Patent ID: 8903438
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a first wireless device capable of transmitting messages via a packet switched network and via a short message service (SMS) bearer via a cellular core network, the method comprising: receiving a numeric destination address associated with a second wireless device from a message being composed on the first wireless device; sending, via the packet switched network and the Internet, the numeric destination address associated with the second wireless device to a server, wherein the server is not a component of the cellular core network; receiving, from the server via the Internet and the packet switched network, an indication of whether the second wireless device is associated with a subscriber of a message service for receiving the message being composed via a packet switched bearer; displaying a result of the indication of whether the second wireless device is associated with a subscriber of the message service for receiving the message being composed via a packet switched bearer; transmitting the message to the second wireless device via the packet switched network on a condition that the indication indicates that the second wireless device is associated with a subscriber of the message service for receiving the message being composed via a packet switched bearer; transmitting the message to the second wireless device via the SMS bearer via the cellular core network on a condition that the indication indicates that the second wireless device is not associated with a subscriber of the message service for receiving the message being composed via a packet switched bearer; and on a condition that the second wireless device is associated with a subscriber of the message service for receiving the message being composed via a packet switched bearer, receiving a delivery confirmation message indicating the message is successfully delivered to the second wireless device, and displaying a delivery indication based on the delivery confirmation message.