| 发明名称 | System and method to determine network usage | ||
| 摘要 | A method includes determining a first upload usage value and a first download usage value for a user account for a time interval from cell counter data retrieved from a first network device. The method includes determining a second download usage value for the user account for the time interval based on session information from a second network device. The method includes adding an upload usage value based on the first upload usage value and the second upload usage value to a cumulative upload usage value for the user account and adding a download usage value based on the first download usage value and the second download usage value to a cumulative download usage value for the user account. The method also includes sending the cumulative upload usage value and the cumulative download usage value to a billing system. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9094310(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.07.28 |
| 申请号 | US201213484512 | 申请日期 | 2012.05.31 |
| 申请人 | AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. | 发明人 | Savoor Raghvendra;Blackburn Stuart;Manthoulis Orestis |
| 分类号 | H04L12/26;G06Q50/06;H04L12/14;H04M15/00 | 主分类号 | H04L12/26 |
| 代理机构 | Toler Law Group, PC | 代理人 | Toler Law Group, PC |
| 主权项 | 1. A method comprising: determining, at a network tracking system, a first upload usage value and a first download usage value for a user account for a time interval by applying an upload correction factor to a first uploaded bytes value determined from a first uploaded cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network or by applying a download correction factor to a first downloaded bytes value determined from a first downloaded cell count of the cell counter data; determining, at the network tracking system, a second upload usage value and a second download usage value for the user account for the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network; adding an upload usage value based on the first upload usage value and the second upload usage value to a cumulative upload usage value for the user account; adding a download usage value based on the first download usage value and the second download usage value to a cumulative download usage value for the user account; and sending the cumulative upload usage value for the user account and the cumulative download usage value for the user account to a billing system. | ||
| 地址 | Atlanta GA US | ||