Resource-based billing and monitoring for M2M
US9179283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M15/8214
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device may obtain resource utilization data associated with a machine-to-machine device. The resource utilization data may include information identifying a quantity of data transmitted by the machine-to-machine device during a particular period of time, and an amount of network resources utilized by the machine-to-machine device during the particular period of time. The device may determine a billing metric based on the quantity of data and the amount of network resources utilized by the machine-to-machine device. The device may determine, based on the billing metric, a cost associated with the amount of network resources utilized by the machine-to-machine device. The device may charge the fee associated with the utilization of the network resources by the machine-to-machine device to an account of a subscriber associated with the machine-to-machine device.
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