Packet switched data service on a wireless network
OwnerThomas E. Hamilton, Simon Cavenettinventors
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Abstract
A method of providing packet switched data services on a wireless network is presented. The method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service in a wireless network including receiving a request for a sponsored packet switched data service from a user, determining a sponsor for the requested service in accordance with stored policies, determining a session billing in accordance with the stored policies, establishing a session between the user and the sponsor, and billing the sponsor on completion of the session.
Claims36
A method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service comprising:
- receiving a request in a wireless network for a sponsored packet switched data service from a user;
- determining a sponsor for the requested service in accordance with stored policies;
- determining a session billing in accordance with the stored policies;
- establishing a session between the user and the sponsor;
- and
- billing the sponsor on completion of the session.
A method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service in a General Packet Radio System (GPRS) enabled Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network comprising:
- receiving a request for a sponsored packet switched data service from a user;
- determining a sponsor for the requested service in accordance with stored policies;
- determining a session billing in accordance with the stored policies;
- establishing a session between the user and the sponsor;
- and
- billing the sponsor on completion of the session.
A method comprising:
- in a General Packet Radio System (GPRS) enabled Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network, collecting call data records (CDRs) from a Serving GPRS support node in the network;
- sending the CDRs to a charging gateway in the network;
- and
- processing the CDRs for packet switched data into a single composite CDR stream in the charging gateway.
A method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service comprising:
- in a GPRS enabled GSM network, receiving a request for a packet switched data service;
- selecting a service provider for the packet switched data service;
- connecting a session to the selected service provider;
- metering the session;
- and
- generating billing information from the metering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.