Short Message Processing Apparatus for Supplementary Service Execution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile communication systems lack a standardized platform for short message services, leading to separate application development for different providers and terminal models, restricting the provision of advanced services beyond basic message transfer due to compatibility issues and limited access to SMS infrastructure.

Innovation Solution

A short message processing method and apparatus that analyzes incoming messages for meaningful words, determines corresponding supplementary services, and executes them via a packet data service node, including services like spam filtering, schedule registration, and credit card notifications, using lexical analysis and user confirmation, with integration into platforms like WIPI or BREW.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If separate application development is performed for each platform and terminal model, then compatibility with specific devices is achieved, but development time and cost increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplatform compatibilityVSAvoiddevelopment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal short message processing architecture that can operate across multiple platforms (Java, .NET, PHP, etc.) and terminal models through a common interface layer. The system uses platform-agnostic message parsing and service execution mechanisms, allowing the same application logic to serve diverse devices without requiring separate development versions, thereby achieving multi-platform compatibility while reducing development time and maintenance burden

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Device complexity

If SMS service is limited to basic message transfer, then system complexity is reduced, but service functionality and user value are restricted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice complexityVSAvoidservice functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the SMS processing system into distinct functional modules: message reception module, lexical analysis module, service determination module, application execution module, and result notification module. This segmentation allows the system to maintain the simplicity of basic SMS reception while adding sophisticated supplementary services (spam filtering, schedule registration, credit card notifications, etc.) as separate, independently manageable components, thereby increasing service functionality without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the basic SMS transfer function and the user. This intermediary includes a lexical analyzer that parses message content and a service determination mechanism that identifies supplementary services based on message keywords. This intermediary enables enhanced service functionality while keeping the core SMS transmission system simple and unchanged, effectively decoupling complexity from the fundamental message transfer operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If access to SMS infrastructure is restricted to mobile communication service providers with business alliances, then system security and control are improved, but service innovation and provider flexibility are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem controlVSAvoidservice provider flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal access architecture that allows multiple types of service providers (not just mobile communication service providers with business alliances) to access and execute supplementary services through standardized interfaces. The system supports diverse providers including terminal manufacturers, content providers, and third-party service providers, enabling service innovation and flexibility while maintaining system control through a unified service management framework that ensures security and reliability across all access points

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10303739B2Short message processing method and apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.05.28 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A short message processing method and apparatus, which analyzes a short message received from a mobile communication network and provides via a packet data service node (PDSN) a supplementary service such as a credit card settlement details notifying service, a contact point registration service, a spam filtering service, a schedule registration service, a message history management service, and so forth, based on the result of the analysis. The short message processing method and apparatus can execute a supplementary service corresponding to the short message received through a PDSN, in corporation with a platform such as WIPI or BREW.