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1. A method for providing Short Message Service (SMS) message services from a plurality of originators to a plurality of recipients using a shortcode shared by the plurality of originators through a service provider that is associated with the shortcode, the method comprising:
providing an SMS request from an originator data system of an originator comprising at least one originator processor and operatively associated originator memory to the service provider, the request comprising a recipient list indicating one or more recipients comprising at least one recipient processor and operatively associated recipient memory; determining in the service provider which of the one or more recipients has opted in to receive SMS messages from the originator; receiving, by the service provider, message content of an outbound message from the originator; determining, by the service provider, whether the outbound message solicits a response from the one or more recipients; compiling, by the service provider, an SMS message to one or more of the recipients of the recipient list that have opted in to receive SMS message from the originator comprising adding, by the service provider, an originator identifying code to the message content that prompts the one or more recipients to respond with a response message that indicates the originator identifying code; and transmitting the one or more compiled SMS message as an outbound SMS message to the one or more recipients of the recipient list that have opted in to receive SMS messages from the originator, wherein a sending identity of the outbound message is the shared shortcode. |
