Establishing a communication session
    122.
    发明授权
    Establishing a communication session 有权
    建立沟通会话

    公开(公告)号:US08769113B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-01

    申请号:US13320864

    申请日:2009-05-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of operating an IP Multimedia Subsystem Application Server to facilitate a communication session between a first user and a second user at a required Quality of Service. The method comprises receiving a notification that a Policy and Charging Rules function associated with the first user has not authorized said required Quality of Service (B4), the notification including an indication of additional Quality of Service required by the first user in order to achieve said required Quality of Service, requesting authorization, from a Policy and Charging Rules function associated with the second user, for the additional Quality of Service for the first user (B11), receiving a notification that the Policy and Charging Rules function associated with the second user has authorized said additional Quality of Service (B12), and notifying the Policy and Charging Rules function associated with the first user that the additional Quality of Service has been authorized for the first user (B14).

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的第一方面,提供了一种操作IP多媒体子系统应用服务器以便于以所需服务质量在第一用户和第二用户之间进行通信会话的方法。 该方法包括接收与第一用户相关联的策略和计费规则功能尚未授权所述所需服务质量(B4)的通知,该通知包括第一用户所要求的附加服务质量的指示,以实现所述 要求服务质量,从与第二用户相关联的策略和计费规则功能请求授权,为第一用户的附加服务质量(B11),接收与第二用户相关联的策略和计费规则功能的通知 授权说额外的服务质量(B12),并且通知与第一用户相关联的策略和计费规则功能已经为第一用户授权了附加服务质量(B14)。

    Systems and Methods for Monitoring Data and Bandwidth Usage
    123.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods for Monitoring Data and Bandwidth Usage 审中-公开
    监控数据和带宽使用的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140181300A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-26

    申请号:US14193092

    申请日:2014-02-28

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    发明人: Anthony Fadell

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    摘要: Access to a communications network may be provided via a data provider that may charge for access. In some cases, the access fee may be related to the amount of network resources consumed (e.g., amount of data downloaded or bandwidth used). In some cases, a user may have access to a particular amount of data provider resources and be required to pay an additional fee for using resources in excess of the particular amount. To assist the user in managing his data resource consumption, a resource utilization component may provide different alerts and notices informing the user of current consumption, expected future consumption, and recommendations for reducing data provider resources consumed (e.g., stopping particular processes or data provider requests, such as downloading media). If several electronic devices in a network are connected to the same data provider resources, a network component may manage the data provider resource use among the several electronic devices (e.g., allow only particular users or devices access).

    摘要翻译: 可以经由可能为访问而收费的数据提供者提供对通信网络的访问。 在某些情况下,访问费用可能与消耗的网络资源量(例如,下载的数据量或使用的带宽)有关。 在某些情况下,用户可以访问特定数量的数据提供者资源,并且需要为使用超过特定数量的资源支付附加费用。 为了帮助用户管理其数据资源消耗,资源利用组件可以提供不同的警报和通知,通知用户当前消费,预期的未来消费和用于减少所消耗的数据提供者资源的建议(例如,停止特定进程或数据提供者请求 ,如下载媒体)。 如果网络中的几个电子设备连接到相同的数据提供商资源,则网络组件可以管理数个电子设备之间的数据提供者资源使用(例如,仅允许特定用户或设备访问)。

    Methods and devices for automatic display of prepay information
    128.
    发明授权
    Methods and devices for automatic display of prepay information 有权
    自动显示预付信息的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US08532623B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US11457949

    申请日:2006-07-17

    IPC分类号: H04L12/58

    摘要: Described are methods of a mobile communication device for processing a balance information message from a service provider in response to a balance information query. A method includes obtaining a service provider identity from a SIM, determining a format of a balance information message and identifying a balance information message from the service provider according to the format of the balance information message. Also described is a mobile communication device that includes a transceiver, a controller, and a memory configured to store format information including a format of a balance information message. The controller is configured to generate a communication to the service provider for transmission via the wireless transceiver, the communication being based on format information including the format of a balance information query, and to determine whether an incoming message received by the wireless transceiver from the service provider conforms to the balance information message.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于响应于平衡信息查询来处理来自服务提供商的余额信息消息的移动通信设备的方法。 一种方法包括从SIM卡获取服务提供商身份,根据平衡信息消息的格式确定平衡信息消息的格式并从服务提供商识别余额信息消息。 还描述了一种移动通信设备,其包括收发器,控制器和配置为存储包括平衡信息消息格式的格式信息的存储器。 所述控制器被配置为产生到所述服务提供商的通信,用于经由所述无线收发器进行传输,所述通信基于包括所述平衡信息查询的格式的格式信息,并且确定所述无线收发器从所述服务接收到的输入消息 提供者符合余额信息消息。

    METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR POLICY DECISIONS ON USAGE MONITORING
    129.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR POLICY DECISIONS ON USAGE MONITORING 有权
    政策决策使用监测的方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130132570A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-23

    申请号:US13812622

    申请日:2010-07-26

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    摘要: The present invention improves control rules requests between reporting periods, and provides for enhanced PCRF and PCEF carrying out a method of controlling usage of network resources. This method comprises: determining at the PCEF events requiring control rules; requesting control rules and providing information about usage of network resources during the re-porting period from the PCEF to the PCRF; determining at the PCRF first control rules by using the information about usage of network resources; determining at the PCRF second control rules by using an initial value for usage of network resources during a next reporting period; submitting from the PCRF to the PCEF the first and second control rules; enforcing at the PCEF the first control rules received from the PCRF; and upon starting the next reporting period for the user, inactivating the first control rules and enforcing at the PCEF the second control rules received from the PCRF.

    摘要翻译: 本发明改进了报告周期之间的控制规则请求,并且提供了增强的PCRF和PCEF执行控制网络资源使用的方法。 该方法包括:在需要控制规则的PCEF事件中确定; 请求控制规则,并提供从PCEF到PCRF的重新移植期间使用网络资源的信息; 通过使用关于网络资源的使用的信息来确定PCRF的第一控制规则; 在下一报告期间通过使用网络资源的使用初始值来确定PCRF第二控制规则; 从PCRF向PCEF提交第一和第二控制规则; 在PCEF执行从PCRF收到的第一个控制规则; 并且在为用户开始下一个报告周期时,停用第一控制规则并在PCEF执行从PCRF接收到的第二控制规则。

    System and method for sending threshold notification in real time
    130.
    发明授权
    System and method for sending threshold notification in real time 有权
    实时发送门槛通知的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08412152B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-02

    申请号:US13338028

    申请日:2011-12-27

    IPC分类号: H04M1/00

    摘要: A mobile station user is informed in real time of reaching of a threshold of data usage via a wireless communication network. An account of the user has a maximum data plan limit defined by the user's plan and a data usage balance reflecting an amount of data usage remaining under the plan. When data usage corresponding to the requested data session does not cross the threshold level, a slice of data for the data session is allocated. When required data usage corresponding to the requested data session would cross the threshold level, a reduced slice of data is allocated. Data usage is counted in real time during the data session, and a notification of reaching the threshold level of data is sent to the mobile station in real time, at the time when data usage under the user's account reaches the threshold level.

    摘要翻译: 通过无线通信网络实时地通知移动台用户达到数据使用的阈值。 用户的帐户具有由用户计划定义的最大数据计划限制和反映计划中剩余的数据使用量的数据使用余额。 当与所请求的数据会话相对应的数据使用不超过阈值级别时,分配数据会话的数据片。 当与所请求的数据会话相对应的所需数据使用将跨越阈值级别时,分配减少的数据片。 在数据会话期间实时计数数据使用,并且在用户帐户下的数据使用达到阈值时,实时地向移动台发送达到阈值级别的通知。