Verifiable and accurate service usage monitoring for intermediate networking devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8630192
APP PUB NO 20100188995A1
SERIAL NO

12380774

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A device, comprising: an access-network modem enabling the device to communicate with a network system over a wireless access network; a local-area-network modem enabling the device to communicate with one or more other devices, including a particular device, over a local-area network; and one or more processors coupled to the access-network modem and to the local-area-network modem, the one or more processors capable of executing one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to cause or at least assist the device to provide a forwarding service to the particular device, the forwarding service for forwarding traffic between the particular device and the network system, and cause or at least assist the device to provide information associated with the forwarding service to the particular device, the information at least for assisting in control of usage of the forwarding service by the particular device.

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  • HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Raleigh, Gregory G Woodside, US 336 21655

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