WIRELESS NETWORK TRAFFIC ROUTING THROUGH TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION AND TRACKING OF DESTINATION ADDRESS TO FACILITATE SERVICE PROVIDER BILLING
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating billing for a service provider of a mobile network, the method comprising:
- extracting a destination address or an originating address of traffic in the mobile network to or from a mobile device in the mobile network;
wherein the destination address or the originating address is extracted in conjunction with management or optimization of the traffic in the mobile network, andwherein the destination address or the originating address is provided to the service provider.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for wireless network traffic routing through traffic optimization and tracking of destination and/or origination addresses to facilitate service provider billing is disclosed. Since the distributed proxy system, which includes, for example, a proxy server and/or a local proxy on the mobile device, can intercept traffic to and/or from the mobile device, the intercepted traffic may or may not access the wireless network and/or reach the addressed destination. Thus, for outgoing and incoming requests directed from or directed to the mobile device, the distributed proxy system tracks and stores a destination address (e.g., a destination IP address). The proxy server can extract and store the origination address for each incoming communication for various mobile devices such that a service provider can bill or otherwise manage incoming communications to the mobile devices.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating billing for a service provider of a mobile network, the method comprising:
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extracting a destination address or an originating address of traffic in the mobile network to or from a mobile device in the mobile network; wherein the destination address or the originating address is extracted in conjunction with management or optimization of the traffic in the mobile network, and wherein the destination address or the originating address is provided to the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device that tracks mobile device initiated requests for service provider billing, the mobile device comprising:
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a radio configured to transmit a request over a mobile network provided by the service provider; a processor; a memory unit having instructions stored thereon which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; intercept the request initiated by the mobile device for sending over the mobile network; identify a destination IP address for the request; provide the destination IP address of the request to the service provider, wherein interception of the request is performed in conjunction with management or optimization of traffic in the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for facilitating service provider billing for multiple mobile devices, the system comprising:
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a proxy server, remote from the multiple mobile devices; the proxy server having a processor and memory unit; the memory unit having stored thereon instructions which when executed by the proxy server, cause the proxy server to; intercept traffic to or from the multiple mobile devices over one or more mobile networks, wherein interception of traffic is performed in conjunction with management or optimization of traffic in the one or more mobile networks; extract destination addresses for traffic from the multiple mobile devices or originating addresses for traffic to the multiple mobile devices, wherein the extracted addresses are provided to a service provider of the one or more mobile networks. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for facilitating service provider billing for a service provider of a mobile network, the system comprising:
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means for extracting a destination address or an originating address of traffic in the mobile network to or from a mobile device in the mobile network; means for providing the extracted address to the service provider, wherein the destination address or the originating address is extracted in conjunction with management or optimization of the traffic in the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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