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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2021
T-mobile Innovations Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);
Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
In a wireless communication network, an Application Function (AF) exposes an Application Programming Interface (API) for User Equipment (UE) information, and in response, receives API calls from an external data system. The AF transfers API responses to the external data system. The AF transfers API usage data to distributed ledger circuitry. The distributed ledger circuitry stores the API usage data in data blocks that form a blockchain. The distributed ledger circuitry terminates the blockchain, and in response, transfers a terminating data block for delivery to a network data system. The network data system generates an API charge based on the AF API usage data in the terminating data block.