Patent ID: 8655311

Claim:
A method for operating a message anonymity system to provide anonymous messaging between a mobile device and a third-party service provider via a communications network, comprising: receiving a mobile-originated message from the mobile device, the mobile-originated message being destined for the third-party service provider; determining whether an anonymous subscriber identification should be provisioned to be used in lieu of a subscriber address that is associated with the mobile device, based on provisioning rules defined for the third-party service provider; responsive to a determination that the anonymous subscriber identification should be provisioned: provisioning the anonymous subscriber identification; and sending the mobile-originated message to the third-party service provider, the anonymous subscriber identification being presented to the third-party service provider as the subscriber address associated with the mobile device; and responsive to a determination that the anonymous subscriber identification should not be provisioned, sending the mobile-originated message to the third-party service provider and presenting an originating subscriber address of the mobile device as the subscriber address associated with the mobile device.