Wireless communications services pay plan customizer and notifier
First Claim
1. A method for tracking use of an application on a wireless device capable of communicating with a server through a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a subscription request for the application from a user;
in response to the subscription request, establishing a subscription plan for the user, wherein the subscription plan includes available resource information;
receiving a request for use of the application from the wireless device;
adjusting the available resource information according to the use of the application; and
after said adjusting, transmitting the available resource information to the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system, method, and program for tracking usage and reporting available resource information of a wireless communication device, such as a mobile telephone. A server, wireless device, or both, keeps a record of available resources for the wireless device. In one embodiment, a server receives a request for an application from the wireless device, enables the application, and tracks the time for which the application is enabled. After the application is stopped, the server adjusts the record of available resources to reflect the time consumed by the application and provides the updated available resource information to the wireless handset. The wireless device can assist in such monitoring of available resources, with either data storage, processing, or both.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for tracking use of an application on a wireless device capable of communicating with a server through a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a subscription request for the application from a user; in response to the subscription request, establishing a subscription plan for the user, wherein the subscription plan includes available resource information; receiving a request for use of the application from the wireless device; adjusting the available resource information according to the use of the application; and after said adjusting, transmitting the available resource information to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for tracking use of an application on a wireless device capable of communicating with a server through a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a subscription plan information for the application; in response to the subscription plan information received, establishing a subscription plan for a user, wherein the subscription plan includes an available resource information; receiving a request for activating the application; in response to the request for activation, activating the application; in response to activating the application, adjusting the available resource information to reflect the activation of the application; and after said adjusting, displaying the available resource information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer readable medium on which is stored a computer program for receiving a custom data from a server via a wireless communication network and storing the custom data in a predetermined directory in a computing device, the computer program comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device performs the steps of:
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receiving a subscription information for an application; in response to receiving the subscription information, establishing a subscription plan, wherein the subscription plan includes an available resource information; receiving a request for use of an application from a user; adjusting the available resource information according to the use of the application; and after said adjusting, displaying the available resource information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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