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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Apirux Bantukul, Cary, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Venkataramaiah Ravishankar, Cary, NC (US);
Travis Earl Russell, Clayton, NC (US);
Apirux Bantukul, Cary, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Venkataramaiah Ravishankar, Cary, NC (US);
Travis Earl Russell, Clayton, NC (US);
Tekelec, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for surveillance of messaging service messages in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system is provided for intercepting a messaging service message in a communications network. The system can include a communication module for receiving and sending messaging service messages from a communications network. Further, the system can include a subscriber surveillance database for maintaining a listing of subscribers that have been placed under surveillance. The system can also include a surveillance function for receiving a messaging service message, extracting a subscriber identifier from the messaging service message, performing a lookup in the surveillance database using the subscriber identifier, and performing a surveillance action in response to locating a matching entry in the database.