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Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2006
Applicants:

Brian Minear, San Diego, CA (US);

Richard Wayne Gardner, Iii, Solana Beach, CA (US);

Stephen A. Sprigg, Poway, CA (US);

Phil Tien Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);

Mitchell B. Oliver, San Diego, CA (US);

Eric J. Lekven, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brian Minear, San Diego, CA (US);

Richard Wayne Gardner, III, Solana Beach, CA (US);

Stephen A. Sprigg, Poway, CA (US);

Phil Tien Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);

Mitchell B. Oliver, San Diego, CA (US);

Eric J. Lekven, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/24 (2018.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/24 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 15/51 (2013.01); H04M 2215/54 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for the provision of downloadable subscription-based software applications to one or more wireless devices where the applications are downloadable from one or more application download servers across a wireless network. An accounting module receives subscription-based application download data from the one or more application download servers for each subscription-based application downloaded by a wireless device, and subscription-based application deletion data from each wireless device that has deleted a subscription-based application. The accounting module accounts for the use of the subscribed software applications based upon the subscription-based software application download data and subscription-based application deletion data.


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