Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing media content delivery audit and verification services
First Claim
1. A method for auditing a media content delivery transaction, the method comprising:
- from at least one location in a wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider;
(a) analyzing messages associated with communications in the wireless communications network;
(b) identifying, from the messages, a message associated with delivery of media content to a wireless communications device via the wireless communications network; and
(c) generating, based on the message, a media content delivery transaction record that contains information associated with the delivery of the media content.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing media content delivery audit and verification services are disclosed. In one example, a monitoring system analyzes messages associated with communications in a wireless communications network. The monitoring system identifies, from the messages, messages that are associated with the request for or delivery of media content to a wireless communications device via the network. Copies of the messages relating to media content delivery are generated, correlated, and analyzed in order to provide a network operator with information that may be used to verify media content delivery transactions and associated revenues.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for auditing a media content delivery transaction, the method comprising:
from at least one location in a wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider;
(a) analyzing messages associated with communications in the wireless communications network;
(b) identifying, from the messages, a message associated with delivery of media content to a wireless communications device via the wireless communications network; and
(c) generating, based on the message, a media content delivery transaction record that contains information associated with the delivery of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for generating ratings indicative of media content delivery to wireless subscribers, the method comprising:
from at least one location in a wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider;
(a) identifying messages as being associated with delivery of media content to a plurality of wireless subscribers via the wireless communications network; and
(b) generating, based on the messages, at least one measure indicative of an absolute or relative number of media content deliveries being made to the wireless subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for providing content delivery audit service in a wireless communications network environment, the system comprising:
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(a) a message monitoring function for analyzing messages associated with communications a wireless communications network and identifying, from the messages, a first message associated with a media content delivery transaction for delivering media content to a wireless communications device via the wireless communications network; and
(b) a correlation function for receiving information associated with the first message from the monitoring function and generating a media content transaction detail record (TDR) related to the observed media content delivery transaction, wherein the correlation function is adapted to generate the media content TDR at a location in the wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for generating ratings based on media content being delivered to a plurality of different wireless subscribers, the system comprising:
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(a) a message monitoring function for analyzing messages associated with communications in a wireless communications network and for identifying, from the messages, messages associated with delivery of media content to a plurality of wireless communications devices; and
(b) a correlation function for receiving messages from the monitoring function and for generating, based on the messages, at least one measure indicative of an absolute or relative number of media content deliveries being made to the wireless communications devices wherein the correlation function is adapted to generate the at least one measure from a location in the wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:
from at least one location in a wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider;
(a) analyzing messages associated with communications in a wireless communications network;
(b) identifying, from the messages, a message as being associated with delivery of media content to a wireless communications devices; and
(c) generating, based on the message, a media content delivery transaction record that contains information associated with the delivery of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:
from at least one location in a wireless communications network that is not associated with a media content provider;
(a) identifying messages as being associated with delivery of media content to a plurality of wireless subscribers via the wireless communications network; and
(b) generating, based on the messages, at least one measure indicative of an absolute or relative number of media content deliveries being made to the wireless subscribers.
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