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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Patricia A. Baldwin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
Patricia A. Baldwin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tekelec, Morrisville, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for content-based screening of messaging service (MS) messages, such as short message service messages and multimedia message service messages, are disclosed. MS subscribers may provision specific message content screening rules via a web interface. Content-based MS screening functionality may be applied in the core of a communications network, such as at a network signaling node separate from a short message service center or a mobile terminal.