Patent ID: 8914523

Claim:
A method comprising: storing, by a server device and in a memory associated with the server device, an Internet protocol (IP) registry, the IP registry including a plurality of data items for a plurality of user devices, the plurality of data items including particular data items for a particular user device of the plurality of user devices, the particular data items including particular identification information for the particular user device, an IP address for the particular user device, time to release (TTR) information, a particular access point name (APN), and a port number associated with a gateway server, the TTR information including a particular point in time when the IP address expires, and the particular APN corresponding to a service, an application, a network, or data used by the particular user device; receiving, by the server device and from an application server, an IP address query, the IP address query including an identifier and APN information; determining, by the server device, that the identifier included in the IP address query matches the particular identification information included in the IP registry; determining, by the server device, that the APN information included in the IP address query matches the particular APN included in the IP registry; obtaining, by the server device and from the IP registry, the particular data items after determining that the identifier matches the particular identification information and after determining that the APN information included in the IP address query matches the particular APN included in the IP registry; sending, by the server device and after obtaining the particular data items, the particular data items to the application server; receiving, by the server device and from the application server, a request to extend the TTR, the request specifying a desired period of time by which the TTR is to be extended; and sending, by the server device and after the TTR is extended, a notification that indicates that a communication associated with the TTR is complete.