IP Library Patent Application 14158206
Patent Application
App. No. 14/158,206

DEVICE ASSISTED SERVICES INSTALL

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14/158,206
Abstract

A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising: establishing communication with one or more network elements available to the wireless device, the one or more network elements associated with one or more service providers, the one or more service providers including a particular service provider; updating the wireless device to include a service selection interface branding, the service selection interface branding for providing a user interface characteristic that is specific to the particular service provider; obtaining, from the one or more network elements, a service selection option comprising an option to select a service offering providing for service access over the particular wireless access network; using at least an aspect of the service selection interface branding, presenting the service selection option to the user; and obtaining a user preference in response to the service selection option.

Claims (10)

1 . A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:

based on a criterion, establishing communication with one or more network elements available to the wireless device, the one or more network elements associated with one or more service providers, the one or more service providers including a particular service provider, the criterion comprising one of

a pre-association of at least an aspect of a credential of the wireless device with the particular service provider, or

a user response indicating the particular service provider, the user response obtained by presenting a first service selection option to a user;

updating the wireless device to include a service selection interface branding, the service selection interface branding for providing a user interface characteristic that is specific to the particular service provider;

obtaining, from the one or more network elements, a second service selection option comprising an option to select a service offering providing for service access over the particular wireless access network;

using at least an aspect of the service selection interface branding, presenting the second service selection option to the user; and

obtaining a user preference in response to the second service selection option.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the user preference to at least one of the one or more network elements.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising deducting an amount of service usage from a user account, the user account for assisting in billing the user for usage of at least one of the one or more wireless access networks, the amount of service usage comprising a measure of wireless access network usage associated with one or more of establishing communication with the one or more network elements available to the wireless device, updating the wireless device to include the service selection interface branding, and obtaining the user response to the second service selection option.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2017
From: HEADWATER PARTNERS I LLC; HEADWATER MANAGEMENT LLC
To: HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC
Reel/Frame 041268/0108 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2014
From: RALEIGH, GREGORY G.
To: HEADWATER PARTNERS I LLC
Reel/Frame 032000/0475 →