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Boudga Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Jacks raging bile duct.... Insane since: Mar 2000	posted 01-15-2008 15:50 My bank has a new feature that allows you to send an SMS text message to them with the phrase "bal" and the bank replies with your balance. What I would like to know is what technologies are most likely used to perform this process. I understand that SMS, a scripting language, a database are all necessary but can anyone shed any light on whatelse may be involved to make this work? I have many ideas on how this SMS DB querying could be used on several of my projects for management to get quick results for data they want to acquire while say on the road...
Tyberius Prime Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers From: Germany Insane since: Sep 2001	posted 01-15-2008 16:42 Mostly you'd need a sms number registred that then will probably either send an e-mail, or call a webservice. The webservice then does the lookup (scripting, db, connection to the bank's systems), and calls a webservice/email->sms gateway to send the actual sms... Inquire with any mobile network provider to learn about those 'special' sms numbers. Big alternative is of course to hook a up an actual mobile - but it's less reliable, and you're stuck with one of the usual umteen digit numbers.

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Boudga
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Jacks raging bile duct....
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted 01-15-2008 15:50

My bank has a new feature that allows you to send an SMS text message to them with the phrase "bal" and the bank replies with your balance. What I would like to know is what technologies are most likely used to perform this process. I understand that SMS, a scripting language, a database are all necessary but can anyone shed any light on whatelse may be involved to make this work? I have many ideas on how this SMS DB querying could be used on several of my projects for management to get quick results for data they want to acquire while say on the road...

Tyberius Prime
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers

From: Germany
Insane since: Sep 2001

posted 01-15-2008 16:42

Mostly you'd need a sms number registred that then will probably either send an e-mail, or call a webservice.
The webservice then does the lookup (scripting, db, connection to the bank's systems),
and calls a webservice/email->sms gateway to send the actual sms...

Inquire with any mobile network provider to learn about those 'special' sms numbers.

Big alternative is of course to hook a up an actual mobile - but it's less reliable, and you're stuck with one of the
usual umteen digit numbers.