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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2015
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Aaron, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jun-Gang Alin, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); H04M 3/36 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/26 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/8257 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04M 3/36 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 15/41 (2013.01); H04M 15/44 (2013.01); H04M 15/49 (2013.01); H04M 15/58 (2013.01); H04M 15/67 (2013.01); H04M 15/70 (2013.01); H04M 15/73 (2013.01); H04M 15/745 (2013.01); H04W 4/26 (2013.01); H04M 2215/0104 (2013.01); H04M 2215/0108 (2013.01); H04M 2215/0164 (2013.01); H04M 2215/0188 (2013.01); H04M 2215/46 (2013.01); H04M 2215/70 (2013.01); H04M 2215/7072 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Usage information is received that describes usage of communication services by a communications device. The usage information is compared to monitoring criteria. When the monitoring criteria are satisfied, an electronic notification message is sent to the communications device before an additional charge is incurred.