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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Eric O. Bodnar, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
R. Travis Atkins, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric O. Bodnar, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
R. Travis Atkins, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
LightSurf Technologies, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling misdirected responses in a multi-media messaging environment is described. The system includes a third party originator that sends data to a recipient bypassing an MMSC for message notification and retrieval. The present system handles the responses sent by the recipient to the MMSC, to prevent error messages and possible delivery failures.