Providing toll free data in a wireless system
US8693358B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/0192
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless data-oriented service provides toll free data access to wireless users, such as GSM or CDMA-based users, when accessing specified content. The content provider pays for (“sponsors”) access to specific content for wireless users, often in conjunction with advertisement campaigns. In one embodiment a separate access point name is used when making the request to distinguish between sponsored data and conventional data access requests. In another embodiment, a portal proxy is used and sponsored data is distinguished from conventional data by the address of the destination web site. Wireless users accessing the sponsored content are not billed for usage, but rather the content provider is billed for usage. A data session management platform generates appropriate call data records indicating the session usage and transmits the records to reconcile accounts between the mobile network operator and the content provider.
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