Patent ID: 8644796
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computing device configured to communicate over a communication network managed by a service provider, the computing device comprising a memory storing thereon instructions that, when executed on the computing device, cause the computing device to at least: send to a first server a request to use a function of the computing device to communicate with a remote computing device over the communication network, the function being associated with an allowance comprising units of value allocated to the allowance, the allowance being associated with a plan for using the computing device by a user; receive from the first server a response indicating that the request has been granted, the response being based on a policy stored at the first server, the policy comprising a restriction on the use of the function; communicate with the remote computing device over the communication network based on the response, the communication being allowed without downloading the policy to the computing device; and transmit information to a second server, the information usable to allow the second server to charge units of value in response to the communication with the remote computing device, the units of value being charged to the allowance or to units of value that are associated with the plan and that are unallocated to the allowance based on a rule stored at the second server.