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US 2014/0229557 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Intercarrier Chat Message Blacklist and Whitelist
AssigneeInfinite Convergence Solutions, Inc.
InventorGeoffrey Dietz
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Abstract
This invention relates to intercarrier chat blacklist or whitelist method as well as the message server which supports this method.
Claims12
1) A method to support blacklist or whitelist processing for intercarrier group chat messaging when new users are added to an ongoing group chat, comprising:
- a local message server receiving notification messages on behalf of one or more local subscribers from a intercarrier server during an ongoing group chat;
- the local message server then performing a blacklist or whitelist validation on an existing list on the local server;
- forwarding of the notification message to the local subscriber if the validation is successful.
6) A message server comprising a means to accept group chat invitation messages from a intercarrier server for an ongoing inter-carrier chat session and a means to perform blacklist or whitelist processing on newly added members of an ongoing chat session.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.