Method and system for improved short message services

A method for communicating a message from a radio communication device to a recipient comprising the steps of:

• receiving at a mobile switching center the message from the radio communication device, wherein the message comprises data content to be received by the recipient;
• retrieving at the mobile switching center a profile associated with the radio communication device from a storage medium;
• sending the message from the mobile switching center using information in the retrieved profile to a signal transfer point for routing to a telemetry gateway;
• converting the message to a common protocol at the telemetry gateway;
• transmitting the message from the telemetry gateway to the recipient;
• and
• sending an acknowledgement from the mobile switching center to the radio communication device upon receiving the message.

A method for communicating a message from an originating communication device to a radio communication device comprising the steps of:

• receiving at a telemetry gateway the message in a first format from the originating communication device;
• sending a response from the telemetry gateway to the originating communication device acknowledging the receipt of the message;
• transmitting from the telemetry gateway a routing request to a mobile switching center based on the information in the message;
• receiving at the telemetry gateway a routing response for the message from the mobile switching center;
• converting the first format of the message at the telemetry gateway to a second format based on the routing response such that the data content of the message can be received by the radio communication device;
• and
• as soon as the message is processed, transmitting the converted message from the telemetry gateway to the mobile switching center for forwarding to the radio communication device, whereby the message is processed and transmitted to the recipient without the completion of a store and forward process.

A method for communicating a message from a service provider to a telemetry device comprising the steps of:

• receiving the message at the telemetry gateway from the service provider, wherein the message comprises data content to be received by the telemetry device;
• sending a response from the telemetry gateway to the service provider acknowledging the receipt of the message;
• transmitting from the telemetry gateway a route request associated with the message to a mobile switching center;
• receiving at the telemetry gateway a route response for the message from the mobile switching center;
• converting at the telemetry gateway the message from a first protocol to a second protocol based on the route response such that the data content of the message can be received by the telemetry device;
• and
• as soon as the message is processed, transmitting the converted message from the telemetry gateway to the mobile switching center for forwarding to the telemetry device.

A system for communicating a message from a radio communication device to a service provider comprising:

• a mobile switching center operable for receiving the message from the radio communication device, wherein the message comprises data content to be received by the service provider;
• and
• a telemetry gateway operable for
• receiving the message from the mobile switching center,
• converting the message from a first format chosen from at least three different wireless access formats to a common format such that the data content of the message can be received by the service provider, and
• transmitting the convened message to the service provider.

A system for communicating a message from a service provider to a radio communication device comprising:

• a telemetry gateway coupled to the service provider, the telemetry gateway operable for
• receiving the message from the service provider, wherein the message comprises data content to be received byte radio communication device;
• requesting routing information associated with the message;
• converting the message from a common format to a specific format such that the radio communication device can receive the data content, wherein the specific format is chosen from one of at least three different wireless data formats;
• and
• as soon as the message is processed, transmitting the message from the telemetry gateway to a mobile switching center operable for receiving the converted message from the telemetry gateway and transmitting the convened message to the radio communication device, whereby the message is processed and transmitted by the telemetry gateway without the completion of a store and forward process.