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US 7,003,279 B2Granted
Peak time indicator
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorLarry A. Nickum
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Abstract
A method and apparatus allow use condition determination in a wireless device. A wireless interface is coupled to a processor configured to input subscriber rate plan parameters associated with a service provider. Rate plan parameters include data associated with peak time charges. Rate plan parameters are compared with current parameters to determine if peak time charges are in effect. An indication that the peak time charges are in effect is then generated.
Claims22
A method for determining use conditions in a wireless device, the method comprising:
- inputting on the wireless device rate plan parameters associated with a subscriber to a wireless service provider for the wireless device, the rate plan parameters including data associated with one or more peak time charges,
- comparing the inputted rate plan parameters with present temporal parameters,
- determining, on the wireless device, if the one or more peak time charges are in effect based on the comparison, and
- generating an indication on the wireless device that the one or more peak time charges are in effect based on the determination.
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An apparatus for determining use conditions in a wireless device, the apparatus comprising:
- a wireless interface on the wireless device;
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- a processor on the wireless device being coupled to the wireless interface, the processor configured to:
- input rate plan parameters associated with a subscriber to a wireless service provider for the wireless device, the rate plan parameters including data associated with one or more peak time charges,
- compare on the wireless device the inputted rate plan parameters with current temporal parameters,
- determine on the wireless device if the one or more peak time charges are in effect based on the comparison, and
- generate on the wireless device an indication that the one or more peak time charges are in effect based on the determination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.