US 8,023,425 B2
VERIFIABLE SERVICE BILLING FOR INTERMEDIATE NETWORKING DEVICESGeneral
US 8,023,425 B2
VERIFIABLE SERVICE BILLING FOR INTERMEDIATE NETWORKING DEVICES
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Pao Sinkantarakorn
Art Unit:
2464 Multiplex and VoIP
Inventors:
Gregory G. Raleigh
Assignee:
Priority:
03/02/09
Filed:
03/02/09
Granted:
09/20/11
Expiration:
01/28/29
Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, an intermediate networking device provides a service intermediary or intermediate connection between a network and one or more communications devices; implements a service policy set for assisting control of the intermediate networking device use of a service on the network, in which the service policy set includes one or more service policies, each policy being associated with either the intermediate networking device or a communications device; and monitors use of the service based on the service policy set; and in which the implementation of the service policy set is verified.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04L63/0853H04W28/0268H04M2215/0188H04LG06Q10/06315G06F15/177G06QY02P90/80Y02P