Patent ID: 7181194
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing localized prepaid short message service (SMS) screening and accounting, the method comprising: at a prepaid SMS screening, accounting, and muting node: (a) receiving, from an originating node, a first SMS message including mobile subscriber identification information; (b) determining whether the mobile subscriber has prepaid SMS service or post-paid SMS service, wherein determining whether the mobile subscriber has prepaid SMS service includes performing a lookup in a prepaid SMS screening database internal to the prepaid SMS screening, accounting, and routing node; and (c) in response to determining that the mobile subscriber has prepaid SMS service, determining whether the mobile subscriber has sufficient prepaid SMS credit for delivery of the first SMS message, wherein determining whether the mobile subscriber has sufficient credit for delivery of the first SMS message includes performing a lookup in a prepaid SMS accounting database internal to the prepaid SMS screening, accounting, and routing node.