Patent ID: 8200258
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating between a first user and a second user using different messaging services, comprising: receiving a first message from the first user in a first format via a first messaging service, wherein the first message contains a source identifier associated with the first user, a destination identifier associated with the second user and text; identifying a destination mobile device number associated with the second user based on the destination identifier contained in the first message; determining one or more existing active communication sessions between the first user and the second user; allocating a session identification to the first user responsive to determining the one or more active communication sessions between the first user and the second user, said allocating a session identification to the first user includes allocating a session identification to the first user that does not overlap a session identification associated with the determined one or more existing active communication sessions between the first user and the second user; converting the first message received in the first format into a second message in a second format; routing the second message to a mobile device associated with the destination mobile device number, wherein the second message is routed to the destination mobile device number via a second messaging service.