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(45) Week of Oct 19, 2026 No. 7 3,667 lapsed 70 listed
Cybersecurity & privacy · lapsed Sep 9, 2026

Text Message Spam Solutions

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(57) Abstract

A system is provided for text message spam solutions. The system includes a server and a spam application. When executed by the server, the spam application receives a first text message from a handset, parses the first text message to identify a short code as an identifier of a communication device that originated the first text message, and adds the short code to a block list associated with the handset. The spam application also calculates a credit based on a history of text messages associated with the handset and the short code, and provides the credit to a service account associated with the handset. Additionally, the spam application determines whether a second text message is associated with the short code in the block list; and blocks the second text message if the second text message is associated with the short code in the block list.

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