SPONSORING OF A MOBILE STATION SESSION BY ANOTHER MOBILE STATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of user sponsoring by wireless transmit/receive units, WTRUs, the method comprising:
- a first WTRU receiving a service trigger from an application server, AS, and providing the service trigger to a second WTRU;
the second WTRU initiating a sponsored session with the AS using the service trigger; and
the AS sending a request to a network to provide traffic handling needed to deliver content to the second WTRU, wherein a user of the first WTRU is charged for the traffic handling.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for sponsoring service and preferential traffic handling, (i.e., data connectivity) by wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs). A first WTRU may initiate user sponsoring of a second WTRU via an application server (AS). The first WTRU may receive a service trigger from the AS and forward the service trigger to the second WTRU. The second WTRU may then initiate a sponsored session with the AS using the service trigger in order to receive a service from the AS. The first WTRU may also request the AS to transfer a credit to the second WTRU. The AS may establish a direct communication link with a charging system including an online charging function (OCF) and a charging data function (CDF). The AS may send a request to a network to provide preferential traffic handling needed to deliver content to the second WTRU.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of user sponsoring by wireless transmit/receive units, WTRUs, the method comprising:
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a first WTRU receiving a service trigger from an application server, AS, and providing the service trigger to a second WTRU; the second WTRU initiating a sponsored session with the AS using the service trigger; and the AS sending a request to a network to provide traffic handling needed to deliver content to the second WTRU, wherein a user of the first WTRU is charged for the traffic handling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An application server, AS, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a service trigger to a first wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, that sponsors a second WTRU; and the transmitter further configured to transmit a request to a network to provide traffic handling needed to deliver content to the second WTRU, wherein a user of the first WTRU is charged for the traffic handling via a charging system including an online charging function, OCF, and a charging data function, CDF.
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13. A first wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a service trigger from an application server, AS; and a transmitter configured to forward the service trigger to a second WTRU such that the second WTRU may initiate a sponsored session with the AS using the service trigger, wherein a user of the first WTRU is charged via a charging system for a service and traffic handling provided to the second WTRU, the charging system including an online charging function, OCF, and a charging data function, CDF. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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