Patent ID: 8285315

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for providing a user-interface over a Short Message Service (SMS) to enable functionality in an interactive system, the method comprising: receiving a first SMS message from a user to initiate a user session; assigning a first phone number from a sequence of phone numbers to the user session; transmitting a second SMS message from the first phone number to the user in response to the first SMS message, wherein the second SMS message includes a set of options corresponding to a level within the interactive system; receiving a third SMS message from the user, wherein the third SMS message includes a selected option from the second SMS message; assigning a next phone number from the sequence of phone numbers for responding to the third SMS message; transmitting a fourth SMS message from the next phone number to the user in response to the third SMS message; assigning a last phone number from the sequence of phone numbers to the user session; receiving an incoming SMS message over the last phone number; and assigning the first phone number from the sequence of phone numbers to the user session in response to the incoming SMS message.