Method and system to enable communication through SMS communication channel
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1. A method of enabling communication through SMS communication channel, comprising:
- listing all services at a terminal station that are available with an SMS gateway according to meta information available at the terminal station;
upon selecting a service, a network aware application displaying associated parameters that a user needs to select or enter;
upon user selection, submitting a request to the SMS gateway; and
the SMS gateway responding back with a response,wherein the associated parameters include the parameters listed at the terminal station and the parameters desired by the user and not listed at the terminal station.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system to provide network aware applications on a mobile device that can communicate using existing SMS communication channels without resorting to other IP based communication channels that are costlier and are not available on many of the networks.
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1. A method of enabling communication through SMS communication channel, comprising:
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listing all services at a terminal station that are available with an SMS gateway according to meta information available at the terminal station; upon selecting a service, a network aware application displaying associated parameters that a user needs to select or enter; upon user selection, submitting a request to the SMS gateway; and the SMS gateway responding back with a response, wherein the associated parameters include the parameters listed at the terminal station and the parameters desired by the user and not listed at the terminal station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of enabling communication through SMS communication channel, comprising:
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listing all services at a terminal station that are available with an SMS gateway according to meta information available at the terminal station; upon selecting a service, a network aware application configured to allow a user to type in a desired parameter; upon user entering the desired parameter, submiting a request to the SMS gateway; and the SMS gateway responding back with a response, wherein the desired parameter is not listed at the terminal station.
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