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7613449 |
Messaging system for managing communications resources
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a messaging system for managing communications resources and are particularly suitable for providing a means for subscribers of a telecommunications...
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7613445 |
Cost control system for access to mobile services
The cost control module 120 controls costs associated with automated access to mobile services for processes running on mobile devices 110 . The module 120 performs cost control in a...
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7610040 |
Method and system for detecting possible frauds in payment transactions
Method for detecting possible frauds in payment transactions between at least two partners ( 1, 2 ),
the payment transaction data and/or payment authorization data being transmitted over at...
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7606745 |
System and method for tracking a billing cycle
A system for tracking a billing cycle in a billing system includes a data tracking engine and a rule-based engine. The rule-base engine retrieves information from the billing system during the...
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7599887 |
Method and system for prepaid roaming minutes
A method and system for prepaying roaming minutes including crediting a user's account with prepaid roaming minutes at a discounted rate. The roaming minutes are subtracted from the user's account...
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7596370 |
Management of nametags in a vehicle communications system
A method for managing user nametags for a vehicle communications system, the method including receiving a nametag transfer request at a call center from a source, determining a target vehicle...
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7587365 |
Controlling expenditures by applying rules specified for categories of purchased items
A monetary account, such as a prepaid account or credit account, that is used as payment for purchases is divided into categories of purchased items. When a purchase is attempted, a request to...
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7587205 |
Specification of a communication system for mobile telecommunications
A communications system for mobile telecommunications and a set of procedures for operating the system are described. The system allocates a sub-area within a total area whereby the parameters of...
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7583953 |
Method and device for subdividing data service charges in a network
A device and a method of subdividing data service charge in mobile communication network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a billing initiation request signal from a...
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7546113 |
Transmission of call detail records in a telecommunications system
A method of routing Call Detail Records (CDRs) for a subscriber from a foreign network to a home network while the subscriber is roaming in the foreign network. The method comprises transferring...
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7542931 |
System and method for global automated address verification
The present invention provides systems and methods for global address verification of a transaction, such as a transaction card purchase. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present...
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7542755 |
Wireless network infrastructure
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...
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7542754 |
Subscribing to content
A method includes (a) receiving periodic subscription fees from subscribers of a content subscription service, (b) updating an electronically maintained account of the subscriber to reflect an...
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7539155 |
Centralized feature platform in a packetized network
A packetized telecommunication network directs a call that is received at a gateway of the network to connect to a feature platform via the network, which performs a service related to the call,...
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7529538 |
Pre-paid wireless interactive voice response system
A wireless communications system providing interactive voice response is disclosed. The system is menu-driven, and can accept information and requests from customers. In response to one type of...
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7526272 |
Method of creating incentives for using wireless hotspot locations
A system and method of distributing incentives for wireless hotspots is provided. The method includes providing an access point to a wireless hotspot for wireless devices to wirelessly connect to a...
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7526271 |
Method for implementing prepaid multimedia messaging service
Disclosed is a method for implementing prepaid MMS under the condition that the SCP in which the prepaid subscribers register can provide both prepaid service and prepaid MMS. The method comprises...
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7526270 |
Selecting one of a plurality of service providers to handle a communication session
A mobile communication device of an apparatus in one example sends a plurality of rate queries to a plurality of service providers. Based on one or more rate quotes received from one or more of the...
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7522907 |
Generic wlan architecture
A first network is structured according to a first technology, especially a data network, comprising one or several network devices and/or interfaces, which are configured to establish...
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7493102 |
Method for determining charges in real time for value-added services in a telecommunication network
A method for determining charges in real time for value-added services in a telecommunication network, having an intelligent network structure, in which a caller selects a value-added service by...
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7486945 |
Systems and methods for prerating costs for a communication event
Systems and methods for preparing communication events, such as telephone calls, for prepaying customers are described. The systems and methods permit, at the beginning of a communication event,...
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7483693 |
Apparatus and method for context-sensitive dynamic information service composition via mobile and wireless network communication
An Information Source 600 provides information to a Data Service element 602 . A Directory Service Update Decision element 604 registers 606 with a Directory Service element 608 . The...
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7483689 |
Operations method for providing wireless communication services
The present invention is directed to an improved operations method for a wireless communication system. The improved business method, operations method, network and system of the present invention...
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7468659 |
Method of configuring a tracking device
A method of configuring a tracking device including accessing a tracking device management system comprising a tracking system server and a database with a terminal through a management system...
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7466808 |
Network support for call record privacy
Embodiments of the method and system provide for network support for call record privacy in a telecommunication system. The method in an embodiment may have the steps of: checking for a...
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7463878 |
Real-time interconnect billing system and method of use
A system and method of real-time interconnect billing to facilitate invoicing and reconciliation between interconnected communication and service providers. The fully customizable, scalable, and...
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7460863 |
Method and apparatus using geographical position to provide authenticated, secure, radio frequency communication between a gaming host and a remote gaming device
Method and apparatus for providing authenticated, secure, communication between a gaming host communicating via radio frequency (RF) subcarriers to a remote user device in another location....
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7451476 |
Method and apparatus for interfacing a network to an external element
A services delivery element ( 26 ) forms an interface between an external element (such as an external end user's network feature server) and a communication network including both a core network (...
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7450928 |
Methods for providing overdraft protection for post-paid communication service plans
Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period;...
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7447508 |
Location based information system
A wireless device-based system provides location-based services by determining the location of the wireless device and arranges for the service and the payment therefor.
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7440441 |
Method and system for Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) rating and billing
The advances disclosed herewith delimit an improved method and system for smoothly rating and billing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). Implemented as part of a computer program product, the...
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7433685 |
Order method
Order method comprising following steps:
reproduction of the offer of a provider with electronic reproduction means of a personal terminal, selection of the offer through the user, execution...
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7433676 |
Charging method for use in service providing system, program, and storage medium
When a service providing server receives, from a mobile phone or the like owned by a user, a request to modify a parameter defining the performance of a control device provided in an automobile,...
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7433650 |
Method of creating incentives for establishing hotspot locations
A process of creating incentives for wireless hotspots by a service provider is disclosed. An access point is provided to a wireless hotspot for wireless devices to wirelessly connect to a larger...
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7433453 |
Method and system for transmitting useful data between telecommunication devices
A method and system for transmitting service data between telecommunication devices. Pre-paid access data including a first digital key and control data is stored in a memory module of a...
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7428510 |
Prepaid short messaging
A prepaid messaging solution which uses open networking standards (e.g., TCP/IP) and which supports pre-payment of enhanced Internet messaging services. The disclosed prepaid architectures and...
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7426381 |
Device billing agent
Access devices using billing agents and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises capturing, at an access device, a communication to be transmitted from the access device. The...
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7424283 |
Method and system for billing for multicast communications to wireless terminals
A method and system for billing an account of a wireless terminal to reflect multicast transmission of data to the wireless terminal. A first record is sent to a billing system indicating that, at...
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7420920 |
Automated service change recommendations for wireless network subscribers
A method of automatically suggesting service changes for a wireless communications network subscriber is provided. The method includes compiling a record of services used by the subscriber during a...
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7418252 |
Subscriber management and accounting using event detection in a wireless device
A system and method performs real-time subscriber management and accounting for a wireless device by detecting predetermined events within the wireless device and communicating information...
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7415268 |
Method and apparatus to provide charging for ad-hoc service provisioning between trusted parties and between untrusted parties
A method and a system provide a service for a user device with a service provider. The method includes establishing a service provisioning relationship between the user device and a bridging user...
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7412228 |
Method for notifying a primary wireless unit of group calling plan activity
The present invention provides a method for notifying a primary wireless unit in a group calling plan that a wireless unit in the group calling plan has call activity. An MSC determines if there is...
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7403763 |
Device agent
Device agents and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises monitoring, at an access device, at least a subset of device activity. The method further comprises detecting an...
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7400877 |
Method of supporting multiple service levels in a wireless data network
A wireless data network distinguishes among different users connected to the network and associates each user with a service class that offers a selected level of service. The base station in the...
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7389116 |
System, method, and computer program product for short message service (SMS) rating
A rating system, method and computer program product are provided. A message is identified, after which it is determined whether the message is concatenated. The message is then rated based on the...
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7389106 |
Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through modification of consumer behavior encouraged by cell-based pricing advantages
Changes in wireless service user behavior are encouraged and produced to shape utilization patterns among cells within a rate plan region by using shaping rules which define potential discounts...
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7386296 |
Controlling and enhancing handoff between wireless access points
A process of maintaining access information between wireless hotspots is disclosed. A logon request from a wireless portable device is received by a first access point of a first wireless hotspot...
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7382873 |
Method and system for automatic calling unit replenishment
The invention provides a method and system for replenishing calling units for a wireless communications device. The method comprises receiving a calling plan configuration signal at the wireless...
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7376419 |
Call triggering to one or more service nodes upon receipt of initial trigger response
An originating mobile switching center of an apparatus in one example handles one or more calls. A serving mobile switching center for a communication device on a call of the one or more calls...
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7376411 |
Method and system for routing calls as determined by a call cost database of a wireless transmit/receive unit
A method and communication system for routing calls. The system includes at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), at least one wireless base station, a land-line communication unit, and...
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