Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Text message spam solutions
- Patent Title (中): 短信垃圾邮件解决方案
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Application No.: US12566383Application Date: 2009-09-24
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Publication No.: US08832204B1Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Michael A. Gailloux , Kenneth W. Samson
- Applicant: Michael A. Gailloux , Kenneth W. Samson
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Communication Company L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Communication Company L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04W4/12 ; H04W4/24 ; H04L12/58

Abstract:
A system is provided for text message spam solutions. The system includes a server and a spam application. When executed by the server, the spam application receives a first text message from a handset, parses the first text message to identify a short code as an identifier of a communication device that originated the first text message, and adds the short code to a block list associated with the handset. The spam application also calculates a credit based on a history of text messages associated with the handset and the short code, and provides the credit to a service account associated with the handset. Additionally, the spam application determines whether a second text message is associated with the short code in the block list; and blocks the second text message if the second text message is associated with the short code in the block list.
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