ROUTING OF TOLL-FREE NUMBERS AND TEXT MESSAGES USING A TOLL-FREE EXCHANGE

摘要

Aspects of this disclosure are directed to a method of routing text messages to subscribers of toll-free numbers using the toll-free exchange. Typically, an originating texter will draft a text message, using, for example, an SMS component of a cellular phone to a toll-free subscriber. In an aspect of the present disclosure, the text message is sent to the originating texter's service provider, which then routes the text message to the toll-free exchange. The toll-free exchange looks up the RESPORG ID associated with the ten-digit toll-free number, and the RESPORG ID is used for text message routing.

主权项

1. A method for routing a text message to a toll-free number through a toll-free exchange, the method, performed by one or more computing devices operating as the toll-free exchange, the method comprising:
receiving, from an originating responsible organization (RESPORG), a text message, wherein the text message is directed to a toll-free subscriber that is served by a terminating RESPORG; querying a database to determine a RESPORG identification associated with the terminating RESPORG; and routing, to the terminating RESPORG, the text message based in part on the RESPORG identification.