System and method for third party application sales and services to wireless devices
First Claim
1. A system for providing and billing for third party applications and services to the wireless devices of subscribers to a wireless network, comprising:
- one or more wireless devices that each selectively communicate with other computer devices across a wireless network, each wireless device further including a computer platform and an end-user thereof who can selectively download and execute software applications on the computer platform;
one or more third party computer devices that selectively provide applications and services to the one or more wireless devices across the wireless network, the interaction of the wireless devices with the applications of the third party computer devices causing one or more billable events; and
at least one billing server that gathers at least billable event data for the billable events from wireless device interaction with the one or more third party computer devices, and the billing server effecting payment of a third party for the billable events of the applications and services of that third party.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program for billing wireless device subscribers for their interaction with applications and services resident on third party computer devices that are accessible through a wireless network. The wireless devices, such as cellular telecommunication devices, communicate with other computer devices across a wireless network and an end-user thereof, who is not necessarily the subscriber for the wireless service, can selectively download and execute software applications. Third party computer devices, such as application download servers, are accessible on the wireless network and selectively provide applications and services to the wireless devices, and the interaction of the wireless devices with the third party computer devices causes billable events to occur, and a billing server gathers the billable event data, generates billing for the wireless device subscribers, and effects payment of the third parties for billable events at the computer devices of that third party.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for providing and billing for third party applications and services to the wireless devices of subscribers to a wireless network, comprising:
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one or more wireless devices that each selectively communicate with other computer devices across a wireless network, each wireless device further including a computer platform and an end-user thereof who can selectively download and execute software applications on the computer platform;
one or more third party computer devices that selectively provide applications and services to the one or more wireless devices across the wireless network, the interaction of the wireless devices with the applications of the third party computer devices causing one or more billable events; and
at least one billing server that gathers at least billable event data for the billable events from wireless device interaction with the one or more third party computer devices, and the billing server effecting payment of a third party for the billable events of the applications and services of that third party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing and billing for third party applications and services on a wireless network, comprising:
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a wireless communication means for selectively communicating with other computer devices across a wireless network and selectively downloading and executing software applications;
an application means that selectively provides applications and services to the wireless communication means across the wireless network, the interaction of the wireless communication means devices with the application means causing one or more billable events, and the applications and service provided by a third party; and
a billing means for gathering the billable event data for the billable events and paying the third party for the billable events.
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12. A method of billing for third party applications and services provided to the wireless devices of subscribers to a wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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causing a billable event to occur through wireless device interaction with a third party computer device;
aggregating the billable events into billable event data at a billing server;
billing the appropriate subscriber for each billable event based upon the billable event data at the billing server; and
effecting payment of the third party for billable events that occurred at the computer devices of that third party. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of billing for third party applications and services provided to the wireless devices of subscribers to a wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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a billable event causation step that occurs through wireless device interaction with a third party computer device;
a billable event data aggregation step of the billable events at a billing server; and
a billing step of the appropriate subscriber for each billable event, the billing step based upon the billable event data at the billing server; and
a payment step of the third party for billable events that occurred at the computer devices of that third party.
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- 22. A server for billing wireless device subscribers for billable events occurring from the wireless device interaction with third party applications and services resident on third party computer devices accessible through a wireless network, the wireless device able to selectively download and execute software applications, and the server further gathering billable event data for the billable events from wireless device interaction with the third party computer devices, and effecting payment of the third party for billable events that occurred at the computer devices of that third party.
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28. A computer program that, when executed by a computer device on a wireless network including one or more wireless devices and third party computer devices, directs the computer device to bill for billable events that occur through wireless device interaction with third party applications and services on third party computer devices, through performing the steps of:
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aggregating the billable events into billable event data;
billing the appropriate wireless device subscriber for each billable event based upon the billable event data; and
effecting payment of the third party for billable events that occurred at the computer devices of that third party - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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