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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2018
Applicant:

Tracfone Wireless, Inc., Miami, FL (US);

Inventors:

Satish Ramprasad, Miami, FL (US);

Sergio Rivera, Miami, FL (US);

Assignee:

TracFone Wireless, Inc., Miami, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01); H04M 15/28 (2006.01); H04M 15/30 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04L 12/141 (2013.01); H04L 12/1414 (2013.01); H04L 12/1435 (2013.01); H04L 12/1439 (2013.01); H04M 15/28 (2013.01); H04M 15/30 (2013.01); H04M 15/55 (2013.01); H04M 15/58 (2013.01); H04M 15/61 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/1467 (2013.01); H04M 2215/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process of tracking usage of a wireless device in a third party wireless network with a metering system includes implementing the metering system in a network separate from the third party wireless network and activating the wireless device in response to identification of the wireless device and confirmation of use of a tracking system to the metering system. The process further includes obtaining, by the metering system, an amount of wireless services used by the wireless device. The obtaining includes at least one of obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the third party wireless network and obtaining an amount of wireless services used from the tracking system.


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