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`ABSTRACT
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`A message processing system and method for providing a broadcast message to a
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`plurality of user devices located within a geographica11y defined broadcast target area, the
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`system including a broadcast service bmeau communicatively coupled for receiving from
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`one of a plurality of coupled broadcast agent access systems providing a broadcast
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`request from an oiiginating broadcast agent associated one broadcast agent message
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`oligination systems. The received broadcast request includes a broadcast agent
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`identification, the geographically defined broadcast target area, and a broadcast message,
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`the broadcast service bureau configured for verifying the broadcast request as a function
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`of the broadcast agent identification including an auth01ity of the originating broadcast
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`agent to send the broadcast message to the broadcast target area. The broadcast service
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`bureau processing the verified broadcast request for transmission to one or more
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`broadcast message networks providing broadcast message alerting service to at least a
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`CLAIMS
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`What is claimed is:
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`A message alert broadcast broker system for providing a broadcast
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`message to a plurality of user devices located within a geographically defined broadcast
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`target area, the system comp1ising:
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`a broadcast service bureau communicatively coupled for receiving from one of a
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`plurality of coupled broadcast agent access systems providing a broadcast request from
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`an oliginating broadcast agent associated one broadcast agent message 01igination
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`systems, the broadcast request including a broadcast agent identification, the
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`geographica11y defined broadcast target area, and a broadcast message, the broadcast
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`service bureau configured for verifying the broadcast request as a function of the
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`broadcast agent identification including an authority of the originating broadcast agent to
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`send the broadcast message to the broadcast target area,
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`the broadcast service bureau processing the verified broadcast request for
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`transmission to one or more broadcast message networks providing broadcast message
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`ale1ting service to at least a po1tion of the broadcast target area.
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`2.
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`The system of claim l wherein the broadcast service bureau is configured
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`for receiving the broadcast request, and identifying the one or more broadcast message
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`networks providing message ale1ting service to at least a po1tion of the broadcast target
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`area.
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`3.
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`The system of claim 2 wherein the one or more message broadcast
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`message networks includes at least one selected from the group consisting of wireless
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`mobile earlier network, wireless Wi-Fi network, digital p1ivate radio systems operator
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`network, plivate radio system network, internet service provider networks, wireline
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`telecommunication network, satellite network, CA TV network, radio system, and
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`television system.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast service bureau fwther
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`includes a distributor receiving the broadcast message and broadcast target area and
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`mapping the broadcast target area to determine which one or more of the broadcast
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`message networks from among a plura1ity of broadcast message networks has a broadcast
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`message dist1ibution system serving at least a portion of the broadcast target area, and
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`wherein the dist1ibutor identifies the one or more broadcast message networks.
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`5.
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`The system of claim 4 wherein the one or more message broadcast
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`message networks includes at least one selected from the group consisting of wireless
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`mobile canier network, wireless Wi-Fi network, digital p1ivate radio systems operator
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`network, private radio system network, internet service provider networks, wireline
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`telecommunication network, satellite network, CATV network, radio system, and
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`television system.
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`6.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast service bureau includes an
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`output interface for coupling to one of the one or more broadcast message networks
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`providing message alerting service to at least a po1tion of the broadcast target area.
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`7.
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`The system of claim 6 wherein the output inte1face is configured to
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`inte1face with a message broadcast message network selected from the group consisting
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`of wireless mobile carrier network, wireless Wi-Fi network, digital private radio systems
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`operator network, private radio system network, internet service provider networks,
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`wfreline telecommunication network, satellite network, CA TV network, radio system,
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`and television system.
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`8.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast service bureau verifies an
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`autholity of the broadcast agent to transmit the broadcast message to the broadcast target
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`area as a function of a broadcast message juiisdiction stored in the broadcast service
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`bureau for the originating broadcast agent, the verifying ensu1ing that the broadcast
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`message ju1isdiction of the 01iginating broadcast agent includes the broadcast target area.
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`The system of claim 6 wherein the output inteiface is configured for
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`inte1facing with a carrier broadcast center of a wireless mobile earlier network, the carrier
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`broadcast center conve1ting the broadcast target area to network addresses of wiJeless
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`transmission devices serving the broadcast target area including determining pa1ticular
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`wfreless network transmission devices serving at least a po1tion of the broadcast target
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`area, and identifying the network addresses for each detennined particular wireless
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`transmission device and transmitting the broadcast message to the network addresses of
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`the particular wireless transmission devices for wireless transmission by the particular
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`wireless transmission devices to user receiving devices.
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`10.
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`The system of claim 9 wherein the wireless transmission devices serving
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`the broadcast target area and the pruticular wireless transmission devices are wireless
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`cellular network transmitters and each of the wireless cellular network transmitters has a
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`cell id network address and the identified network addresses are cell id network
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`11.
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`The system of claim 9 wherein the wireless transmission devices serving
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`the broadcast target area and the paiticular wireless transmission devices ai·e Wi-Fi
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`network transrnitters, each of the Wi-Fi network transmitters having a Wi-Fi id network
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`address, wherein the identified network addresses are Wi-Fi id network addresses.
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`12.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast request includes a message
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`type identifying the type of message of the broadcast message request.
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`13.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast request includes a broadcast
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`message that is an ale1ting system administrative message selected from the group
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`consisting of:
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`message recall, language identifier, network selector, and request for message progress
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`status.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast message of the broadcast
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`request is a first broadcast message, the fu-st broadcast message being in a first language,
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`and wherein the broadcast request includes a second broadcast message in a second
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`language, and wherein the broadcast service bureau is configured to transmit the
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`broadcast request including at least one of the first broadcast message in the first
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`language and the second broadcast message in the second language.
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`15.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast message is a multimedia
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`message.
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`16.
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`The system of claim 15 wherein the multimedi.a message includes at least
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`one of a photograph and a map.
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`17.
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`The system of claim 1 wherein the broadcast request includes a message
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`type.
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`18.
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`The system of claim 17 wherein the broadcast service bureau is coupled to
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`a plurality of broadcast message networks, and is configured to select the one or more
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`broadcast message networks from among the plurality of coupled broadcast message
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`networks responsive to at least of the message type and the broadcast target area.
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`A method of public service broadcast messaging to a broadcast target area,
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`the method comprising:
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`receiving over an input inte1face a broadcast request including a broadcast agent
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`identification, a geographically defined broadcast target area, and a broadcast message
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`from one of a plurality of coupled broadcast agent message origination systems;
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`verifying an authority of the broadcast agent identification including an authority
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`of the originating broadcast agent to send the broadcast message to the broadcast target
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`area; and
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`transmitting the broadcast message over an output inte1face to one or more
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`least a portion of the broadcast target area.
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`20.
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`The method of claim 19 wherein the broadcast request includes a message
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`type, further compiising:
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`selecting the one or more broadcast message networks from among the plurality
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`of coupled broadcast message networks responsive to at least of the message type and the
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`broadcast target area.
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`BROADCAST ALERTING MESSAGE AGGREGA TOR/GATEWAY
`SYSTEM AND METHOD
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Application Seiial No.
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`12/559,405, filed September 14, 2009, which is now U.S. Patent 8,073,903; which was a
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`continuation of U.S. Application Serial No. 11/057,704, filed February 14, 2005, which is
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`now U.S. Patent No. 7,752,259 (issued on July 6, 2010); which was based on Provisional
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`U.S. Application Serial No. 60/544,739, filed February 13, 2004, the entire disclosmes of
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`which are incorporated herein by reference.
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`FIELD
`[0002] The present disclosure relates to message broadcast systems and in
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`particular location-specific message broadcasting aggregator and gateways.
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0003] With the events of 9/11, there has been increased concern with the ability
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`of present systems for providing public service broadcasting of messages and warnings to
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`the public. Existing public service warning systems are antiquated and provide only
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`limited access to the public who may be in need of knowing of potential emergencies or
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`danger. Additionally, existing systems do not provide for location-based notification or
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`broadcasting.
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`[0004] As such, there is a need for an improved method and system for providing
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`timely information to the public related to potential hazards affecting them. One
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`suggested solution is the utilization of the subscription-based Shott Message Service
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`(SMS) messaging capability for mass messaging using mobile telephones and compatible
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`devices. However, SMS systems and technology have significant technical limitations
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`and experience with such systems has been disappointing due to significant delays in the
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`delivery of SMS messages and negative impacts to the networks due to congestion.
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`[0005] Short Message Service (SMS) is only offered or available on a limited
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`basis. This is due to the limited technical and network support for the service and is also
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`due to the service being offered by Mobile Service Providers and wireless network
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`emergency broadcasting is very limited.
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`[0006] Additionally, the use of SMS technology for broadcasting requires
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`channels as are used for the SMS service. To send an SMS message, network
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`message recipient. In order to send a si ngle SMS message, a11 SMS message call
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`processing procedures have to be repeated for each and every message, one by one, for
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`all intended recipients. A single SMS message requires signaling and processor capacity
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`and utilization similar to that required to establish a voice call. As such, the impact on
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`network resources for broadcasting SMS messages is the same as having thousands of
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`networks are not designed or deployed to handle such high levels of simultaneous call
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`[0007] When an SMS message is transmitted, the SMS message is signaled to an
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`SMS center of the telecommunication service provider. The SMS center acknowledges
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`each and every requested SMS message individually and attempts to deliver the SMS
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`message through an interrogation of the Home Location Register (HLR) of the
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`telecommunication service. An HLR is a data base which registers or keeps track of the
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`presence of a mobile unit user within the HLR's defined serving network. The HLR
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`queiies the database and dete1mines whether the intended SMS message recipient is
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`cuITently attached to the network and if so, to which network switch the user is attached.
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`The HLR is queried using the telecommunication signaling network.
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`[0008] If an intended user is located or attached to a switch in the
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`telecommunication service provider's network, the particular network switch is signaled
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