Packet switched data service on a wireless network
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1. 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.
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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.
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1. A method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. 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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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27. A method comprising:
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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.
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31. A method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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