SMS spam control

Details SMS spam control SMS spam control

2007-09-21

2010-12-14

Le, Danh C (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Programming control

C455S445000, C455S466000, C709S229000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07853248

ABSTRACT:
A system, apparatus, and method are directed towards managing abuse of text messages through controls on messages sent by an application to a mobile device (e.g., MT text messages). MT text messages sent from a defined application are intercepted by a Text Message SPAM Control Service (TMSCS). Various controls are determined for the sending application based on the application, level of user control on contents of the message, the user requesting the message to be sent (if any), and/or a destination address for the message. These controls may then be used in various combinations and/or various levels of constraint to determine whether to block transmission of the message to a destination mobile device. By monitoring messages from the application, abuse of the application may be minimized.

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