Patent ID: 7437146
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing for feedback to a mobile subscriber indicating a status of delivery of content to the mobile subscriber, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at a value added service provider (VASP), a request to deliver content from a content provider that is intended for a subscriber of a mobile operator; determining, at the VASP, routing information sufficient to pass the request to deliver content to a multimedia message service center (MMSC) that serves the subscriber; passing a submit request message to the MMSC to deliver the content to the MMSC; receiving from the MMSC a response message including a failure code indicating that the content is not receivable by the subscriber; and in response to the response message from the MMSC, generating an SMS notification message that is passed to a short message service center that serves the subscriber, the SMS notification message indicating to the subscriber that delivery of the content failed.