Verifiable Device Assisted Service Usage Billing With Integrated Accounting, Mediation Accounting, and Multi-Account
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1. A wireless device comprising:
- one or more modems for enabling the wireless device to communicate over at least two wireless access networks, the at least two wireless access networks comprising a first wireless access network and a second wireless access network;
a user interface;
memory configured to storea first service policy associated with the first wireless access network, the first service policy comprising one or more first-network policy settings or rules, the first service policy configured to assist in reducing data usage associated with a first service activity over the first wireless access network, the first service activity being less than all service activities available to the wireless device, the first service is policy for enabling control of the first service activity on the first wireless access network that is different from how the first service activity is controlled on the second wireless access network, anda user input indicating whether to apply the first service policy when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network; and
one or more processors for executing one or more agents, the one or more agents including an application interface agent configured to assist in applying the first service policy by arranging a setting of a software component associated with the first service activity, the one or more agents configured to;
obtain, through the user interface, the user input,identify when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network,identify attempted or successful data communications over the first wireless access network that are associated with the first service activity, andapply the first service policy to the identified attempted or successful data communications over the first wireless access network, thereby reducing data usage over the first wireless access network associated with the first service activity.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device implements a service policy for assisting billing for the communications device use of a service on a network; and monitors use of the service based on the service policy, in which a local service usage is synchronized with a network based service usage.
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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one or more modems for enabling the wireless device to communicate over at least two wireless access networks, the at least two wireless access networks comprising a first wireless access network and a second wireless access network; a user interface; memory configured to store a first service policy associated with the first wireless access network, the first service policy comprising one or more first-network policy settings or rules, the first service policy configured to assist in reducing data usage associated with a first service activity over the first wireless access network, the first service activity being less than all service activities available to the wireless device, the first service is policy for enabling control of the first service activity on the first wireless access network that is different from how the first service activity is controlled on the second wireless access network, and a user input indicating whether to apply the first service policy when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network; and one or more processors for executing one or more agents, the one or more agents including an application interface agent configured to assist in applying the first service policy by arranging a setting of a software component associated with the first service activity, the one or more agents configured to; obtain, through the user interface, the user input, identify when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network, identify attempted or successful data communications over the first wireless access network that are associated with the first service activity, and apply the first service policy to the identified attempted or successful data communications over the first wireless access network, thereby reducing data usage over the first wireless access network associated with the first service activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless device comprising:
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one or more modems for enabling the wireless device to communicate over at least two wireless access networks, the at least two wireless access networks comprising a first wireless access network and a second wireless access network; a user interface; memory configured to store a first service policy associated with the first wireless access network, the first service policy comprising one or more first-network policy is settings or rules configured to assist a policy implementation agent in identifying a data flow and applying an access control or traffic shaping to the data flow, the data flow comprising one or more related data transfers between a software component on the wireless device and a network communication end point, the first service policy configured to assist in reducing data usage associated with a first service activity over the first wireless access network, the first service activity being less than all service activities available to the wireless device, the first service policy for enabling control of the first service activity on the first wireless access network that is different from how the first service activity is controlled on the second wireless access network, and a user input indicating whether to apply the first service policy when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network; and one or more processors for executing one or more agents, the one or more agents including the policy implementation agent, the one or more agents configured to; obtain, through the user interface, the user input, identify when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network, identify the data flow, and apply the access control or traffic shaping to the data flow by operating on the data flow at one or more points in a device communication stack, thereby reducing data usage over the first wireless access network associated with the first service activity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24)
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21. A wireless device comprising:
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one or more modems for enabling the wireless device to communicate over at least two wireless access networks, the at least two wireless access networks comprising a first wireless access network and a second wireless access network; a user interface; memory configured to store a first service policy associated with the first wireless access network, the first service policy comprising one or more first-network policy settings or rules, the first service policy configured to assist in reducing data usage associated with a first service activity over the first wireless access network, the first service activity being less than all service activities available to the wireless device, the first service policy for enabling control of the first service activity on the first wireless access network that is different from how the first service activity is controlled on the second wireless access network, and a user input indicating whether to apply the first service policy when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network; and one or more processors for executing one or more agents, the one or more agents configured to; obtain, through the user interface, the user input, identify when the wireless device is connected to the first wireless access network, identify attempted or successful data communications over the first wireless access network that are associated with the first service activity, apply the first service policy to the identified attempted or successful data communications over the first wireless access network, thereby reducing data usage over the first wireless access network associated with the first service activity, and assist in establishing a secure service control link between the wireless device and a network element, the secure service control link secured by an encryption protocol and configured to support control-plane communications between the wireless device and the network element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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