Verifiable device assisted service usage billing with integrated accounting, mediation accounting, and multi-account
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-015/173
H04M-011/00
출원번호
US-0380778
(2009-03-02)
등록번호
US-8321526
(2012-11-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Raleigh, Gregory G.
출원인 / 주소
Headwater Partners I, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling a first end-user communications device to use a plurality of applications to access a plurality of data services via a plurality of data access networks; storing a first service policy for assisting with separately accounting for a use of a first da
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling a first end-user communications device to use a plurality of applications to access a plurality of data services via a plurality of data access networks; storing a first service policy for assisting with separately accounting for a use of a first data service of the plurality of data services by the first end-user communications device via a first particular combination of one of the plurality of applications and one of the plurality of data access networks; using the first service policy to monitor the use of the first data service by the first end-user communications device via the first particular combination to separately account for the use of the first data service via the first particular combination; and displaying by the first end-user communications device first service usage information based on the separate accounting.
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1. A method, comprising: enabling a first end-user communications device to use a plurality of applications to access a plurality of data services via a plurality of data access networks;storing a first service policy for assisting with separately accounting for a use of a first data service of the
1. A method, comprising: enabling a first end-user communications device to use a plurality of applications to access a plurality of data services via a plurality of data access networks;storing a first service policy for assisting with separately accounting for a use of a first data service of the plurality of data services by the first end-user communications device via a first particular combination of one of the plurality of applications and one of the plurality of data access networks;using the first service policy to monitor the use of the first data service by the first end-user communications device via the first particular combination to separately account for the use of the first data service via the first particular combination; anddisplaying by the first end-user communications device first service usage information based on the separate accounting. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications comprises an application dedicated to access the first data service, anda browser. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data access networks comprises a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network, anda cellular network. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data access networks comprises a home network, anda roaming network. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage information includes information relative to a threshold of use. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage information includes aggregated information for a set of data services of the plurality of data services, the set of data services including the first data service. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage information includes aggregated information for a set of at least two applications of the plurality of applications, the set of at least two applications including the one of the plurality of applications. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage information includes information aggregated for a set of at least two data access networks of the plurality of data access networks, the set of at least two data access networks including the one of the plurality of data access networks. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling access rights to the first data service based on the separate accounting. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the controlling access rights includes controlling access rights via the one of the plurality of applications. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the controlling access rights includes controlling access rights via the one of the plurality of data access networks. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein the controlling access rights includes reducing a quality of service component. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data service comprises a device data communication set that uses one or more particular data protocols or one or more particular data content types. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of the one or more particular data protocols comprises a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), a secure socket layer (SSL) protocol, a transmission control protocol (TCP), an Internet protocol (IP), a user datagram protocol (UDP), a file transfer protocol (FTP), or a post office protocol (POP). 15. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of the one or more particular data content types comprises streaming media, streaming audio, streaming video, digital voice, voice over IP, digital audio, digital video, a digital image, a media file, a game file, an image file, a map file, an application file or a digital transaction file. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the one of the plurality of applications comprises a user software program, an operating system software program, an operating system software component or system function, or a firmware component or system function. 17. An end-user communications device, comprising: memory storing a plurality of applications configured to access a plurality of data services via a plurality of data access networks, and a first service policy configured to assist with separately accounting for a use of a first data service of the plurality of data services via a first particular combination of one of the plurality of applications and one of the plurality of data access networks;a processor configured to use the first service policy to monitor the use of the first data service via the first particular combination to separately account for the use of the first data service via the first particular combination; anda user interface configured to display first service usage information based on the separate accounting. 18. The device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of applications comprises an application dedicated to access the first data service, anda browser. 19. The device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of data access networks comprises a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network, anda cellular network. 20. The device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of data access networks comprises a home network, anda roaming network. 21. The device of claim 17, wherein the usage information includes information relative to a threshold of use. 22. The device of claim 17, wherein the usage information includes aggregated information for a set of data services of the plurality of data services, the set of data services including the first data service. 23. The device of claim 17, wherein the usage information includes aggregated information for a set of at least two applications of the plurality of applications, the set of at least two applications including the one of the plurality of applications. 24. The device of claim 17, wherein the usage information includes information aggregated for a set of at least two data access networks of the plurality of data access networks, the set of at least two data access networks including the one of the plurality of data access networks. 25. The device of claim 17, wherein the first data service comprises a device data communication set that uses one or more particular data protocols or one or more particular data content types. 26. The device of claim 25, wherein at least one of the one or more particular data protocols comprises a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), a secure socket layer (SSL) protocol, a transmission control protocol (TCP), an Internet protocol (IP), a user datagram protocol (UDP), a file transfer protocol (FTP), or a post office protocol (POP). 27. The device of claim 25, wherein at least one of the one or more particular data content types comprises streaming media, streaming audio, streaming video, digital voice, voice over IP, digital audio, digital video, a digital image, a media file, a game file, an image file, a map file, an application file or a digital transaction file. 28. The device of claim 17, wherein the one of the plurality of applications comprises a user software program, an operating system software program, an operating system software component or system function, or a firmware component or system function. 29. An end-user communications device, comprising: memory storing a plurality of applications configured to access a plurality of data services via a plurality of data access networks, and a first service policy configured to assist with separately accounting for a use of a first data service of the plurality of data services via a first particular combination of one of the plurality of applications and one of the plurality of data access networks;means for using the first service policy to monitor the use of the first data service via the first particular combination to separately account for the use of the first data service via the first particular combination; andmeans for displaying first service usage information based on the separate accounting.
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