Method and device for debiting wireless data transmissions

• US 20040097225A1
• Filed: 09/30/2003
• Published: 05/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobitex Technology AB
• Original Assignee: Mobitex Technology AB
• Inventors: Westerberg, Kjell, Kaltenbrunner, Peter
• Application Number:
  US10/473,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20040097225A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1457 using an account
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

The invention relates to a wireless radio network for packaged wireless data transmissions, in particular to a method and device, respectively, for debiting packaged wireless data transmissions between a mobile terminal (1) and a base station (2). The invention is characterized in that the debiting concerning said MT (1) is based on the total quantity of all data that is transferred between the MT (1) and the base station (2), irrespective of the quality of the transfer. Thus the invention provides an incentive for a mobile terminal (MT) user for trying to enhance the radio signal coverage, resulting in a more efficient use of wireless radio links.

Claims

1. A method for debiting packaged wireless data transmissions between a mobile terminal (1) (MT) and a base station (2), characterized in that the debiting concerning said MT (1) is based on the total quantity of all data that is transferred between the MT (1) and the base station (2), irrespective of the quality of the transfer.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said quality of the transfer is determined by detection of whether a transferred amount of data is correctly received or not.

3. Method according to any one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said method is used in the Mobitex system.

4. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that said quality of the transfer is indicated by means of whether an ACK package is sent to the transmitter or not.

5. Method according to any one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said method is used for GPRS (Global Packet Radio Service).

6. Method according to claim 3 where said transferred data is divided into blocks, characterized in that the debiting concerning said MT (1) is based on the number of blocks that are transferred between the MT (1) and the base station (2), irrespective of the quality of the transfer.

7. Device (5) for debiting packaged wireless data transmissions between a mobile terminal (1) (MT) and a base station (2) characterized in that said device (5) is adapted for basing the debiting concerning said MT (1) on the total quantity of all data that is transferred between the MT (1) and the base station (2), irrespective of the quality of the transfer.

8. Device (5) according to claim 7, characterized in that said device (5) is adapted for determining said quality of the transfer by detecting whether a transferred amount of data is correctly received or not.

9. Device (5) according to any one of the claims 7 or 8, characterized in that said device (5) is adapted for being used in the Mobitex system.

10. Device (5) according to claim 9, characterized in that said device (5) is adapted for indicating the quality of the transfer by means of deciding whether an ACK package shall be sent to the transmitter or not.

11. Device (5) according to any one of the claims 7 or 8, characterized in that said device (5) is adapted for being used for GPRS (Global Packet Radio Service).

12. Device (5) according to claim 9 where said transferred data is divided into blocks, characterized in that said device (5) is adapted for basing the debiting concerning said MT (1) on the number of blocks that are transferred between the MT (1) and the base station (2), irrespective of the quality of the transfer.