Method and apparatus providing user with account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services
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1. A method for providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, comprising:
- detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events;
responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to an internet protocol (IP) address of the given subscriber station via the network, wherein said IP address of the given subscriber station is obtained by querying at least one prescribed entity.
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Abstract
A wireless packet data network (120) provides subscriber stations 114 with account balance notification concerning prepaid wireless packet data services. The network (120) detects (404, 406) occurrence of predefined trigger events. Responsive to occurrence of any one of these predefined trigger events in conjunction with a prepaid wireless packet data subscriber station (114), the network (146) sends (408) a balance notification to the subscriber station (114).
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1. A method for providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, comprising:
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detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events; responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to an internet protocol (IP) address of the given subscriber station via the network, wherein said IP address of the given subscriber station is obtained by querying at least one prescribed entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital data processor to perform operations of providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, the operations comprising:
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detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events; responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to an internet protocol (IP) address of the given subscriber station via the network, wherein said IP address of the given subscriber station is obtained by querying at least one prescribed entity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for providing account balance notification of prepaid wireless packet data services in a wireless packet data network, comprising:
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means for detecting occurrence of predefined trigger events; and means for responsive to occurrence of any one of the predefined trigger events in conjunction with a given wireless subscriber station, sending a balance notification to an internet protocol (IP) address of the given subscriber station via the network, wherein said IP address of the given subscriber station is obtained by querying at least one prescribed entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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