US 7,548,754 B2 · Authentication and non-interfering SMS-messaging in GSM telephone communication

Abstract

A method for transmitting SMS messages to a subscriber GSM telephone after a call is ended and authenticating the source of the delivered text message with a logo or other graphic not forwardable by mobile phone subscribers is provided. In the present invention, audio advertisements are selected based on a mobile phone subscriber's profile, and accompanying SMS messages or m-coupons are further transmitted to the subscriber only upon their request. A check will be carried out on the eligibility of the subscriber to receive the SMS message they had requested for. This check limits the number of times the subscriber receives a same SMS message. If the subscriber is eligible to receive the message, an authenticating symbol is included in the SMS message before transmission so that retransmission to other users will delete the graphic and render the SMS message invalid for business transactions.

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Dependent claims

A method for transmitting SMS messages, comprising:

recognizing a particular subscriber has initiated a GSM telephone call;
associating said particular subscriber with any subscriber profile information maintained in a database;
selecting an SMS message for transmission to said particular subscriber depending on said subscriber profile information;
including an authenticating symbol in said SMS message that cannot be forwarded by said particular subscriber, wherein the authentication symbol is information visually identifiable by a recipient, is usable by the recipient to authenticate the SMS message, is embedded in a coupon in the SMS message, and is usable to visually determine whether a coupon holder is authorized to use the coupon;
and
transmitting said SMS message and said authenticating symbol at the conclusion of said GSM telephone call.

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Summary651 words

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to GSM telephone communications that use short message service (SMS) text messaging, and more particularly to the delivery of any SMS text after a call is ended and authenticating the source of the delivered text message with a logo or other graphic not forwardable by mobile phone subscribers.

#2. Description of Background Information

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#FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a GSM-SMS phone embodiment of the present invention; and

#FIG. 2 is a flowchart diagram of a method embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed description1,629 words

#FIG. 1 represents a system embodiment of the present invention, and is referred to herein by the general reference numeral 100. The system 100 comprises an OpenCall Media Platform 102 (OCMP), a Call Media Server 104 (CMS) as part of the OCMP 102, an SMS gateway module 106, an advertisement (ad) delivery system 108, an operator's SMS center 110 (SMSC), a wireless telecommunications network 112, and a mobile phone unit 114. For example, the OpenCall Media Platform 102 can be implemented with a voice service platform that enables rapid development, and secure deployment of next generation unified communications, portals and enhanced voice-enabled interactive services, directly into service provider networks. See Hewlett-Packard OpenCall platforms described at www.hp.com/communications/opencall. HP OpenCall is a suite of comprehensive, carrier-grade platforms for developing and deploying next-generation voice, data and converged services. HP OpenCall platforms connect to any network and enable people to use phones to communicate, access information, and conduct transactions in an always-on infrastructure.

#The Call Media Server 104 (CMS) is preferably implemented with a Java service that runs on the OCMP 102. It deals with call progression of mobile telephone subscribers and includes a call state machine to handle a sponsored call. The CMS 104 connects incoming calls to destination numbers, updates remaining free airtime, interfaces with the Ad Delivery system 108 to play audio messages, and transmits DTMF tone requests for SMS text messages to the SMS gateway module 106. The Call Media Server 104 connects an incoming call to a specified destination party, disconnects the call parties at the end of a call and disconnects a trunk leg to play advertisements and messages. Further, the CMS 104 plays an initial audio message and audio advertisement message for sponsored calls, detects a change from a sponsored to a non-sponsored mode, interfaces with an advertisement management system of the Ad Delivery system 108 for retrieving a list of advertisements, and transmits the DTMF tones from a subscriber to the SMS gateway module 106.

#The SMS Gateway module 106 transmits SMS messages and m-coupons to subscriber requesting them by pressing a predetermined DTMF key while listening to an audio advertisement during a sponsored call. Prior to transmitting the SMS message to the subscriber, the SMS gateway 106 fetches the requested SMS message from the Ad Delivery System 108. The SMS gateway 106 also decides whether to transmit the m-coupon to the subscriber, and if it decides to transmit then it automatically inserts an authenticating symbol into the coupons to guard against source impersonation and fraud.

Facts

Application

10/412,024Filed 11 Apr 2003

Published

US 2004/0203963 A114 Oct 2004

Granted

16 Jun 2009

Term ended

21 Jul 2026

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment, including 1,197 days of adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification12 codes

H04W 8/18
Network data management: processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or…
G06Q 30/0267
Targeted advertisements: wireless devices
H04B 7/212
Multiple access: time-division multiple access [TDMA]
H04L 51/212
Monitoring or handling of messages: using filtering or selective blocking

Timeline

11 Apr 2003Application filedUS 10/412,024
7 Jul 2003Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.assignment of assignor's interest
14 Oct 2004PublishedUS 2004/0203963 A1
16 Jun 2009GrantedUS 7,548,754 B2
9 Nov 2015Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPassignment of assignor's interest
21 Jul 2026Term endedEstimated, includes 1,197 days of adjustment

Authentication and non-interfering SMS-messaging in GSM telephone communication

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