Patent ID: 8634805
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, using at least a network traffic monitor, for managing allocations for network usage of a wireless access network, the method comprising: using the network traffic monitor, monitoring wireless access network traffic associated with an end-user device to identify electronically storable wireless access network traffic data corresponding to a first service usage activity of a plurality of service usage activities available to the end-user device, wherein the first service usage activity is associated with one or more of (1) a first application on the end-user device, (2) a first network communication end-point accessible to the end-user device, and (3) a first type of data traffic the end-user device is capable of sending or receiving; obtaining a transaction code associated with the first service usage activity; obtaining a measure of access network usage associated with the first service usage activity; generating a first charging data record (CDR), storable as electronically stored data, wherein the first CDR comprises data representing at least the transaction code and the measure of access network usage; determining a bill-by-account billing offset using information from the first CDR; determining, based on the bill-by-account billing offset, an allocation of at least a portion of the measure of access network usage to a first payer entity, the first payer entity responsible for compensating a service provider for a usage of the wireless access network associated with at least a portion of the first service usage activity; and storing a representation of the allocation.