Billing system with authenticated wireless device transaction event data

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a server is provided. The server is operable to gather authenticated transaction data to generate billing for wireless devices conducting transactions across a wireless network, receive transaction event data from one or more wireless devices, authenticate the transaction event data, and aggregate the authenticated transaction event data into transaction event billing data such that each transaction event is billable to a specific wireless device that effected the transaction event. The transaction event data is caused by one or more billable transaction events generated by the specific wireless device interacting with a computer device over the wireless network. Each of the billable transaction events is capable of generating an authenticated transaction event data configured to verify that a specific billable transaction event has been generated by a specific wireless device. Each authenticated transaction event data includes a first key and a second key.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The subject application is a continuation of and claims priority from U.S. patent application entitled “BILLING SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTICATED WIRELESS DEVICE TRANSACTION EVENT DATA,” filed on Jun. 30, 2003, having U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 610,439. This application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND [0002] I. Field [0003] The present invention generally relates to wireless devices and wireless networks. More particularly, the invention relates to a system and method that permits accurate and reliable transaction data for third party application sales and services to wireless telecommunication devices across a wireless network, and can provide accurate data sufficient to bill wireless service subscribers for the billable transactions. [0004] II. Description of the Related Art [0005] Wireless devices, such as cellular telephones, communicate packets including voice and data over a wireless network. In existing w...

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Benefits of technology

Enables wireless service providers to reliably bill subscribers for transactions such as application downloads and services, allowing access to additional value-added services from third parties without requiring subscriber contact or direct communication with the service provider, thereby capturing revenue effectively.

Problems solved by technology

However, existing wireless network systems, such as cellular networks, typically do not account for other activities at the telecommunication device beyond airtime usage.

The existing systems for monitoring and billing for wireless telecommunication device activity thus do not allow a service provider to bill or account for activities by the wireless device that not occur on the computer devices of that provider, and which are not accomplished through a secure data link.

Further, the wireless device provider does not have a method to reliably bill its subscribers for any service provided to its subscribers through a third party solely across the wireless network without some manner of direct communication between the provider and the third party.

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