Home zone determination for electronic messaging s

专利名称：Home zone determination for electronic

messaging services

发明人：Yigang Cai,Alok Sharma申请号：US11456480申请日：20060710公开号：US08812581B2公开日：20140819

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摘要：Systems and methods are disclosed that determine whether a sender/recipientusing an electronic messaging service (e.g., SMS messaging service or MMS messagingservice) is located in a defined home zone. A communication network in one embodiment

includes a messaging system, such as an SMSC or an MMSC, and a home zone system. Ifthe messaging system receives an electronic message from a sender to a recipient, thenthe home zone system determines a location of the sender/recipient. The home zonesystem also determines whether the sender/recipient is located in a home zone. If thehome zone system determines that the sender/recipient is located in a home zone, thenthe messaging system forwards the electronic message to the recipient. If the homezone system determines that the sender/recipient is not located in the home zone, thenthe messaging system blocks the electronic message.

申请人：Yigang Cai,Alok Sharma

地址：Naperville IL US,Lisle IL US

国籍：US,US

代理机构：Duft Bornsen & Fettig, LLP

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