Patent ID: 8351964
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system universal comprising: a universal message center operable to deliver messages over a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the universal message center comprising: a control system operable to receive a text message intended for a destination mobile device, to determine if the destination mobile device is LTE enabled responsive to receiving the text message, and to identify a mobile IP address assigned to the destination mobile device in the LTE network responsive to a determination that the destination mobile device is LTE enabled; a delivery system operable to attempt to forward the text message to the destination mobile device over the LTE network based on the mobile IP address, wherein the control system is further operable to identify a store-and-forward (SFD) message center for an originator of the text message responsive to a determination that the destination mobile device is not LTE enabled, and to forward the text message to the SFD message center for store-and-forward processing.