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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Jeffrey F. Philips, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Bill A. Hinds, Roeland Park, KS (US);
John David Ehrsam, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Jeffrey F. Philips, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Bill A. Hinds, Roeland Park, KS (US);
John David Ehrsam, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A user uses a wireless communication device to engage in a communication session over a packet-switched network. The communication session is one of a plurality of different session types, e.g., a push-to-talk (PTT) session or a Web browsing session. The user is identified in the communication session by a user identifier that is dependent on the session type. The user identifier used in a particular communication session is included in a usage record generated for that communications session. A billing system determines the session type from the user identifier in the usage record. Based on this session type, the billing system selects a billing formula to calculate a charge to the user for the communication session.