Patent Document ID: 7503001
Application ID: 10282742

Base Claim:
1. A text messaging system, comprising: an input to receive a message; a memory configured to store a mobile equipment identifier associated with a message destination; the memory further configured to store a plurality of abbreviation personality libraries; a controller configured to receive from a user selection device a selection of one of the abbreviation personality libraries; a message abbreviator configured to produce an abbreviated version of the message based on the mobile equipment identifier and the selected abbreviation personality library, wherein the abbreviated message is a short message service message; and an output configured to send the abbreviated message to a message destination.

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Claim 8:
8. The text messaging system of claim 1 , further comprising an input configured to receive at least one abbreviation parameter from the message destination, and the abbreviation personality library is updated based on the at least one abbreviation parameter from the message destination.