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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Larry A. Nickum, Sioux City, IA (US);
Inventor:
Larry A. Nickum, Sioux City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Gateway Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus allow use condition determination in a wireless device. A wireless interface is coupled to a processor configured to input subscriber rate plan parameters associated with a service provider. Rate plan parameters include data associated with peak time charges. Rate plan parameters are compared with current parameters to determine if peak time charges are in effect. An indication that the peak time charges are in effect is then generated.