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US 2007/0042753 A1Published application
Wireless network infrastructure
AssigneesDurham Logistics, LLC, ArrayComm, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Uhlik, Michael Youseffmir
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Abstract
An access point of a network maintains information about data received at the access point from a server accessible via the network and provides to the server the information maintained at the access point. The access point then receives from the server a payment for an account associated with an operator of the access point.
Claims32
1-40. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- generating billing information for a wireless user terminal at a wireless access point of a network via which the wireless user terminal accesses the network;
- transferring the billing information for the wireless user terminal from the wireless access point to a billing entity for the network;
- posting an accounting to a subscriber account associated with the wireless user terminal in accordance with the billing information;
- receiving at a service provider a payment from the subscriber account associated with the user terminal in response to said posting the accounting to the subscriber account;
- and
- providing from the service provider a portion of the payment to an account associated with an operator of the wireless access point.
3 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving a payment at a provider of services to a network from a subscriber account associated with a wireless user terminal, said payment being provided for access to the services;
- providing a portion of the payment from said provider to an account associated with an operator of a wireless access point via which the wireless user terminal accesses the services over the network.
A method comprising:
- generating billing information at a wireless access point of a network;
- transferring the billing information from the wireless access point to a billing entity;
- receiving at a provider of services to the network a payment for access to the services via the wireless access point;
- and
- providing from the service provider a portion of the payment to the billing entity;
- providing a portion of the payment to the billing entity to an account associated with an operator of the wireless access point.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- means for generating billing information for a wireless user terminal at a wireless access point of a network via which the wireless user terminal accesses the network;
- means for transferring the billing information for the wireless user terminal from the wireless access point to a billing entity for the network;
- means for posting an accounting to a subscriber account associated with the wireless user terminal in accordance with the billing information;
- means for receiving at a service provider a payment from the subscriber account associated with the user terminal in response to said posting the accounting to the subscriber account;
- and
- means for providing from the service provider a portion of the payment to an account associated with an operator of the wireless access point.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a payment at a provider of services to a network from a subscriber account associated with a wireless user terminal, said payment being provided for access to the services;
- and
- means for providing a portion of the payment to an account associated with an operator of a wireless access point via which the wireless user terminal accesses the services over the network.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for generating billing information at a wireless access point of a network;
- means for transferring the billing information from the wireless access point to a billing entity;
- means for receiving at a provider of services to the network a payment for access to the services via the wireless access point;
- means for providing from the service provider a portion of the payment to the billing entity;
- and
- means for providing a portion of the payment to the billing entity to an account associated with an operator of the wireless access point.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an authenticator to enable access to a network through one or more wireless access points (WAPs), said authenticator being adapted to:
- receive billing information for a wireless user terminal from a wireless access point of the network through which the wireless user terminal accesses the network;
- post an accounting to a subscriber account associated with the wireless user terminal in accordance with said received billing information;
- receive from a service provider a notice of payment associated with the subscriber account associated with the user terminal in response to posting the accounting to the subscriber account;
- and
- affect an account associated with an operator of the wireless access point by a portion of said payment.
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A apparatus comprising:
- a server associated with a provider of services on a network, said server being adapted to:
- receive notice of a payment from a subscriber account associated with a wireless user terminal for access to services provided;
- and
- affect an account of an operator of a wireless access point by a portion of said payment, wherein said wireless user terminal obtains access to said network through said wireless access point.
1 more element
A apparatus comprising:
- an authenticator to enable access to a network through one or more wireless access points (WAPs), said authenticator being adapted to:
- receive a notice of payment from a content service provider comprising a portion of a payment to said service provider based, at least in part, on billing information collected on at least one of said WAPs;
- and
- affect an account of an operator of the one or more WAPs by a portion of said payment from said content service provider.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.