At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation

Abdi R Modarressi

Hong Nguyen

Maria Adamczyk

Nicholas Steven Huslak

Michael S Denny

Myranda Johnson

Gregory Nelson Patterson

Scott Traynham Stillman

Henry Jackson Fowler, Jr

Cathy Mousavi

John R Betten

A method and apparatus for providing a masked short message service in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a message from a first endpoint device directed to a second endpoint device, wherein the message indicates that the message is a masked short message service message, and forwards the masked short message service message with a code towards the second endpoint device. In one example, the second endpoint device parses the message and executes instructions contained therein, e.g., for sending a regular SMS with content derived from masked SMS, making a call, playing music, finding location by invoking an API, sending a file or a picture and any other functions that the second endpoint device may be capable of doing. The masked short message service provides a method for remotely controlling a 2G/3G mobile device through a computer or another mobile device.

Providing a masked short message service in a wireless network

A system for supporting a notification capability for a plurality of applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer includes an application services middleware between the applications and the network layer comprising a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the applications. The common infrastructure elements provide both services associated with use of the network and services that are not associated with use of the network. The plurality of common infrastructure elements includes a notification service that is configured to facilitate the sending of messages from authorized services to recipients.

Application services infrastructure for next generation networks including a notification capability and related methods and computer program products

A method of emulating a remote telephone at a client device may include accepting identification of the remote telephone at the client device and transmitting a request for a profile of the remote telephone. The profile of the remote telephone may be received, and after receiving the profile, the client device may be configured according to the profile of the remote telephone. After configuring the client device according to the profile of the remote telephone, a telephone communication addressed to the remote telephone may be received at the client device. Related systems and computer program products are also discussed.

Methods of emulating remote telephones at a client device using profiles of the remote telephones and related systems and computer program products

The present invention integrates Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) and computer network technologies to provide telephone services. The system of the present invention comprises a gateway serving as an interface between a service control point (SCP) of an AIN and a computer network. The computer network is preferably the Internet. The SCP obtains call routing instructions from the subscriber of the present invention through a link during a communication session between the subscriber and the computer network. A trigger is provisioned on a subscriber's line. When a call for a telephone line having the provisioned trigger is detected at a service switching point (SSP), a query is launched to the SCP. A call processing request query comprising calling party information is provided to the gateway. The gateway obtains a response from the computer network containing call processing instructions. The call is processed in accordance with the response.

AIN service delivery and programmability over the internet

Support of a plurality of different applications utilizing a next generation network having a network layer is provided by an application services middle layer between the applications and the network layer that includes a plurality of common infrastructure elements usable by the different applications. The common infrastructure elements provide services associated with use of the network and services that are not associated with use of the network. The common infrastructure elements may provide a common infrastructure element to an end user such that use of the service by the end user is accessible to each of the different applications utilizing the at least one common infrastructure element. A common infrastructure element may be accessible by an end user so as to provide a common infrastructure element to the end user for the different applications. The different applications may include both third party applications and network service provider applications.

Application services infrastructure for next generation networks

A system and method to provide enhanced computer network services to computer network subscribers. A static route is created in the subscriber's computer to establish a continuous logical connection between the subscriber's computer and a continuous service provider to provide the subscriber with continuous services. Simultaneously, subscribers can obtain services offered by temporary service providers over the network. To obtain these services, the system establishes a temporary logical connection between the user and the temporary service provider. The temporary logical connection is destroyed when the user has completed using the desired services of the temporary service provider. To increase security, the continuous service provider is not directly connected to systems not controlled by the continuous service provider, such as the Internet. However, where such security concerns are not relevant, the continuous service provider can be connected to such systems.

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