Intelligent source routing for mobile handset message service providers

摘要

A routing method for a mobile handset message system to facilitate identification of the correct return path for messages initially passing through a gateway from email or other electronic text or graphics message transmission device interfaced customers to message enabled mobile handset customers; the routing method including the steps of: a) providing a routing system associated with a gateway; the system having a predetermined number of output lines each having a different calling line identifying number (CLID); b) identifying the target telephone number for each incoming message received by the system; c) routing each successive incoming message directed to the same target mobile handset through a different calling line identifying number based upon a predetermined pattern of usage in which the calling line identifying numbers are to be utilized; d) storing a return path associated with each calling line identifying number and associated with each message which is dispatched from that number to a target mobile handset; e) receiving a return message from a mobile handset at the same calling line identifying number which dispatched the original message and recalling the source of the original message which passed through that calling line identifying number; f) routing the return message from the mobile handset to the originating source destination via an appropriate protocol converter.