US 2026/0230805 A1 · UPDATING CONTACT INFORMATION USING SMS AFTER A NUMBER CHANGE

Abstract

The disclosed technology performs an automatic update of a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) change to at least a subset of contacts associated with a user account. Upon receiving an indication of a MSISDN change associated with an account, a contact update server of a telecommunications network retrieves contact information that includes multiple contacts of the account with multiple identifiers. The contact update server generates short messaging service (SMS) messages to be delivered to the multiple contacts of the account based on the multiple identifiers. The SMS messages include information regarding the MSISDN change associated with the account. The contact update server transfers the SMS messages to a short message service center (SMSC), and the SMSC delivers the SMS messages to the multiple contacts of the account.

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Dependent claims

A method for transmitting Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) changes associated with telecommunication accounts in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:receiving at a contact update server of the telecommunications network, from a first network node, an indication of a change in MSISDN for an account;retrieving, by the contact update server, contact information associated with the account from a second network node,wherein the contact information includes multiple contacts of the account, and wherein each contact is associated with an identifier;generating, by the contact update server, a set of short messaging service (SMS) messages to each of the multiple contacts based on the associated identifiers,wherein the SMS messages include information related to the MSISDN change;transferring, by the contact update server, the set of SMS messages to a third network node of the telecommunications network, wherein the third network node is configured to deliver the SMS messages to each of the multiple contacts.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions recorded thereon, wherein the instructions when executed by at least one processor of a system, cause the system to:

receive, at a contact update server of a telecommunications network, from a first network node, an indication of a telephone number change associated with an account in the telecommunications network;
retrieve, by the contact update server, contact information associated with the account from a virtual storage space of the telecommunications network, wherein the contact information includes multiple contacts of the account, andwherein each contact is associated with an identifier;
generate, by the contact update server, a set of short messaging service (SMS) messages to each of the multiple contacts based on the associated identifiers,wherein the SMS messages include information related to the telephone number change;transfer, by the contact update server, the set of SMS messages to a second network node of the telecommunications network,wherein the second network node is configured to deliver the SMS messages to each of the multiple contacts.

A system comprising:

at least one hardware processor;
and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the system to:
receive, at a contact update server of a telecommunications network, from a first network node, an indication of a telephone number change associated with an account in the telecommunications network;
retrieve, by the contact update server, contact information associated with the account from a virtual storage space of the telecommunications network, wherein the contact information includes multiple contacts of the account, and wherein each contact is associated with an identifier;
generate, by the contact update server, a set of short messaging service (SMS) messages to each of the multiple contacts based on the associated identifiers, wherein the SMS messages include information related to the telephone number change;
transfer, by the contact update server, the set of SMS messages to a second network node of the telecommunications network, wherein the second network node is configured to deliver the SMS messages to each of the multiple contacts.

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Updating contact information using sms after a number change

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Updating contact information using sms after a number change

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