System and method for reliable billing of content delivered over networks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- requesting content over a communication link;
receiving the requested content;
sending a first acknowledgment acknowledging receipt of the content;
receiving a second acknowledgement; and
enabling utilization of the received content in response to receiving the second acknowledgement.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a mobile device in a wireless network may request content from a content provider connected to the Internet. A gateway device may connect the mobile devices in the wireless network to the Internet. The content provider may send content to the mobile device via the gateway device in response to a request message sent by the mobile device. Upon successful receipt of the content, the mobile device may issue a delivery confirmation acknowledgment (C-ACK) to the gateway device. In response to receiving the C-ACK, the gateway device or content provider may issue a display acknowledgment (D-ACK) to the mobile device. The mobile device may not display or otherwise utilize the received content until it receives the D-ACK.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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requesting content over a communication link;
receiving the requested content;
sending a first acknowledgment acknowledging receipt of the content;
receiving a second acknowledgement; and
enabling utilization of the received content in response to receiving the second acknowledgement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for content from a requesting device;
sending the requested content to the requesting device; and
transmitting a utilization acknowledgment to the requesting device in response to receiving a delivery confirmation acknowledgment from the requesting device, said utilization acknowledgment being operative to enable the requesting device to utilize the content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a content provider connected to a first network and operative to transmit content requested by a user station connected to a second network;
a gateway device connected to the first network and the second network, said gateway device operative to forward the requested content to the user station and to transmit a utilization acknowledgment operative to enable the user station to utilize the requested content in response to receiving a delivery confirmation acknowledgment from the user station; and
a billing system operative to bill a user for the delivered content in response to the display acknowledgment being transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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28. An article comprising a machine-readable medium including machine-executable instructions, the instructions operative to cause a machine to:
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request content over a communication link;
receive the requested content;
send a first acknowledgment acknowledging receipt of the content;
receive a second acknowledgement; and
enable utilization of the received content in response to receiving the second acknowledgement.
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30. An article comprising a machine-readable medium including machine-executable instructions, the instructions operative to cause a machine to:
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receive a request for content from a requesting device;
send the requested content to the requesting device; and
transmit a utilization acknowledgment to the requesting device in response to receiving a delivery confirmation acknowledgment from the requesting device, said utilization acknowledgment being operative to enable the requesting device to utilize the content. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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