Industry Aggregator Gateway for IP Messaging Short Code Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current IP messaging applications lack the functionality to use or access short codes, which are essential for premium services, and fail to communicate with telecommunications service providers, making it difficult for carriers to track and store opt-in consents as required by regulations.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an Industry Aggregator Gateway (IAG), Telecommunications Messaging Gateway (TMG), and Identity Service System (ISS) that enables IP messaging applications to receive and process short code requests, display purchase information, obtain user consent, and complete premium service purchases, ensuring compliance with government regulations by tracking opt-ins and storing consent records.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If IP messaging applications do not have short code functionality, then the applications can remain simple and platform-agnostic, but they cannot access premium services or communicate with telecommunications service providers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an Industry Aggregator Gateway (IAG) as an intermediary system that bridges IP messaging applications and telecommunications service providers. The IAG handles short code routing, authentication, and transaction processing, allowing messaging apps to access premium services without embedding provider-specific logic directly in the applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The IAG provides a universal interface that supports multiple telecommunications service providers through standardized APIs. This allows a single IP messaging application to access various premium services from different providers without requiring separate integration for each provider, enhancing versatility while managing complexity centrally.
2Reliability
If telecommunications service providers do not track and store opt-in consents, then the system operation is simpler and faster, but compliance with government regulations is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the IAG receives consent information from IP messaging applications, validates it against regulatory requirements, and provides confirmation back to both the application and the telecommunications service provider. This ensures compliance while maintaining operational efficiency through automated validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing and storing opt-in consent information at the point of transaction initiation. The IAG records consent details before processing the premium service transaction, ensuring that compliance requirements are met before the actual service delivery occurs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system integrates multiple telecommunications service providers through APIs, then the system becomes more versatile and scalable, but the system complexity and integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex integration task by creating a dedicated IAG layer that separates the messaging application logic from the telecommunications provider integrations. Each provider connection is managed as an independent module within the IAG, allowing individual provider updates or failures to be isolated without affecting other providers or the messaging application.
Data Source
AI summary
The systems and methods discussed herein enable telecommunications service providers to track opt-ins (consent) to premium service and goods purchases. An industry aggregator gateway may be employed to receive short codes in messages built by IP messaging applications capable of data transmission, and may transmit the messages to telecommunications service providers and receive purchase information associated with various short codes. At least some of this purchase information is displayed to users to obtain consent to the purchase, and the consent trail from the request to the acceptance of purchase information, including terms and charges, is tracked and stored.