Automated device provisioning and activation
First Claim
1. A method performed by a network system, the method comprising:
- obtaining, from a device-group management entity, at least a portion of a service policy applicable to a device group managed at least in part by the device-group management entity, the device-group management entity being different from a network system operator associated with the network system, the device group including a plurality of end-user devices communicatively coupled to or capable of being communicatively coupled to the network system over a wireless access network, the plurality of end-user devices including a particular end-user device, the service policy to be applied when one or more end-user devices in the device group communicate or attempt to communicate over the wireless access network, the service policy comprising;
a classification policy to assist in identifying one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with a particular service activity, the particular service activity being less than all service activities available over the wireless access network, andan accounting policy to assist in accounting for usage of the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity;
identifying data traffic over the wireless access network associated with the particular end-user device;
based on the classification policy, identifying the one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity within the data traffic over the wireless access network associated with the particular end-user device; and
based on the accounting policy, allocating at least a portion of a usage measure to an account, the usage measure comprising an indication of a usage of the wireless access network associated with the one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity, the account being associated with an entity that is financially responsible for at least a portion of usage of the wireless access network associated with the device group.
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Abstract
A method and network system for obtaining, from a management entity, a bill-by-account service policy applicable to a device group managed at least in part by the management entity, the device group including a plurality of devices including a particular device identified by a particular credential, the bill-by-account service policy comprising classification and accounting policies; identifying wireless access network data traffic associated with the particular device; based on the classification policy, identifying a particular service activity within the wireless access network data traffic, the particular service activity being a bill-by-account service activity; obtaining a record comprising the particular credential and a usage measure indicating a wireless access network usage associated with the particular service activity; and, based on the accounting policy, allocating the usage measure to an account associated with an entity that is financially responsible for usage of the wireless access network associated with the device group.
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30 Claims
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1. A method performed by a network system, the method comprising:
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obtaining, from a device-group management entity, at least a portion of a service policy applicable to a device group managed at least in part by the device-group management entity, the device-group management entity being different from a network system operator associated with the network system, the device group including a plurality of end-user devices communicatively coupled to or capable of being communicatively coupled to the network system over a wireless access network, the plurality of end-user devices including a particular end-user device, the service policy to be applied when one or more end-user devices in the device group communicate or attempt to communicate over the wireless access network, the service policy comprising; a classification policy to assist in identifying one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with a particular service activity, the particular service activity being less than all service activities available over the wireless access network, and an accounting policy to assist in accounting for usage of the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity; identifying data traffic over the wireless access network associated with the particular end-user device; based on the classification policy, identifying the one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity within the data traffic over the wireless access network associated with the particular end-user device; and based on the accounting policy, allocating at least a portion of a usage measure to an account, the usage measure comprising an indication of a usage of the wireless access network associated with the one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity, the account being associated with an entity that is financially responsible for at least a portion of usage of the wireless access network associated with the device group. - 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)
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30. A network system comprising:
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one or more user interfaces configured to accept inputs from a device-group management entity, the inputs defining or modifying at least a portion of a service policy applicable to a device group managed at least in part by the device-group management entity, the device-group management entity being different from a network system operator associated with the network system, the device group including a plurality of end-user devices communicatively coupled to or capable of being communicatively coupled to the network system over a wireless access network, the plurality of end-user devices including a particular end-user device, the service policy to be applied when one or more end-user devices in the device group communicate or attempt to communicate over the wireless access network, the service policy comprising; a classification policy to assist in identifying one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with a particular service activity, the particular service activity being less than all service activities available over the wireless access network, and an accounting policy to assist in accounting for usage of the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity; and one or more networks elements configured to; identify data traffic over the wireless access network associated with the particular end-user device, based on the classification policy, identify the one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity within the data traffic over the wireless access network associated with the particular end-user device, and based on the accounting policy, allocate at least a portion of a usage measure to an account, the usage measure comprising an indication of usage of the wireless access network associated with the one or more data transfers over the wireless access network associated with the particular service activity, the account being associated with an entity that is financially responsible for at least a portion of usage of the wireless access network associated with the device group.
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