Global Textsite Platform for SMS Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in accessing limited information on mobile devices due to cumbersome website browsing, especially when not subscribed to a data plan or without proper network coverage, and content publishers face barriers in providing content via SMS across multiple countries due to the need for custom adapters and unique SMS codes.
Innovation Solution
A global textsite platform that allows users to access content via text messaging service by receiving a unique keyword, retrieving associated content, and sending navigating keywords to access specific text pages, eliminating the need for custom adapters and unique SMS codes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content publishers provide information via SMS using traditional methods, then content can be accessed on mobile devices, but each publisher requires securing its own SMS codes per country and developing custom adapters to integrate with local operator APIs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal gateway system that handles SMS communication across multiple countries and operators through a single platform. Instead of requiring separate adapters for each operator, the gateway provides unified access to content via SMS, allowing publishers to reach users globally without developing country-specific or operator-specific integration code.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway acts as an intermediary between content publishers and mobile network operators. It mediates the communication by receiving SMS messages from users, translating them into appropriate content requests, and delivering responses back through the SMS network. This intermediary layer eliminates the need for publishers to directly integrate with multiple operator APIs.
2Loss of information
If users browse websites on mobile devices to access information, then comprehensive content is available, but loading graphics and advertisements takes additional time and data
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential text content from web pages, separating it from non-essential elements such as graphics, advertisements, and formatting. By delivering only the extracted text via SMS, the system provides core information quickly without the overhead of loading visual elements, directly addressing the time loss issue while maintaining content completeness.
3Loss of information
If users access information through traditional websites, then full content is available, but users without data plans or proper network coverage cannot access information on demand
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides universal access to information through SMS, a communication method that works across all mobile networks regardless of data plan subscriptions or network coverage quality. By delivering content through the SMS protocol rather than requiring IP-based web browsing, the system ensures that any mobile phone user can access information on demand without needing data connectivity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for providing access to content using a global textsite platform (GTP) including receiving a user message identifying a registered unique keyword maintained by the GTP, wherein the registered unique keyword is registered with the GTP by a publisher for accessing a textsite comprising a plurality of text pages published by the publisher and indexed based on a plurality of navigating keywords defined by the publisher, retrieving authored content associated with the textsite based on the registered unique keyword, accessing the textsite based on the authored content to retrieve a navigating keyword indexing a text page, and sending a GTP message comprising the navigating keyword for the user to access the text page, wherein the user message and the GTP message comprise a text message transmitted using a text messaging service (TMS).