Patent ID: 7272398
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a gateway component that provides an identifier of a service provider to a sender of a message through employment of a user address asociated with a recipient of the message; wherein the service provider is associated with the recipient of the message, and wherein the gateway component determines the identifier of the service provider associated with the recipient of the message through employment of the user address associated with the recipient; and wherein the gateway component determines an indication of a text-delivery network associated with the service provider, and wherein the gateway component provides the indication of the text-delivery network to the sender; and wherein the indication of the text-delivery network comprises an indication of a first web portal associated with the text-delivery network; and wherein the gateway component establishes a second web portal with the sender; and wherein the web portal allows for an initiation of the message by the sender through employment of the second web portal; and wherein the gateway component employs the indication of the first web portal to redirect the first web portal to the second web portal.