US 12,464,325 B2
User charging over an exposure function in a wireless communication network
Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US)
Assigned to T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/364,124.
Application 18/364,124 is a continuation of application No. 17/740,081, filed on May 9, 2022, granted, now 11,758,373.
Application 17/740,081 is a continuation of application No. 17/160,715, filed on Jan. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,395,111, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0379672 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/24 (2013.01) [H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/8214 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to charge a user for a wireless data service, the method comprising:
a Network Exposure Function (NEF) exposing a service charge for the wireless data service to the user;
the NEF receiving a user request from the user for the wireless data service at the service charge;
the NEF directing a wireless communication network to deliver the wireless data service to the user in response to the user request;
the NEF receiving network data from the wireless communication network that indicates a delivery of the wireless data service to the user, an error rate for the wireless data service, and a throughput for the wireless data service; and
the NEF exposing service data to the user in response to the network data, wherein the service data characterizes the delivery of the wireless data service, indicates the service charge, indicates the error rate, and indicates the throughput.