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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
At&t Mobility Ii Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Rajendra Dadlani, Tustin, CA (US);
Michael McBride, Burbank, CA (US);
Rasesh Patel, Dallas, TX (US);
Constance Goshgarian, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Michael Depies, Lawndale, CA (US);
Ranny Sue, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Suja John, Herndon, VA (US);
Atanu Basak, Torrance, CA (US);
Maria Dillard, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Pankaj Sharma, Cypress, CA (US);
Sarah Lyons, Encino, CA (US);
Tam Leminh, Cypress, CA (US);
Umesh Balani, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Yeung Chan, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
The DIRECTV, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes determining, by a processing system, whether a transmission from a client device includes a request to participate in a sponsored data session. If a sponsored data session is requested, the request is sent to equipment of a sponsoring entity. The processing system receives a list of data items available from the equipment of the sponsoring entity in the sponsored data session; initiates the sponsored data session; and generates a session identifier for transmission to the client device. The processing system also determines whether a subsequent request received from the client device corresponds to a listed data item, and causes a sponsored data rate to be applied to a client account for transfer of the data item. Other embodiments are disclosed.