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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
David E. Emerson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Gary Lafreniere, Olathe, KS (US);
Mike Goergen, Medford, OR (US);
Kelsyn D. S. Rooks, Overland Park, KS (US);
David E. Emerson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Gary LaFreniere, Olathe, KS (US);
Mike Goergen, Medford, OR (US);
Kelsyn D. S. Rooks, Overland Park, KS (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a system and method for selective delivery of text messages using a global text gateway in communication with a database of delivery criteria for text messages in which a user can program delivery criteria for text messages directed to a telephone number, wherein the global text gateway is associated with the telephone number so that text messages addressed to the telephone number are routed to the global text gateway and wherein the global text gateway is adapted to forward text messages to a communication network for delivery based on the delivery criteria.