Patent ID: 9686661
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable to: determine whether a message on a device was sent via SMS, the message including an SMS tag which comprises a telephone number, an indicator to use SS7 protocol, and at least one selection option for a survey; and send a response message which is responsive to the message by indicating that the at least one selection option has been selected for the survey via the SS7 protocol using the telephone number included within the SMS tag when the message is determined to be sent via SMS, wherein the message includes the at least one selection option that is selectable by a user, and each response of the survey includes a different SMS tag configured to force a return message which indicates that a response on a website has been selected for the survey to be sent via the SS7 protocol to a different number than remaining responses, wherein the programming instructions are further operable to receive a confirmation from the different number that the selection for the survey has been received.