How to Build an SMS Service
ISBN: 789742233
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2007
Pages: 52
Pages: 52
Types of SMS Service > Lookup
In a lookup service, the user initiates the SMS conversation. For example:
Send "Define <word>" to 46645 (GOOGL) or 95482 (WLIVE) and you will receive an SMS response with the word's definition.
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Lookup services have an added requirement beyond those of a notification service: you have to be able to send them a text message, not just receive one (making the email to SMS gateway implementation described later inappropriate). They are otherwise as straightforward to create as a notification service: take text input, parse, process, and respond via text.