Patent ID: 8688074
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communication, comprising: at a gateway to a network, recording a generic definition of a service provided to clients of the gateway, the generic definition specifying a first Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) on the network that is associated with the service; processing at the gateway at least a first communication between a client and the network in order to identify at least a second URI that is referenced from the first URI in a context of the service; responsively to at least the first communication, automatically creating an extended definition of the service for the client by adding at least the second URI to the generic definition; and monitoring use of the service by applying the extended definition to second communications conveyed by the gateway between the client and the network, wherein monitoring the use of the service comprises applying the extended definition to the second communications so as to identify content provided from the network to the client in the context of the service, and wherein the generic definition identifies the service as a zero-rated service, and wherein the method comprises providing the identified content to the client, responsively to the generic definition, free of charge, while billing the client for other content conveyed via the gateway in the context of other services.