Patent ID: 7574196

Claim:
A method, comprising: establishing a mobile packet data connection for a subscriber; establishing, over said established mobile packet data connection, a streaming connection comprising a continuous media stream configured for real-time playback between said subscriber and a streaming source; terminating the streaming connection between said subscriber and said streaming source; measuring a duration of said continuous media stream; and charging said streaming connection based on said measured duration of said continuous media stream; wherein said measuring the duration of said continuous media stream further comprises: sending temporary stop information about a temporary stop of said continuous media stream, based on said temporary stop information, halting temporarily the measuring of said duration of said continuous media stream, sending restart information about a restart of said continuous media stream, based on said restart information, restarting the measuring of said duration of said continuous media stream, and measuring the duration of said continuous media stream based on said temporarily halting and restarting of the measuring of said duration of said continuous media stream.