AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

At&t Mobility II LLC

Marcel Theodore Rivard

Daniel P Malee

Brian Keller

Gus Bourg

Gregory Herrera

Laury Ann Wills

George Alto

Richard J Mnich

Kiran Banoor

Mildred Roman

Diane Didio

Shilpa Subramaniam

Maryann Haslestad

Jonathan Genz

Scott Young

Jay Daryl Rector

David Wrobleski

Jeanne Nicole Janoulis

David Hilliard Williams

Quetia Arzu

A method includes receiving input during execution of a first application at an electronic device. The input indicates that data usage of the electronic device is to be billed to a first data usage account of a plurality of data usage accounts associated with the electronic device. The method further includes generating a request during execution of a second application at the electronic device. The method also includes, based on the input, encapsulating, by the electronic device, the request to generate an encapsulated request that identifies a destination endpoint provisioned for the first data usage account. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated request from the electronic device to a network element.

Systems and methods of split billing

A method includes generating a request at an electronic device associated with a plurality of data usage accounts. The method also includes selectively encapsulating, by the electronic device, the request to generate an encapsulated request that identifies a destination endpoint provisioned for a first data usage account of the plurality of data usage accounts. The method further includes transmitting the encapsulated request from the electronic device to a network element.

A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for providing mobile social networking privacy are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a third party application for location information of a mobile endpoint device user, determines whether the third party application is a multiple user application and provides the location information of the mobile endpoint device user to the third party application in accordance with a privacy setting pre-defined by an authorized user if the third party application is a multiple user application.

Method and apparatus for providing mobile social networking privacy

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

Marcel Theodore Rivard