Open transaction central billing system
First Claim
1. An end-user device, comprising:
- a user interface;
one or more modems for enabling the end-user device to communicate with one or more network elements over a wireless access network; and
one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;
detect an attempt to use a data service over the wireless access network, the data service being unavailable to the end-user device in a current state of the end-user device or available to the end-user device at a lower cost within a different service plan than a current service plan associated with the end-user device;
initiate communication with the one or more network elements over the wireless access network to obtain information about a service plan offer, wherein the service plan offer enables access to the data service;
obtain the information about the service plan offer from the one or more network elements;
in response to detecting the attempt to use the data service over the wireless access network, assist in presenting, through the user interface, a first notification, wherein the first notification presents the service plan offer;
obtain, through the user interface, a response to the first notification; and
assist in sending an indication of the response to the one or more network elements over the wireless access network.
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and computer-readable media for detecting an attempted use of a data service over a wireless access network by a device, the data service being unavailable to the device in a current state of the device or available to the device at a lower cost within a different service plan than a current service plan associated with the device; initiating communication with one or more network elements to obtain information about a service plan offer for enabling access to the data service; obtaining the information about the service plan offer; in response to the detected attempted use of the data service, presenting, through a user interface of the device, a first notification offering the service plan offer; obtaining a response to the first notification; and sending an indication of the response to the one or more network elements over the wireless access network.
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30 Claims
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1. An end-user device, comprising:
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a user interface; one or more modems for enabling the end-user device to communicate with one or more network elements over a wireless access network; and one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; detect an attempt to use a data service over the wireless access network, the data service being unavailable to the end-user device in a current state of the end-user device or available to the end-user device at a lower cost within a different service plan than a current service plan associated with the end-user device; initiate communication with the one or more network elements over the wireless access network to obtain information about a service plan offer, wherein the service plan offer enables access to the data service; obtain the information about the service plan offer from the one or more network elements; in response to detecting the attempt to use the data service over the wireless access network, assist in presenting, through the user interface, a first notification, wherein the first notification presents the service plan offer; obtain, through the user interface, a response to the first notification; and assist in sending an indication of the response to the one or more network elements over the wireless access network. - 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)
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29. A method performed by an end-user device, the method comprising:
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detecting an attempt to use a data service over a wireless access network, the data service being unavailable to the end-user device in a current state of the end-user device or available to the end-user device at a lower cost within a different service plan than a current service plan associated with the end-user device; initiating communication with one or more network elements over the wireless access network to obtain information about a service plan offer, wherein the service plan offer enables access to the data service; obtaining the information about the service plan offer from the one or more network elements; in response to detecting the attempt to use the data service over the wireless access network, presenting, through a user interface of the end-user device, a notification, wherein the notification presents the service plan offer; obtaining, through the user interface of the end-user device, a response to the notification; and sending an indication of the response to the one or more network elements over the wireless access network.
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more machine-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an end-user device, cause the one or more processors to:
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detect an attempt to use a data service over a wireless access network, the data service being unavailable to the end-user device in a current state of the end-user device or available to the end-user device at a lower cost within a different service plan than a current service plan associated with the end-user device; initiate communication with one or more network elements over the wireless access network to obtain information about a service plan offer, wherein the service plan offer enables access to the data service; obtain the information about the service plan offer from the one or more network elements; in response to detecting the attempt to use the data service over the wireless access network, assist in presenting, through a user interface of the end-user device, a notification, wherein the notification presents the service plan offer; obtain, through the user interface of the end-user device, a response to the notification; and send an indication of the response to the one or more network elements over the wireless access network.
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