US 12,219,018 B2
Enhanced messaging as a platform
Mayank Kaul, Renton, WA (US); and Chung Yi Lu, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,464.
Application 17/982,464 is a continuation of application No. 17/017,078, filed on Sep. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,496,575.
Prior Publication US 2023/0069181 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/141 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2024.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 51/02 (2022.01); H04L 51/046 (2022.01); H04L 67/1097 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/141 (2013.01) [G06F 9/546 (2013.01); G06F 9/547 (2013.01); H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 51/02 (2013.01); H04L 51/046 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for an enhanced messaging platform comprising:
establishing a direct communication with a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) via one or more application programming interfaces (APIs);
establishing a direct communication with an Online Charging System (OCS) via the one or more APIs;
establishing a direct communication with a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) via the one or more APIs;
establishing a direct communication with an Equipment Identity Register (EIR) via the one or more APIs;
establishing a direct communication with a Cloud Database (COB) with the one or more APIs; and
providing a user interface for a user to configure one or more values from the one or more APIs;
wherein the one or more APIs are configured to bypass Over The Top (OTT) applications, and
wherein corresponding values, settings and parameters for the network nodes are transmitted via the one or more APIs without passing via Rich Communication Services (RCS).