Patent ID: 6829473
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method for providing hand-offs for wireless prepaid services on a data network using prepaid billing, the method comprising:a first-network-access device carrying on session activity of a wireless communication session with a wireless mobile node within a first coverage area; a second-network-access device establishing connectivity with the wireless mobile node after the wireless mobile node moves into a second coverage area; responsive to the second-network-access device establishing connectivity with the wireless mobile node, the first-network-access device tunneling the session activity to the second-network-access device; the first-network-access device receiving from a network-access-control device a block of credits; the first-network-access device periodically measuring usage of the session activity; and the first-network-access device debiting the usage of the session activity from the block of credits.