Patent ID: 8832204
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for spam text message solutions, comprising: a server; and a spam application, when executed by the server, that receives a first text message from a handset; in response to receiving the first text message: parses the first text message to identify a short code as an identifier of a provider that originated the first text message; adds the short code to a block list associated with the handset; determines the provider associated with the short code; performs a database lookup using the provider associated with the short code as a lookup key to determine whether the provider is associated with a second short code different from the short code; adds the second short code to the block list associated with the handset in response to a determination that the provider is associated with the second short code; and creates an association in the block list between the second short code and the short code in response to adding the second short code to the block list; calculates a credit charged for the first text message, wherein the credit is determined based on identifying the first text message within a history of text messages received by the handset using the short code; provides the credit to a service account associated with the handset; determines whether a second text message is associated with at least one of the short code and the second short code in the block list; and blocks the second text message in response to a determination that the second text message is associated with at least one of the short code and the second short code in the block list.