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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Tingting Lu, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Patrick Manno, Purcellville, VA (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving input at a user interface displayed by a wireless device, the wireless device configured to access a communication service. The method also includes determining, at a processor of the wireless device, usage profile-related information based at least in part on the input. The method further includes generating a message associated with the usage profile-related information, the message indicating that usage of the communication service is to be billed to a first billing account of a plurality of billing accounts associated with the wireless device. The method also includes sending the message from the wireless device via a wireless network and directed to a network element.