Billing system with authenticated wireless device transaction event data
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a wireless network;
at least one computer device, each in selective communication with said wireless network, each computer device for supporting a billable transaction, each computer device having an associated first key identifying the billable transaction;
at least one wireless device, each in selective communication with said wireless network, each of said wireless devices comprising a computer platform having an associated second key identifying the wireless device, each said wireless device capable of conducting a billable transaction with said one of said computer devices over said wireless network, said billable transaction generating an authenticable transaction event data on said wireless network; and
at least one billing computer in selective communication with the wireless network and gathering at least some of the authenticatable transaction event data for the wireless devices, each for authenticating and aggregating the authenticated transaction event data into transaction event billing data such that each transaction event is billable to the specific wireless device that effected that transaction event;
wherein said authenticable transaction event data comprises said first and second keys.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program for billing wireless device subscribers based upon billable interaction with applications and services resident on third party computer devices that are accessible through a wireless network. The system uses authenticatable transaction data that is created when a wireless device conducts a billable transaction whereby the data is a secure indication that a wireless device has performed a specific billable transaction event. The transaction data can be authenticated and then aggregated to generate billing for billable transaction events that occur on the wireless network. The billing can occur from a billing computer on the network or the aggregated data can be sent to a wireless service provider for ultimate billing to the wireless device subscriber.
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Citations
37 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a wireless network; at least one computer device, each in selective communication with said wireless network, each computer device for supporting a billable transaction, each computer device having an associated first key identifying the billable transaction; at least one wireless device, each in selective communication with said wireless network, each of said wireless devices comprising a computer platform having an associated second key identifying the wireless device, each said wireless device capable of conducting a billable transaction with said one of said computer devices over said wireless network, said billable transaction generating an authenticable transaction event data on said wireless network; and at least one billing computer in selective communication with the wireless network and gathering at least some of the authenticatable transaction event data for the wireless devices, each for authenticating and aggregating the authenticated transaction event data into transaction event billing data such that each transaction event is billable to the specific wireless device that effected that transaction event; wherein said authenticable transaction event data comprises said first and second keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for utilizing authenticated transaction data to generate billing for wireless devices conducting transactions across a wireless network comprising:
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receiving transaction event data from one or more wireless devices; authenticating the transaction event data; and aggregating the authenticated transaction event data into transaction event billing data such that each transaction event is billable to the specific wireless device that effected that transaction event; wherein said transaction event data is caused by one or more billable transaction events caused by a wireless device interacting with a computer device over the wireless network; each of said billable transaction events generating an authenticatable transaction event data that can verify that the specific wireless device has performed the specific billable transaction event, and each authenticable transaction event data comprises; a first key from the computer device participating in the billable transaction event, and a second key from the specific wireless device, the first key identifying the billable transaction and the second key identifying the specific wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer on a wireless network causes the computer to utilize authenticated transaction data to generate billing for wireless devices conducting transactions across a wireless network through performing the steps of:
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receiving authenticatable transaction event data that is created from wireless devices interacting with other computer devices across the wireless network, the authenticatable transaction event authentication data usable to verify that a specific wireless device has performed a specific transaction event; authenticating the transaction event data; and aggregating the authenticated transaction event data into transaction event billing data such that each transaction event is billable to the specific wireless device that effected one or more transaction events; wherein said authenticable transaction event data comprises; a first key from the computer device participating in the billable transaction event, and a second key from the specific wireless device, the first key identifying the billable transaction and the second key identifying the specific wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wireless device in selective communication with other computer devices across a wireless network, the wireless device including a computer platform and able to conduct billable transactions with other computer devices across the wireless network, and a billable transaction causing transaction event authenticatable data to be generated which verifies that the wireless device has performed a specific transaction event, and the wireless device further selectively transmitting the authenticatable transaction event data to one or more computer devices on the wireless network;
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wherein a transaction event is the download of an application to the wireless device from another computer device across the wireless network, the application includes a secure first key identifying the application, and the device further includes a second key identifying the wireless device, and upon download of the application, the first and second keys form the authenticatable transaction event data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for generating authenticatable transaction data at a wireless device conducting transactions across a wireless network with a computer device comprising:
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interacting with the computer device across the wireless network to cause a billable transaction event; generating authenticatable transaction event data that can verify that the specific device has performed the specific billable transaction event, said authenticable transaction event data comprising a first key associated with the billable transaction event received from the computer device, and a second key identifying the wireless device; and selectively transmitting the authenticatable transaction event data to a billing device in selective communication with the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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Specification