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Patent US8099078 - System and method for service activation in mobile network billing - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsEmbodiments described herein provide a user with the ability to select from a list of available services that can be used on a mobile device. The services include device-based services and device-network based services. The activation, usage tracking and deactivation of a selected service can be conducted...http://www.google.com/patents/US8099078?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8099078 - System and method for service activation in mobile network billingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8099078 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/288,149Publication dateJan 17, 2012Filing dateNov 29, 2005Priority dateNov 29, 2004Also published asCA2589686A1, CA2589686C, CA2848112A1, CN101112044A, CN101112044B, DE602005024296D1, EP1817868A1, EP1817868A4, EP1817868B1, US8422991, US20060143098, US20120115434, WO2006056075A1Publication number11288149, 288149, US 8099078 B2, US 8099078B2, US-B2-8099078, US8099078 B2, US8099078B2InventorsMihal LazaridisOriginal AssigneeResearch In Motion LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (19), Referenced by (13), Classifications (43), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for service activation in mobile network billing
In the mobile telecommunications industry, account billing and service tracking pose a significant obstacle for mobile network operators and/or network carriers. Each time a mobile user utilizes a service, the network operator would like to bill them for the service. Further, network operators prefer to lock a user into a contract for a bundled service over a longer period of time. However, it's more than likely that a mobile user would like to adopt a �just-as-needed� or �pay-per-use� approach for using services in which the users are only billed for the actual service that they use.
Unfortunately, current network operator billing systems are so complicated that these customized user requests are difficult to accommodate. In fact, most network operators cannot offer a �just-in-time� delivery of mobile device services because the network infrastructure is incapable of providing that level of flexibility. Furthermore, mobile device users are often changing the services that they subscribe to as new services become available and as their needs for services change.
Although the wireless network 200 associated with the mobile device 100 is a GSMIGPRS wireless network in one exemplary implementation, other wireless networks may also be associated with the mobile device 100 in variant implementations. The different types of wireless networks that may be employed include, for example, data-centric wireless networks, voice-centric wireless networks, and dual-mode networks that can support both voice and data communications over the same physical base stations. Combined dual-mode networks include, but are not limited to, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) or CDMA2000 networks, GSM/GPRS networks (as mentioned above), and future third-generation (3G) networks like EDGE and UMTS. Some other examples of data-centric networks include WiFi 802.11, Mobitex� and DataTAC� network communication systems. Examples of other voice-centric data networks include Personal Communication Systems (PCS) networks like GSM and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems.
The mobile device 100 may send and receive communication signals over the wireless network 200 after required network registration or activation procedures have been completed. Network access is associated with a subscriber or user of the mobile device 100. To identify a subscriber, the mobile device 100 requires a SIM/RUIM card 126 (i.e. Subscriber Identity Module or a Removable User Identity Module) to be inserted into a SIM/RUIM interface 128 in order to communicate with a network. The SIM card or RUIM 126 is one type of a conventional �smart card� that can be used to identify a subscriber of the mobile device 100 and to personalize the mobile device 100, among other things. Without the SIM card 126, the mobile device 100 is not fully operational for communication with the wireless network 200. By inserting the SIM card/RUIM 126 into the SIM/RUIM interface 128, a subscriber can access all services that the user has already subscribed to. Service activation is described in more detail below. Services may include: web browsing and messaging such as e-mail, voice mail, Short Message Service (SMS), and Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS). More advanced services may include: point of sale, field service and sales force automation. The SIM card/RUIM 126 includes a processor and memory for storing information. Once the SIM card/RUIM 126 is inserted into the SIM/RUIM interface 128, it is coupled to the main processor 102. In order to identify the subscriber, the SIM card/RUIM 126 contains some user parameters such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). An advantage of using the SIM card/RUIM 126 is that a subscriber is not necessarily bound by any single physical mobile device. The SIM card/RUIM 126 may store additional subscriber information for a mobile device as well, including datebook (or calendar) information and recent call information. Alternatively, user identification information can also be programmed into the flash memory 108.
At step 510, depending on the selected service, the user is asked to specify the service usage. The service usage may be a time duration such as a certain number of days, weeks, or months, etc. FIG. 11 shows an exemplary embodiment of a service usage selection screen 620. The service usage selection screen 620 includes a dialog box 622 to provide the user with several predetermined durations. In this example, the user can select 1 day, 2 days or 1 week for the service duration. The user can also specify another duration by selecting the �Other� option (the availability of this option can depend on the particular service that is being selected). The user can select an option in a similar fashion to the service activation menu 600. The service usage selection screen 620 also includes a dialog box 624 that instructs the user to make a selection or to exit the service usage selection screen 620.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that the various databases and service logic processing described herein can be implemented using suitable hardware, firmware and/or firmware logic blocks or a combination thereof. Further, the steps of the methods described herein may be provided as executable software instructions stored on computer-readable media, which may include transmission-type media. In addition, the functionality of the relay node may also be integrated within a wireless carrier network, whereby a �network node� may generally comprise the relay layer functionality as well.
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