Short message service management system, short message forwarding device, short message forwarding manner definition information supply device, and short message forwarding method

A short message forwarding device comprising:

• a short message storing unit for at least temporarily storing a short message to be transmitted from a message originating terminal to a first destination terminal device;
• a short message forwarding manner definition information storing unit for storing short message forwarding manner definition information that defines a first identifier in a first network where the first destination terminal device that is a destination of the short message is located in association with a second identifier in a second network where a second destination terminal device that is a forwarding destination of the short message is located, wherein the short message is forwarded to the second destination terminal device, instead of the first destination terminal device, when the first destination terminal device is not capable of receiving the short message;
• a terminal location inquiry unit for, when the first destination terminal device is not capable of receiving the short message as indicated by a detection of a reception No Good (NG), generating a terminal location inquiry by referring to the short message forwarding manner definition information stored in the short message forwarding manner definition information storing unit to identify the second destination terminal device as the forwarding destination of the short message and identify the first network as an originating network and the second network as a destination network, and transmitting the terminal location inquiry to the second network;
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• a short message forwarding unit for forwarding the short message stored in the short message storing unit to the second destination terminal device in the second network, upon reception of a response to the terminal location inquiry from the second network.

A short message forwarding manner definition information supply device that supplies short message forwarding manner definition information to a short message forwarding device,

• the short message forwarding manner definition information supply device comprising:
• a short message forwarding manner definition information generating unit for generating the short message forwarding manner definition information;
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• a short message forwarding manner definition information transmitting unit for transmitting the short message forwarding manner definition information generated by the short message forwarding manner definition information generating unit to the short message forwarding device, and
• the short message forwarding device comprising:
• a short message storing unit for at least temporarily storing a short message to be transmitted from a message originating terminal to a first destination terminal device;
• a short message forwarding manner definition information storing unit for storing short message forwarding manner definition information that defines a first identifier in a first network where the first destination terminal device that is a destination of the short message is located in association with a second identifier in a second network where a second destination terminal device that is a forwarding destination of the short message is located, wherein the short message is forwarded to the second destination terminal device, instead of the first destination terminal device, when the first destination terminal device is not capable of receiving the short message;
• a terminal location inquiry unit for, when the first destination terminal device is not capable of receiving the short message as indicated by a detection of a reception No Good (NG), generating a terminal location inquiry by referring to the short message forwarding manner definition information stored in the short message forwarding manner definition information storing unit to identify the second destination terminal device as the forwarding destination of the short message and identify the first network as an originating network and the second network as a destination network, and transmitting the terminal location inquiry to the second network;
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• a short message forwarding unit for forwarding the short message stored in the short message storing unit to the second destination terminal device in the second network, upon reception of a response to the terminal location inquiry from the second network.

A short message forwarding method comprising:

• at least temporarily storing a short message to be transmitted from a message originating terminal to a first destination terminal device;
• generating short message forwarding manner definition information that defines a first identifier in a first network where the first destination terminal device that is a destination of the short message is located in association with a second identifier in a second network where a second destination terminal device that is a forwarding destination of the short message is located, wherein the short message is forwarded to the second destination terminal device, instead of the first destination terminal device, when the first destination terminal device is not capable of receiving the short message;
• at least temporarily storing the short message forwarding manner definition information generated;
• when the first destination terminal device is not capable of receiving the short message as indicated by a detection of a reception No Good (NG), generating a terminal location inquiry by referring to the short message forwarding manner definition information stored to identify the second destination terminal device as the forwarding destination of the short message and identify the first network as an originating network and the second network as a destination network;
• transmitting the terminal location inquiry to the second network;
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• forwarding the short message stored to the second destination terminal device in the second network, upon reception of a response to the terminal location inquiry from the second network.