Redirection of message from mobile station based on identity of mobile station

摘要

An application service utilizes a single short code for messaging service through a mobile network, even though the one service is actually supported by multiple servers or the like, typically operated by different service providers. In the examples, a third party application service type platform is associated with the common short code of the application service. The third party platform performs intelligent routing/address changes to re-direct mobile station originated messages among the equipment of the service providers. The platform may also provide short code translations of source addresses, during processing of messages directed to mobile stations from the various application servers.

主权项

1. A method comprising steps of:
receiving, in a gateway server of a wireless mobile communication network, a first mobile messaging service (MMS) message from a server of a first provider of a same application service, wherein the application service is provided to a plurality of mobile devices from servers of a plurality of application service providers including the server of the first provider, and wherein the first MMS message received from the server of the first provider includes in a source address field a first messaging service short code corresponding to the server of the first provider of the application service; forwarding the received first MMS message to an application server associated with the application service to cause the application server to replace the first messaging service short code corresponding to the server of the first provider, in the source address field, with a messaging service short code corresponding to the application service, wherein the application server is configured to replace in the source address field of MMS messages a messaging service short code corresponding to a server of any of the plurality of application service providers providing the application service with the messaging service short code corresponding to the application service; and upon receiving, from the application server in the gateway server, the first MMS message including in the source address field the messaging service short code corresponding to the application service, forwarding the first MMS message through the wireless mobile communication network to a mobile device identified in a destination address field of the first MMS message.