Patent ID: 7792086
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A middleware gateway system comprising: a carrier network for carrying traffic to and from a wireless device connected to said carrier network; a second network for providing content in response to a content request from said wireless device; a middleware platform configured to connect to said carrier network via a first link and configured to receive said content request from said wireless device via said first link, said first link comprising a connection between said middleware platform and an access gateway point associated with said carrier network; said middleware platform further configured to connect to said second network via a second link and to carry traffic between said carrier network and said second network; said middleware platform configured to maintain a record containing at least one predefined identifier and to perform a determination as to whether at least one of said content request and a response to said content request includes content that matches one or more of said predefined identifiers; said middleware platform further configured to rate said response and to perform one or more of blocking, embellishing and re-routing said response based on results of said determination; said middleware platform further configured to connect to a billing element via a third link discrete from said first and second links, for managing a subscriber account balance in association with said at least one of blocking, embellishing, re-routing, and rating; said middleware platform additionally connected to a service control point via said third link for deducting a balance from a prepaid wireless account based on said rate.