Patent ID: 8009610
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication platform for packet communication between at least one service provider in a first network and a radio communication device in a second network, comprising: said second network that comprises a first network node provided to, at least partly, handle communication between said radio communication device and a gateway located in said second network, wherein said second network further comprises a network address translation functionality for at least translating a set of public IP-addresses, disclosed to said first network, to a set of private IP-addresses used in said second network for TCP-based communication between said first and second networks; said communication platform is provided to set up a concurrent mapping from said public set of IP-addresses to said set of private IP-addresses for both TCP-based control communication between said first and second networks and UDP-based broadcast communication between said service provider and said radio communication device; said gateway is provided to handle communication between said second network and said communication platform, and said communication platform is provided to collect first data information relating to said radio communication device, said communication platform is provided to collect second data information relating to a service provider application connected to said radio communication device through said communication platform, and said communication platform is provided to relate said first and second data information to each other to generate a user record specifying usage characteristics for usage of said service provider application by said radio communication device.