System and method for implementing a universal messaging gateway (umg)

Abstract

The system and method for implementing a Universal Messaging Gateway (UMG) disclosed herewith provides telecommunications Network Operators (NO) and like related parties with innovative and flexible art for delivering domestic and foreign network originated Multi-media traffic and/or, more generally, interactive and/or synchronous mobile text and related telecommunications messaging or information services to a large number of related receiving telecommunications network equipment (as ESMEs and/or SMS-Cs in relation to SMS traffic).

1 . A universal message gateway, comprising:
 a first common interface for connecting to at least one application service provider;   a second common interface for connecting to at least one message delivery element and for receiving network originated telecommunications messaging traffic from the at least one message delivery element;   a mobile switching center module configured to receive message service traffic from the at least one message delivery element; and   a routing engine configured to direct the message service traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with the at least one application service provider via the first common interface.   
     
     
         2 . The universal message gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one message delivery element comprises one of a short message service center (SMSC) and a multi-media message service center (MMSC), and wherein the at least one application service provider is associated with at least one external short message entity (ESME). 
     
     
         3 . The universal message gateway of  claim 2 , wherein the routing engine is configured to route telecommunications messaging traffic to the at least one ESME based on at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of SMSC Connection ID, Termination TON/NPI/MSISDN, Origination TON/NPI/MSISDN, protocol ID, data coding scheme, and SMSC address. 
     
     
         4 . The universal message gateway of  claim 1 , further comprising a home location register module configured to receive message service traffic from the at least one message delivery element. 
     
     
         5 . The universal message gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the first common interface includes a first receiver manager which interacts with the at least one application service provider, and the second common interface includes a second receiver manager which interacts with the at least one message delivery element. 
     
     
         6 . The universal message gateway of  claim 1 , wherein the telecommunications messaging traffic includes at least one of Multi-Media traffic, interactive mobile text, synchronous mobile text, and short message service traffic. 
     
     
         7 . The universal message gateway of  claim 2 , further comprising an SMS reply server configured to generate a response message to confirm a successful delivery of a message to the at least one ESME. 
     
     
         8 . A method in a universal messaging gateway, comprising:
 receiving network originated telecommunications messaging traffic from at least one message delivery element at a first common interface;   receiving the message service traffic at a mobile switching centre module from the first common interface;   directing, at a routing engine, the message service traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with the at least one application service provider via a second common interface connected to at least one application service provider.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one message delivery element comprises one of a short message service center (SMSC) and a multi-media message service center (MMSC), and wherein the at least one application service provider is associated with at least one external short message entity (ESME). 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the routing engine is configured to route telecommunications messaging traffic to the at least one ESME based on at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of SMSC Connection ID, Termination TON/NPI/MSISDN, Origination TON/NPI/MSISDN, protocol ID, data coding scheme, and SMSC address. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first common interface includes a first receiver manager and wherein receiving the messaging traffic at the first common interface includes interacting with the at least one message delivery element via the first receiver manager; and
 wherein the second common interface includes a second receiver manager and wherein directing the message service traffic includes interacting with the at least one application service provider via the second received manager.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the telecommunications messaging traffic includes at least one of Multi-Media traffic, interactive mobile text, synchronous mobile text, and short message service traffic. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 generating, at an SMS reply server of the universal messaging gateway, a response message to confirm a successful delivery of a message to the at least one ESME.   
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer readable media storing a plurality of computer readable instructions executable by a universal messaging gateway for implementing a method comprising:
 receiving network originated telecommunications messaging traffic from at least one message delivery element at a first common interface;   receiving the message service traffic at a mobile switching centre module from the first common interface;   directing, at a routing engine, the message service traffic to a virtual mobile station address associated with the at least one application service provider via a second common interface connected to at least one application service provider.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one message delivery element comprises one of a short message service center (SMSC) and a multi-media message service center (MMSC), and wherein the at least one application service provider is associated with at least one external short message entity (ESME). 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the routing engine is configured to route telecommunications messaging traffic to the at least one ESME based on at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of SMSC Connection ID, Termination TON/NPI/MSISDN, Origination TON/NPI/MSISDN, protocol ID, data coding scheme, and SMSC address. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the first common interface includes a first receiver manager and wherein receiving the messaging traffic at the first common interface includes interacting with the at least one message delivery element via the first receiver manager; and
 wherein the second common interface includes a second receiver manager and wherein directing the message service traffic includes interacting with the at least one application service provider via the second received manager.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 14 , wherein the telecommunications messaging traffic includes at least one of Multi-Media traffic, interactive mobile text, synchronous mobile text, and short message service traffic. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 15 , the method further comprising:
 generating, at an SMS reply server of the universal messaging gateway, a response message to confirm a successful delivery of a message to the at least one ESME.