Verifiable device assisted service usage billing with integrated accounting, mediation accounting, and multi-account
First Claim
1. A wireless device comprising:
- one or more modems for enabling the wireless device to communicate over at least two wireless networks, the at least two wireless networks comprising a first wireless network and a second wireless network;
a user interface;
memory configured to storea first service policy associated with the first wireless network, the first service policy for at least assisting in reducing data usage over the first wireless network associated with a first service activity, the first service activity being less than all service activities available to the wireless device, the first service policy for enabling control of the first service activity on the first wireless network that is different from how the first service activity is controlled on the second wireless network; and
one or more processors for executing one or more agents, the one or more agents including an application interface agent for at least assisting in applying the first service policy by communicating with a software component associated with the first service activity, the one or more agents configured to;
obtain, through the user interface, a user input specifying at least an aspect of the first service policy,identify that the wireless device is connected to the first wireless network,identify an intended, attempted, or successful data communication over the first wireless network, the intended, attempted, or successful data communication being associated with the first service activity, andapply the first service policy.
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Abstract
A wireless device capable of communicating over a first wireless network and a second wireless network, the wireless device comprising one or more processors for executing one or more agents including an application interface agent for assisting in applying a policy by communicating with a software component associated with a service activity, the policy for reducing data usage over the first wireless network associated with the service activity, the policy enabling control of the service activity on the first wireless network that is different from how the service activity is controlled on the second wireless network, the one or more agents configured to: obtain a user input specifying at least an aspect of the policy, identify that the wireless device is connected to the first wireless network, identify an intended, attempted, or successful data communication over the first wireless network associated with the service activity, and apply the policy.
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30 Claims
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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one or more modems for enabling the wireless device to communicate over at least two wireless networks, the at least two wireless networks comprising a first wireless network and a second wireless network; a user interface; memory configured to store a first service policy associated with the first wireless network, the first service policy for at least assisting in reducing data usage over the first wireless network associated with a first service activity, the first service activity being less than all service activities available to the wireless device, the first service policy for enabling control of the first service activity on the first wireless network that is different from how the first service activity is controlled on the second wireless network; and one or more processors for executing one or more agents, the one or more agents including an application interface agent for at least assisting in applying the first service policy by communicating with a software component associated with the first service activity, the one or more agents configured to; obtain, through the user interface, a user input specifying at least an aspect of the first service policy, identify that the wireless device is connected to the first wireless network, identify an intended, attempted, or successful data communication over the first wireless network, the intended, attempted, or successful data communication being associated with the first service activity, and apply the first service policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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