Patent ID: 8068860
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, for delivering short message service messages, comprising a first gateway performing acts comprising: receiving a short message service request from a short message service application, the short message service request being formatted in a first protocol and being a bulk short message service request including message content and destination addresses; converting the short message service request from the first protocol to a second protocol; generating separate send requests in the second protocol for each of the destination addresses in the bulk short message service request, each separate send request including the message content; sending the separate short message service requests to a second gateway for delivery to the destination addresses; receiving delivery responses from the second gateway, the responses comprising responses for the separate send requests; assembling the responses to generate a composite response; sending the composite response to the short message service application; receiving a validity request in the first protocol, from the short message service application, the validity request identifying multiple addresses of the destination addresses; converting the validity request from the first protocol to the second protocol; sending the validity request in the second protocol to a number resolution service for verification of the multiple addresses; receiving a plurality of validity response messages from the number resolution service; assembling the validity response messages to create a composite validity response message; and sending the composite validity response message to the short message service application.