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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Ravideep Bhatia, West Dundee, IL (US);
Claudio Taglienti, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Andy Sofronas, Kildeer, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, IL (US);
Ravideep Bhatia, West Dundee, IL (US);
Claudio Taglienti, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Andy Sofronas, Kildeer, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, IL (US);
United States Cellular Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to methods and systems for monitoring network usage according to predetermined rules and calculating user charges based on the network usage. The described technique includes receiving a data packet, extracting parameters from the data packet and determining whether the extracted parameters match at least one rule in a rules engine. Charges for the data packet are calculated based on the matched rules. The data packet is forwarded on to its destination.