Multiple access internet portal revenue sharing

• US 7,596,213 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Issued: 09/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: O'Neil, Douglas R., Rivera, Jose F.
• Primary Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US11/552,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20070042750A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 455405-408, 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/417, 455/445, 455/461, 379/111, 379/114.01, 379/114.2, 379/121.01, 379/201.02, 379/221.15, 379/243, 379/258, 707/9, 707/10, 715/515
• US Class Current: 379/201.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1403 Architecture for metering, charging or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

Multiple access internet portal billing systems are provided. A representative system, among others, includes a communication facility, a wireless internet server, and a transaction billing system. The communication facility includes a billing platform, and is operable to connect to a plurality of wireless device platforms through a mobile network, and to connect to the wireless internet server. The wireless internet server provides internet access to the wireless devices and communicate at least one billing information record including a usage time to a transaction billing system. The transaction billing system receives the billing information record from the wireless internet server, formats the billing information record, and communicates the formatted record to the communication facility billing platform. Methods and other systems for multiple access internet portals are also provided.

Claims

1. A multiple access calendar portal system comprising:

a wireless internet server communicatively coupled to a personal information manager, wherein the personal information manager maintains an electronic calendar for a user and notifies the user of occurrence of calendar events, the wireless internet server providing an interface to the personal information manager over a plurality of platforms supported by the wireless internet server;

the plurality of platforms comprising a voice platform, a web platform, and a short messaging service platform, wherein the personal information manager is accessible from each of the plurality of platforms and sends an alert to the user via the wireless server of the occurrence of a calendar event and the wireless server delivers the alert using a designated platform set by the user,

the wireless internet server being configurable by the user to provide personalized content to each of the platforms independently of one another according to the user'"'"'s defined preferences for each platform including specifying what types of updates are received for each platform and how often the updates are received.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless internet server sends the alert to the user via the short messaging service.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless internet server is configured to receive a call from the user via the voice platform, whereby the user enters calendar information using the voice platform.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless internet server is configured to receive a communications from the user via the web platform, whereby the user enters calendar information using the web platform.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the entered calendar information comprises a voice message describing a calendar entry.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless internet server is configured to receive a call from the user via the voice platform, whereby the user requests calendar information using the voice platform.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless internet server is configured to receive communications from the user via the web platform, whereby the user requests calendar information using the web platform.

8. A multiple access calendar portal method comprising:

maintaining an electronic calendar for a user;

notifying the user of occurrence of calendar events;

providing an interface to calendar information over a plurality of platforms, the plurality of platforms comprising a voice platform, a web platform, and a short messaging service platform, wherein the calendar information is accessible from each of the plurality of platforms; and

sending an alert to the user of the occurrence of a calendar event using a designated platform set by the user, each of the platforms being independently configurable to provide personalized content according to the user'"'"'s defined preferences for each platform including specifying what types of updates are received for each platform and how often the updates are received.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the designated platform comprises a short messaging service.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein a call is received from the user via the voice platform, whereby the user enters calendar information using the voice platform during the call.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein communications are received from the user via the web platform, whereby the user enters calendar information using the web platform.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the entered calendar information comprises a voice message describing a calendar entry.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein a call is received from the user via the voice platform, whereby the user requests calendar information using the voice platform.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein communications are received from the user via the web platform, whereby the user requests calendar information using the web platform.

15. A computer readable storage medium storing a multiple access calendar portal program that is executable by a computer and causes the computer to perform:

maintaining an electronic calendar for a user;

notifying the user of occurrence of calendar events;

providing an interface to calendar information over a plurality of platforms, the plurality of platforms comprising a voice platform, a web platform, and a short messaging service platform, wherein the calendar information is accessible from each of the plurality of platforms; and

sending an alert to the user of the occurrence of a calendar event using a designated platform set by the user, each of the platforms being independently configurable to provide personalized content according to the user'"'"'s defined preferences for each platform including specifying what types of updates are received for each platform and how often the updates are received.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein a call is received from the user via the voice platform, whereby the user enters calendar information using the voice platform during the call.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein communications are received from the user via the web platform, whereby the user enters calendar information using the web platform.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the entered calendar information comprises a voice message describing a calendar entry.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein a call is received from the user via the voice platform, whereby the user requests calendar information using the voice platform.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein communications are received from the user via the web platform, whereby the user requests calendar information using the web platform.