IP Library Granted Patent US 10,536,983
Granted Patent B2
US 10,536,983 · App. 16/132,643 · Granted Jan 14, 2020

Enterprise access control and accounting allocation for access networks

Inventors: Gregory G. Raleigh (Woodside, CA); Alireza Raissinia (Saratoga, CA); Jeffrey Green (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC
H04W76/12H04L12/1457H04L12/4633H04L41/0823H04L67/34H04M15/8033H04W4/24
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Patent No.
US 10,536,983
App. No.
16/132,643
Granted
Jan 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities is provided. In some embodiments, enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities includes monitoring a service usage activity of a wireless communication device, and determining an enterprise and consumer billing allocation for the monitored service usage activity. In some embodiments, enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities includes monitoring a service usage activity of a wireless communication device, and reporting the monitored service usage activity to a network element, in which the network element determines an enterprise and consumer billing allocation for the monitored service usage activity. In some embodiments, enterprise and consumer billing allocation for wireless communication device service usage activities includes providing a service design center for configuring an enterprise and consumer billing allocation of monitored service usage activities for a plurality of wireless communication devices associated with an enterprise account, and implementing the configured enterprise and consumer billing allocation for monitored service usage activities for the plurality of wireless communication devices associated with the enterprise account.

Claims (12)

1. A network system for providing network access service notification messages containing information about a network access activity of an end-user device, the network system comprising:

a first service design center configured to:

obtain a first network access notification message policy comprising a first network access trigger condition and an associated first network access notification message, the first network access trigger condition comprising one or more current or requested end-user device network access activities, the first network access notification message comprising notification information to be presented to a user through a user interface,

receive a trigger condition indication from a network element,

associate the trigger condition indication with the first network access notification message, and

present the notification information to the user through the user interface;

a network provisioning instruction translator configured to:

receive, from the first service design center, the first network access trigger condition, and

determine, based on the first network access trigger condition, one or more network access trigger identification instructions; and

a network provisioning system configured to communicate the one or more network access trigger identification instructions to one or more network elements responsible for monitoring the service usage, the one or more network elements responsible for monitoring the service usage configured to:

execute the one or more network access trigger identification instructions to identify when the first network access trigger condition occurs, and

send the trigger condition indication to the first service design center.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047500 FRAME: 0856. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: RALEIGH, GREGORY G.; RAISSINIA, ALIREZA; GREEN, JEFFREY
To: HEADWATER PARTNERS I, LLC
Reel/Frame 048875/0461 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 14, 2018
From: HEADWATER PARTNERS I LLC; HEADWATER MANAGEMENT LLC
To: HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC
Reel/Frame 047499/0680 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2018
From: RAISSINIA, ALIREZA; GREEN, JEFFREY; RALEIGH, GREGORY G.
To: HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC
Reel/Frame 047500/0856 →
Continuity (14)
Continuation 15287603 · Oct 6, 2016
Continuation 14578124 · Dec 19, 2011
Division 13248028 · Sep 28, 2011
Continuation In Part 12380778 · Mar 2, 2009
Continuation In Part 12380780 · Mar 2, 2009
Provisional Application 61206354 · Jan 28, 2009
Provisional Application 61206944 · Feb 4, 2009
Provisional Application 61207393 · Feb 10, 2009
Provisional Application 61207739 · Feb 13, 2009
Provisional Application 61206354 · Jan 28, 2009
Provisional Application 61206944 · Feb 4, 2009
Provisional Application 61207393 · Feb 10, 2009
Provisional Application 61207739 · Feb 13, 2009
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