System and method for managing end user approval for charging in a network environment
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1. An apparatus for managing information in a network environment, comprising:
- a content service gateway coupled to a hardware storage memory, operable to;
send one or more service verification requests corresponding to one or more end user requests by an end user for content or for a service in a communication session, the service verification requests sent to a quota server to request a service verification during which the quota server determines that the end user has agreed to pay for a quota of the service or the content;
inform the quota server of an identity of the end user and the service or the content that is to be billed to the end user via a service authorization;
receive a service verification response from the quota server, the service verification response indicating the quota and comprising an instruction to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server;
turn off the service verification in response to the instruction of the service verification response to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session;
receive a second end user request for additional service or content;
determine that the quota cover the additional service or content; and
allow the end user to access the additional service or content according to the second user request without sending a subsequent request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session.
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Abstract
An apparatus for managing information in a network environment is provided that includes a content service gateway operable to communicate with an end user in order to facilitate a communication session. The communication session relates to a request by the end user for content or for a service. A quota server coupled to the content service gateway is operable to receive a service authorization request from the content service gateway relating to the communication session. The service authorization request operates to authorize access to the service or to the content for the end user.
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1. An apparatus for managing information in a network environment, comprising:
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a content service gateway coupled to a hardware storage memory, operable to; send one or more service verification requests corresponding to one or more end user requests by an end user for content or for a service in a communication session, the service verification requests sent to a quota server to request a service verification during which the quota server determines that the end user has agreed to pay for a quota of the service or the content; inform the quota server of an identity of the end user and the service or the content that is to be billed to the end user via a service authorization; receive a service verification response from the quota server, the service verification response indicating the quota and comprising an instruction to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server; turn off the service verification in response to the instruction of the service verification response to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session; receive a second end user request for additional service or content;
determine that the quota cover the additional service or content; and
allow the end user to access the additional service or content according to the second user request without sending a subsequent request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing information in a network environment, comprising:
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sending, by a content service gateway, send one or more service verification requests corresponding to one or more end user requests by an end user for content or for a service in a communication session, the service verification requests sent to a quota server to request a service verification during which the quota server determines that the end user has agreed to pay for a quota of the service or the content; informing the quota server of an identity of the end user and the service or the content that is to be billed to the end user via a service authorization; receiving a service verification response from the quota server, the service verification response indicating the quota and comprising an instruction to stop sending a subsequent service verification request; turning off the service verification in response to the instruction of the service verification response to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session; receiving, at the content service gateway, a second end user request for additional service or content; determining that the quota covers the additional service or content; and allowing the end user to access the additional service or content according to the second end user request without sending a subsequent request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for managing information in a network environment, comprising:
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means for sending, by a content service gateway, one or more service verification requests corresponding to one or more end user requests by an end user for content or for a service in a communication session, the service verification requests sent to a quota server to request a service verification during which the quota server determines that the end user has agreed to pay for a quota of the service or the content; means for informing the quota server of an identity of the end user and the service or the content that is to be billed to the end user via a service authorization; means for receiving a service verification response from the quota server, the service verification response indicating the quota and comprising an instruction to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server; means for turning off the service verification in response to the instruction of the service verification response to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session; means for receiving, at the content service gateway, a second end user request for additional service or content; means for determining that the quota covers the additional service or content; and means for allowing the end user to access the additional service or content according to the second end user request without sending a subsequent request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Software for managing information in a network environment, the software being embodies in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer code such that when executed is operable to:
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send, by a content service gateway, one or more service verification service authorization requests corresponding to one or more end user requests by an end user for content or for a service in a communication session, the service verification requests sent to a quota server to request a service verification during which the quota server determines that the end user has agreed to pay for a quota of the service or the content; inform the quota server of an identity of the end user and the service or the content that is to be billed to the end user via a service authorization; receive a service verification response from the quota server, the service verification response indicating, the quota and comprising an instruction to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server; turn off the service verification in response to the instruction of the service verification response to stop sending a subsequent service verification request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session; receive at the content service gateway, a second end user request for additional service or content; determine that the quota covers the additional service or content; and allow the end user to access the additional service or content according to the second end user request without sending a subsequent request to the quota server for service or content in the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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