Method and apparatus for providing seperable billing services
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing separable billing services, comprising:
- a memory for storing an identifier, the identifier identifying a digital processing device connected to a data network, the identifier further assigned a communication type; and
a processor for receiving a data packet, the data packet comprising an address, the processor for comparing the address to the identifier and for adjusting an account associated with the communication type if the address matches the identifier.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing separable billing services. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a memory for storing a data address associated with a first type of communication and a processor for receiving a data packet, the data packet comprising a destination data address. The processor compares the destination data address to the data address associated with the first type of communication, and routes the data packet to the destination data address if the destination data address matches the data address associated with the first type of communication and bills an account associated with the first type of communication.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing separable billing services, comprising:
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a memory for storing an identifier, the identifier identifying a digital processing device connected to a data network, the identifier further assigned a communication type; and
a processor for receiving a data packet, the data packet comprising an address, the processor for comparing the address to the identifier and for adjusting an account associated with the communication type if the address matches the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing separable billing services, comprising:
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receiving a data packet, the data packet comprising a first address identifying a digital processing device connected to a data network;
comparing the address to an identifier stored in a memory, the identifier identifying one of such digital processing devices, the identifier further assigned a communication type associated with a first type of communication; and
adjusting an account associated with the communication type if the address matches the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method for providing separable billing services, said method comprising operations of:
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receiving a data packet, the data packet comprising a first address identifying a digital processing device connected to a data network;
comparing the address to an identifier stored in a memory, the identifier identifying one of such digital processing devices, the identifier further assigned a communication type associated with a first type of communication; and
adjusting an account associated with the communication type if the address matches the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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