Method and system for data rating for wireless devices
First Claim
1. A system for determining a charge in connection with a data communication session, comprising:
- a wireless device capable of communicating data within a network during a data communication session;
a multi-factor data rating algorithm residing within said wireless device;
wherein said data rating algorithm selects an applicable rate based on one or more of the following factors;
type of data, source of the data, service level selected, and/or service level achieved;
wherein said selected rate is a quantity of money per unit of measure;
wherein available units of measure include quantity of bytes, quantity of data packets and/or other denomination of data quantity involved in a data communication session;
wherein a charge is determined within said wireless device by applying said selected rate to a number of units of measure as metered by said wireless device for said data communication session; and
wherein said charge is deducted from an account related to the wireless device.
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Abstract
A method and system for rating a data communication session between a network and a wireless device is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method monitors a series of events, namely, a setup event, a begin event and an end event, which take place during a communication session. The monitoring of such events is accomplished by a data rating application which resides on the wireless device. By monitoring such events, the data rating application is then able to rate the communication session using a number of rating options. The rating option selected includes both how to meter the data transmitted during a data communication session and determine the rate to be applied to each metered increment. Examples of methods used to meter the data include time and volume. Different rating options which can be used to rate the communication session include, for example, application, data utilization, source of data, class of service, quality of service and transmission efficiency.
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67 Claims
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1. A system for determining a charge in connection with a data communication session, comprising:
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a wireless device capable of communicating data within a network during a data communication session; a multi-factor data rating algorithm residing within said wireless device; wherein said data rating algorithm selects an applicable rate based on one or more of the following factors; type of data, source of the data, service level selected, and/or service level achieved; wherein said selected rate is a quantity of money per unit of measure; wherein available units of measure include quantity of bytes, quantity of data packets and/or other denomination of data quantity involved in a data communication session; wherein a charge is determined within said wireless device by applying said selected rate to a number of units of measure as metered by said wireless device for said data communication session; and wherein said charge is deducted from an account related to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless device for determining a charge in connection with a data communication session, comprising:
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a multi-factor data rating algorithm residing on said wireless device which determines the charge in connection with the data communication session by applying a rate to a number of units of measure as metered by said wireless device; wherein said data rating algorithm selects said rate based on one or more of the following factors;
type of data, source of the data, service level selected, and/or service level achieved; andwherein said selected rate is quantity of money per unit of measure; wherein the available units of measure include the quantity of bytes, quantity of data packets and/or other denomination of data quantity involved in said data communication; wherein said charge is deducted from an account related to the wireless device; and wherein the wireless device is configured to communicate within a network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A smart card configured to cooperate with a wireless device capable of communicating within a network to determine a charge in connection with a data communication session, comprising:
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a multi-factor data rating algorithm residing on said smart card which determines the charge in connection with the data communication session by applying a rate to a number of units of measure as metered by said wireless device; wherein said data rating algorithm selects said rate based on one or more of the following factors;
type of data, source of the data, service level selected, and/or service level achieved;wherein said selected rate is a quantity of money per unit of measure; wherein the available units of measure include the quantity of bytes, quantity of data packets and/or other denomination of data quantity involved in said data communication; wherein said charge is deducted from an account related to the wireless device or smart card; and an interface configured to allow the smart card to communicate with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for determining a charge in connection with a data communication session, comprising:
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installing a multi-factor data rating algorithm in a wireless device capable of communicating within a network; causing the data rating application to determine the charge in connection with the data communication session by applying a rate to a number of units of measure as metered by said wireless device; wherein the data rating algorithm selects said rate based upon one or more of the following factors;
type of data, source of the data, service level selected, and/or service level achieved;wherein said selected rate is a quantity of money per unit of measure; wherein the available units of measure include the quantity of bytes, quantity of data packets and/or other denomination of data quantity involved in said data communication; and wherein said charge is deducted from an account related to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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