Disclosed are a method and apparatus for routing a short message and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: a short message service gateway acquires, from a short message service centre, a short message and identifier information of a called UE used for receiving the short message; after the short message service gateway acquires the short message and the identifier information of the called UE, the short message service gateway acquires a short message delivery domain of the called UE corresponding to the identifier information of the called UE by communicating with a short message delivery domain decision device; and the short message service gateway delivers the short message to the called UE according to the short message delivery domain of the called UE.

A system includes a gateway that is configured to receive a message from a source for transmission to a destination and multiple communication channels on which to transmit the message to the destination, where the communication channels include different types of communication channels. The system includes a decision engine that is operably coupled to the gateway and the communication channels. The decision engine is configured to select a first communication channel from the communication channels to route the message for transmission to the destination. The decision engine is configured to select a second communication channel from the communication channels to route the message for transmission to the destination in response to a period of time expiring without receiving an acknowledgement from the destination via the first communication channel, where the second communication channel is a different type of communication channel than the first communication channel.

A method for adding an additional endpoint for a service based on a short messaging service (SMS) message may include receiving a request to add a second user equipment (UE) as an additional endpoint for a service associated with a first UE, and generating a transaction identifier in response to receiving the request. The method may include sending a command to provide a short message service (SMS) message to the first UE requesting permission to add the second UE as the additional endpoint, and receiving a message granting permission to add the second UE as the additional endpoint, where the message may include a network identifier assigned to the first UE. The method may include generating credential(s) for authorizing the second UE to access the service, and may then provide the credential(s) to the second UE.

This application discloses a method, an apparatus, and a portable electronic device. The method includes: detecting an incoming phone call; automatically answering the phone call; determining that in at least one pre-stored event, there is an event matching a telephone number of the phone call, where the event includes: at least one of content of the event, a starting time of the event, or a location of the event, contact information of a participant, and permission of the participant; and the contact information of participant includes a telephone number; obtaining and parsing audio content of the phone call; and automatically answering the telephone call according to the audio content and permission that corresponds to the telephone number of the phone call. The method provided in this application has an advantage of effective privacy protection.

A mobile device is shown in the role of a centralized message transfer agent wherein it manages all messaging for a user for most if not all the time so as to provide a unified messaging approach across all messaging platforms. Other platforms are shown using the mobile device in this unified way. Related systems, methods, integrated circuits, and software are also shown.

A UE registers with a paging hub to a message forwarding service that is configured to forward information from messages wirelessly transmitted by two or more RANs associated with different RAT-types to the UE over a local wireless network that is separate from the two or more RANs. The UE refrains from monitoring a set of downlink wireless channels used by the two or more RANs while the paging hub monitors the set of downlink wireless channels on behalf of the UE. The paging hub detects a signaling message that is targeted to the UE by a given RAN, and forwards a message including information derived from the signaling message to the local wireless network for transmission to the UE. The UE receives the forwarded message and selectively communicates with the given RAN in response to the received message.

Transmitting or receiving data between IoT device and external server on IP network, with a first server receiving signaling data including a message over a cellular network from the IoT device, the signaling data transmitted to a telephone number of the first server, a second server identifying a destination of the message or data corresponding to the message based on the signaling data, the signaling data includes a destination identifier being a numeral or a symbol with predetermined digits or digits less than the predetermined digits, different from the telephone number, and indirectly representing the destination of the external server on the IP network, the destination is specified with reference to a correspondence between destination identifiers includable in the signaling data and URLs of external servers, and the second server transmits the message or data corresponding to the message to the destination by an HTTP request over IP network.

An apparatus and method for desynchronizing notifications across multiple electronic devices are provided. The method includes receiving, by a primary electronic device, a notification, transmitting, by the primary electronic device, the notification to a companion electronic device with which the primary electronic device is synchronized, and desynchronizing a providing of the notification at the companion electronic device.

A device can receive a proximity message comprising a base station identifier and a network address. The device can determine that the device is within a particular distance of a base station associated with the base station identifier based, at least in part, on the proximity message. In response to a determination that the device is within the particular distance of the base station, the device can display an actionable notification. The device can further determine that an action associated with the actionable notification has been performed. In response to a determination that the action has been performed, the device can send a proximity notification to a server identified by the network address, wherein the proximity notification comprises the base station identifier.

Provided herein is a system, method and product for performing address translation and routing of short codes. The embodiment described herein primarily supports the wireless and standardized SMS; however, one skilled in the art can readily appreciate that the present invention can also be applied to any mobile messaging technology, e.g., Multimedia Messaging Service (“MMS”), etc.