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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Angel V. Gomez, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kent W. Hughes, Oakland, CA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network subscription activation and configuration service is provided. The service may include a network device receiving subscription information including at least one of a short messaging service (SMS) packet data unit (PDU) format supported by an end device or an SMS delivery preference of the end device The network device also receiving availability information indicating that the end device is active on a network; selecting, based on the subscription information and the availability information, a network path from among network paths that enables delivery of a binary short messaging service (SMS) message; and transmitting, via the network path, the binary SMS message to the end device.