Patent ID: 9288230
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing data connectivity with an access network, the method comprising: receiving a request from a wireless device for data connectivity to a destination, wherein the destination is associated with use of a sponsored application on the wireless device, the sponsored application is associated with an identifier, and the request comprises a first identifier of the destination and a second identifier of the wireless device; determining whether the destination is a sponsored destination for providing a sponsored data connectivity to the sponsored application, comprising forwarding the request to a network entity that is associated with the identifier of the sponsored application, and receiving a response from the network entity for indicating, based on the first identifier, whether the destination is the sponsored destination; determining, based on the second identifier, whether the wireless device is allowed to receive the sponsored data connectivity; and enabling the sponsored data connectivity via the access network from the wireless device to the sponsored destination for use of the sponsored application on the wireless device upon detecting that the destination is the sponsored destination and the wireless device is allowed to receive the sponsored data connectivity.