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8185088 |
Mobile device leasing with customized operational features
System(s), device(s), and method(s) are provided to supply a device that accesses and utilizes resources in a wireless network under a lease agreement. A system generates service unit bank(s) that...
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8175634 |
Software switch for separating work and personal information on cell phone devices
This is a cell phone system that provides for use of a single phone for both business and personal calls. This system permits the user to extract personal calls from the system, thereby preserving...
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8145228 |
Method and apparatus for controlling call request in a communication system
In a communication system (100), a method and apparatus provide for efficient control of call requests from mobile stations (102-104) to base station (101). Mobile station (102-104) receives an...
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8135388 |
Managing communication network capacity
A system is provided for managing communication network capacity. The system includes a processor, a data store, an analysis component, and a message component. The data store stores information...
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8126427 |
Method and apparatus for supplying billing information a communication device
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, in a billing system, of supplying information to a communication device, comprising, in response to receiving a...
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8090346 |
Controlling a shutoff/restart of mobile virtual network operations prepaid services
This invention relates to a feature for controlling resellers of telecommunications services. A service provider may freeze the accounts, and therefore service, for all customers of a reseller if...
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8090354 |
Systems and methods for managing services for carrier subscribers and migrating them to service bundles
There is disclosed a system and method for managing service for carrier subscribers and migrating them to service bundles. In an embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a list of existing...
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8090344 |
Dynamic location-based rating for prepaid calls
A method and system for streamlining the calculation of a rate for a prepaid wireless call is provided. A mobile subscriber can be billed at one rate when she is within her home network and at a...
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8027634 |
RFID system for subscription services with multiple subscribers and/or devices
The RFID system of the present invention provides activation of a subscription based device wirelessly using a RFID system. The system for activating of a user for a subscription service comprises...
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8010100 |
System and method for monitoring and measuring end-to-end performance using wireless devices
A system and method by which a mobile wireless device dynamically decides the other end host to initiate a session to automatically conduct a performance test. Results of the performance test are...
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7991386 |
System and method for authorizing the activation of a communication device
A system and method for authorizing the activation of a communication device is provided. A request to activate a communication device is received by a communication service provider. The...
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7970387 |
Method and system for personalizing a call set-up period
A method of personalizing a call set-up of a mobile radio terminal includes acquiring contact information associated with a callable device. The contact information includes call set-up audio data...
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7945260 |
Delivery of network services
A network element includes at least one input to receive communications from a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of network elements, a processing unit and logic to classify the...
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7945243 |
Mobile communication terminal for protecting private contents and method for controlling the same
A mobile terminal for use in a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) system. A mobile equipment (ME) for use in the GSM system includes a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card and a Mobile...
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7945237 |
Methods and systems for tracking wireless devices
The presence and location (among other things) of wireless devices is tracked in order to enable the use of special services, such as wireless instant messaging. Both conventional and WAP-enabled...
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7917133 |
Method and apparatus for after-market vending of feature-provisioning software to third party mobile wireless communication devices
After market vending of feature-provisioning software to qualified third party mobile wireless communication devices is facilitated by providing a joint software vending machine website capable of...
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7907937 |
Prepaid communication services utilizing a prepaid identifier combined with another identifier
Calls to or from a prepaid subscriber of a wireless communication network are identified as being associated with prepaid services, and a prepaid identifier is associated with the call. The prepaid...
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7890139 |
Method for providing paying services, user identification device, and device for providing said services
A method is provided for providing paying services in a radio communication network which operates, in particular, according to the GSM Standard “Global System Mobile” or the UMTS Standard “Un...
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7873364 |
Apparatus and method for accounting in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to an accounting method and an accounting apparatus in a mobile communication system. The amount of radio resources and traffic used by a mobile terminal of each...
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7869787 |
Charging for an IP based communication system
There is disclosed a method for charging for services in an IP based communication system, comprising: establishing an accounting session between a network element and a charging function for the...
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7848734 |
Prepaid telecommunication system
A device communicates with a telecom system to establish a call or data session. The communication includes an identifier used by the telecom system to obtain account information and/or...
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7804802 |
Establishing parameters for transmissions in wireless communications network
In a wireless network comprising at least a first and a second wireless communication devices, a method is provided for determining at least one characteristic for communication between a base...
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7750923 |
Implementing limited function mode in a display device
A display device for use with a computer adapted for operation in an unrestricted use mode and a limited function mode and a method for enforcing a limited function mode display is disclosed. The...
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7711358 |
Method and system for modifying nametag files for transfer between vehicles
A method for managing user nametags for a vehicle communications system includes receiving a nametag transfer request at a call center from a source, determining a target vehicle based on the...
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7693537 |
Transmission rate control method, transmission rate control system, and mobile station
A transmission rate control method for controlling a transmission rate of a channel to which the transmission rate control method is applied, include: notifying, at a radio network controller, at a...
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7643816 |
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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7620383 |
Client-based context-based billing for wireless networks
The invention increases billing options for a wireless service provider by allowing the provider to make billing decisions based upon what a client or mobile station application does both on and...
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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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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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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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7483700 |
Method and apparatus for determining appropriate channels for communication
During operation of a secondary communication system, cells (106) are formed by a plurality of localized nodes (104) to alert other nodes within the cell of frequencies which must be protected or...
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7369842 |
Telephony service in event of link failure between mobile switching center and a home location register or a service control point
A mobile switching center is configured with software instructions which allow it to continue to provide at least limited call termination and call origination services for mobile terminals in the...
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7313381 |
Sim based authentication as payment method in public ISP access networks
The invention is a method and system for obtaining connection to a packet data network (14). The invention includes inputting a user request to a first network (10) which requests that the user...
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7274925 |
Methods and apparatus for flexible communication device usage attribution
A technique for providing flexible communication device usage attribution is provided. Identification information of a user of a communication device is received from the communication device at a...
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7257388 |
Pre-paid mobile phone with temporary voice mail
The present invention provides systems and methods for allowing access to a voice mailbox associated with a pre-paid mobile phone subscriber's account after the expiration of the subscriber's...
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7242921 |
Anonymous electronic transactions
Techniques are disclosed for protecting privacy of parties to electronic transactions, such as transactions conducted through a GSM network. An anonymity service provider receives orders directed...
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7239862 |
Method of and system for processing prepaid wireless data communications
A prepaid communications system includes a wireless call handling device for receiving wireless calls from wireless customers, a packet data serving node for receiving wireless packet data calls...
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7233784 |
Method for selecting wireless path of portable communication terminal, portable communication terminal and wireless communication system for use thereof
A wireless communication system comprises a portable telecommunication terminal and a server unit possessed by the communication service provider for the portable communication terminal. The...
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7221290 |
Packetized voice communication method and system
A packetized voice communication method and system. Techniques are disclosed for supporting communication between aircraft and ground stations using packetized digitally-encoded messages. The...
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7203478 |
Network support for mobile service plan minute exchange by category
One embodiment of the present method is for allowing a mobile subscriber to negotiate via a mobile terminal a trade of minutes by category according to a predetermined exchange rate as set forth by...
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7058581 |
System and method of distributing and returning products
The present invention comprises a product distribution and return system which includes a return mailer dispensed with a product from a vending machine. The product is returnable in the return...
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7027807 |
Method for the user-initiated automatic subscription
The inventive method enables existing contracts between a user and a telecommunications network operator to be enlarged by a user dialling into a customer subscription and administration server...
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7013125 |
Replenishment of prepaid accounts during multimedia sessions
Prepaid accounts are replenished during multimedia sessions using the prepaid accounts without interruption of the multimedia sessions. A prepay server monitors and adjusts prepaid account balances...
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6993321 |
Wireless telephone system with mobile instruments for outgoing calls
A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments simplified by wireless operation, voice dialing, prepaid accounting and out-call operation, all enabled by cooperative system...
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6993320 |
Method and device for accessing a telecommunications network and for billing telecommunication services
The invention relates to a method and a device for accessing a telecommunication network and for billing telecommunication services, whereby there are presented new processes, as compared to those...
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6954739 |
Measurement-based management method for packet communication networks
Disclosed are network management procedures that apply measurements of traffic load to achieve greater efficiency in the operation of the network. In a method for deciding whether to route an...
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6934528 |
Method for creating self-built customer hierarchies
A method for creating customer hierarchies via a network by sending an invitation to one or more customers to join a hierarchy, receiving, from the one or more of the customers, a request to join...
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6907239 |
Charging for telecommunications download services
A method, system and computer program product for prepayment of a service includes informing the user of the availability of a plurality of different services. An indication and request of a...
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6885857 |
System and method for real-time bundled telecommunications account processing and billing
A method for real-time bundled call processing and billing telecommunications services includes the steps of recognizing a real-time bundled account access call at a telecommunications carrier...
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