Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-17
2010-12-07
Kincaid, Lester (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
C455S466000, C455S408000, C705S001100, C705S026640
Reexamination Certificate
active
07848736
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and system for billing a mobile device user for a services and/or products requested by the user, in which a message request is received from the mobile service that is directed to the mobile device user, and wherein the mobile phone user is charged only once for a predefined amount or number of message-related services or products, thereby making the billing experience clearer to the user.
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Gillespie Noel C.
Kincaid Lester
Mitchell Nathan
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
SMS.ac, Inc.
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