Activation of SMS signaling from dynamically activated control interface
A system and method dynamically generates structured graphical user interfaces based on the type of device accessing a user interface. The system and method dynamically trigger the pre-population of content within a native application or internet-based application on user agent information and user-entered information and initiates SMS communications between users of disparate device types.
1. A method comprising:
configuring a user interface (UI) generator with a reply number and a contact message to generate a first structured graphical user interface (GUI);
receiving a contact request on the first structured GUI;
parsing the contact request into user agent information, a user message, and a user number with a request analyzer;
operating a format selector with the user agent information to select a response format, the response format comprising:
a native application (app) trigger on the condition that the user agent information indicates a mobile device; and
configuring the UI generator with the response format to generate a second structured GUI on the condition that the user agent information indicates a non-mobile browser; and
pre-populating a response with the user number and the contact message, and transmitting the response to the reply number via a short message service (SMS) server.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the transmitting the response further comprises:
transmitting the user message to the SMS server via a proxy number on the condition that the user agent information indicates a non-mobile device.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the native app trigger activates a native messaging application on the mobile device.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the format selector obtains the user agent information on each page load.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the reply number is mapped to a user account.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the receipt of the response by the user account triggers the UI generator to generate a third structured GUI to display a message thread comprising the response.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the third structured GUI further comprises a plurality of user identifiers, and conversation threads.
8. A computing apparatus, the computing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to:
configure a user interface (UI) generator with a reply number and a contact message to generate a first structured graphical user interface (GUI);
receive a contact request on the first structured GUI;
parse the contact request into user agent information, a user message, and a user number with a request analyzer;
operate a format selector with the user agent information to select a response format, the response format comprising:
a native application (app) trigger, only if the user agent information indicates a mobile device; and
configure the UI generator with the response format to generate a second structured GUI, only if the user agent information indicates a non-mobile browser; and
pre-populate a response with the user number and the contact message, and transmitting the response to the reply number via a short message service (SMS) server.
9. The computing apparatus of claim 8 wherein the transmitting the response further comprises:
transmit the user message to the SMS server via a proxy number only if the user agent information indicates a non-mobile device.
10. The computing apparatus of claim 8 wherein the native app trigger activates a native messaging application on the mobile device.
11. The computing apparatus of claim 8 wherein the format selector obtains the user agent information on each page load.
12. The computing apparatus of claim 8 wherein the reply number is mapped to a user account.
13. The computing apparatus of claim 12 wherein the receipt of the response by the user account triggers the UI generator to generate a third structured GUI to display a message thread comprising the response.
14. The computing apparatus of claim 13 wherein the third structured GUI further comprises a plurality of user identifiers, and conversation threads.