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Controlling billing for use of one system based on device location in other system

  • US 9,037,109 B1
  • Filed: 03/02/2012
  • Issued: 05/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • wirelessly receiving signals into first wireless serving system from one or more mobile stations served by the first wireless serving system, using the received signals as a basis to determine locations of the one or more mobile stations, and using the determined locations of the one or more mobile stations as a basis to determine an area of coverage of the first wireless serving system;

    making a determination of whether a given mobile station was within the thereby determined area of coverage of the first wireless serving system when the given mobile station was being served with communication service by a second wireless serving system; and

    using the determination as a basis to select a billing rate for billing an account of the given mobile station for the communication service served by the second wireless serving system.

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