or more computer-readable storage media coupled to at least one of the processors, and encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one of the processors, cause the computer system at least to:
receive through at least one of the interfaces an initial message embodying a text message that originated from a mobile device at a first location and a first time;
in response to receiving the initial message, automatically transmit through at least one of the interfaces a service query that comprises the first location;
receive, through at least one of the interfaces, a response to the service query that identifies a recipient of the message, the recipient being associated with the first location;
and
in response to receiving the response to the service query, automatically retransmit the initial message through at least one of the interfaces to the identified recipient.

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A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors within a computer system that comprises one or more network interfaces coupled to at least one of the processors, cause the computer system at least to:

receive through at least one of the interfaces an initial message embodying a text message that originated from a mobile device at in response to receiving the initial message, automatically transmit through at least one of the interfaces a service query that comprises the first location;
receive, through at least one of the interfaces, a response to the service query that identifies a recipient of the message, the recipient being associated with the first location;
and
in response to receiving the response to the service query, automatically retransmit the initial message through at least one of the interfaces to the identified recipient.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and Method for Routing Messages Over a Network

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