Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Determining a Monetary Cost Associated with Supporting a Communication Session Using Heterogeneous Network Communication Resources
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a network server and prior to initiation of a communication session by a particular mobile device, which mobile device will be moving from a first location to a second location and thereby traversing heterogeneous network communication resources;
automatically determining a monetary cost associated with supporting the communication session using the heterogeneous network communication resources as the particular mobile device moves from the first location to the second location.
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Abstract
A network server (200) (prior to initiation of a communication session by a particular mobile device (205), which mobile device will be moving from a first location to a second location and thereby traversing heterogeneous network communication resources (204)) is able to automatically determine (103) a monetary cost associated with supporting a communication service using heterogeneous network communication resources as that mobile device moves from a first location to a second location. By one approach, this can comprise, at least in part, automatically determining (102) a sequence of usage of the heterogeneous network communication resources by which the communication session can be supported as the mobile device moves from the first to the second location (in which case, if desired, the step of determining the monetary cost can be made, at least in part, as a function of that sequence of usage).
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a network server and prior to initiation of a communication session by a particular mobile device, which mobile device will be moving from a first location to a second location and thereby traversing heterogeneous network communication resources; automatically determining a monetary cost associated with supporting the communication session using the heterogeneous network communication resources as the particular mobile device moves from the first location to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network server comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor operably coupled to the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured and arranged to, prior to initiation of a communication session by a particular mobile device, which mobile device will be moving from a first location to a second location and thereby traversing heterogeneous network communication resources, automatically determine a monetary cost associated with supporting the communication session using the heterogeneous network communication resources as the particular mobile device moves from the first location to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
- at a mobile device and prior to initiation of a communication session by the mobile device, which mobile device will be moving from a first location to a second location and thereby traversing heterogeneous network communication resources;
receiving information regarding a monetary cost associated with supporting the communication session using the heterogeneous network communication resources as the mobile device moves from the first location to the second location; automatically using the information regarding a monetary cost in a predetermined manner. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
- at a mobile device and prior to initiation of a communication session by the mobile device, which mobile device will be moving from a first location to a second location and thereby traversing heterogeneous network communication resources;
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