Patent ID: 8078201
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for shunting short messages, comprising: a plurality of Short Message Service (SMS) systems, each of the plurality of SMS systems having a first device and a second device connected with the first device; and an Flow Control Center (FCC), connected with each of the plurality of first devices and the plurality of second devices, wherein one of the first devices is configured to forward a short message to its corresponding second device without passing through the FCC; the first device is configured to forward a short message, which originally should be sent to the second device without passing through the FCC, to the FCC if the connection between the first device and its corresponding second device is disconnected or the second device indicates busy; the FCC is configured to receive the short message forwarded by the first device, determine a flow path of the received short message, and forward the received short message to one or more of the plurality of second devices via the determined flow path.