Patent ID: 8812581
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a messaging system of a communication network that is adapted to receive a text message from a device of a sender, and to query a home zone system to determine whether a recipient of the text message is located in a home zone before attempting delivery of the text message to the recipient, wherein the home zone is a geographic area within the communication network where charging is treated differently than non-home zones; the messaging system is further adapted to deliver the text message to the recipient if the recipient is located in the home zone, and to block the text message from being delivered to the recipient if the recipient is not located in the home zone and is located in an area of the communication network outside of the home zone; if the text message is blocked in the messaging system, then the messaging system is further adapted to transmit a notification message to the recipient indicating that additional payment is needed for delivery of the text message, to receive a response message from the recipient indicating an agreement to the additional payment, and to deliver the text message to the recipient responsive to the response message.