Patent ID: 9125057
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computing device comprising: one or more processors configured to obtain a first set of data from a device for storage in a non-transitory memory to authenticate the device for access to one or more communication/data networks, and when the device is authenticated the one or more processors being further configured to obtain a second set of data for storage in the non-transitory memory to determine an eligibility status for the device to utilize one or more third party wireline, wireless or broadband services utilizing the one or more communication/data networks at a reduced cost rate, the second set of data including real-time user input data and data associated with an eligibility rule that is not based on the real-time user input data and is based on financial information about a user, the eligibility rule received from an entity responsible for administering the third party services, and upon determining the eligibility status the one or more processors being further configured to permit a service request that utilizes the one or more communication/data networks.