System and Method for Managing Billing for Hotspot Network Access

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120084187A1
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13248478

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There is provided a system and method for managing billing for hotspot network access. There is provided a mobile broadband hotspot comprising a processor configured to receive a credential from a device of a plurality of devices, track a data usage associated with the credential, submit the credential and the data usage to a central billing server, modify a billing statement associated with the credential using a billing policy in response to receiving the billing statement from the central billing server, and transmit the billing statement to the device for showing on a display of the device. Accordingly, the mobile broadband hotspot may track individual data usage and allow for flexible billing of individual data usage.

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SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE INC51 COLUMBIA ALISO VIEJO CA 92656

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sperling, David Laguna Niguel, US 6 123
Warmerdam, Kevin Encinitas, US 5 144

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