A method comprising providing a plurality of links to a plurality of end-user devices communicatively coupled to a network system, a particular link of the plurality of links supporting control-plane communications between the network system and a particular end-user device of the plurality of end-user devices over one or more wireless access networks; receiving a message from a server communicatively coupled to the network system, the message comprising payload for delivery to the particular end-user device; generating an encrypted message comprising the payload and an identifier identifying a particular device agent of a plurality of device agents on the particular end-user device, the identifier configured to assist in delivering at least a portion of the payload to the particular device agent on the particular end-user device; and sending the encrypted message to the particular end-user device over the particular link.

Automated Device Provisioning and Activation

Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses to enable subscribers of mobile wireless communication devices to view, research, select and customize service plans; to create and manage device groups, share and set permission controls for service plans among devices in device groups; to manage communication services through graphical user interfaces; to sponsor and promote service plans; and to design, manage, and control communication services through application programming interfaces.

Service Plan Design, User Interfaces, Application Programming Interfaces, and Device Management

Device Assisted Services (DAS) for protecting network capacity is provided. In some embodiments, DAS for protecting network capacity includes monitoring a network service usage activity of the communications device in network communication; classifying the network service usage activity for differential network access control for protecting network capacity; and associating the network service usage activity with a network service usage control policy based on a classification of the network service usage activity to facilitate differential network access control for protecting network capacity.

Device-Assisted Services for Protecting Network Capacity

A method performed by an end user device associated with a service plan having a limit on usage of a network service, the method comprising storing one or more notification actions corresponding to one or more notification requests; performing a device action that reflects a past or intended use of the network service; receiving one of the one or more notification requests from a network element in response to the device action; performing one of the one or more notification actions in response to the notification request, the notification action causing the end user device to retrieve at least a portion of a notification message associated with a status of the use, the at least a portion of the notification message being separate from the one of the one or more notification requests; and presenting the notification message on a user interface of the end user device.

System and Method for Providing User Notifications

A wireless device capable of communicating over a first wireless network and a second wireless network, the wireless device comprising one or more processors for executing one or more agents including an application interface agent for assisting in applying a policy by communicating with a software component associated with a service activity, the policy for reducing data usage over the first wireless network associated with the service activity, the policy enabling control of the service activity on the first wireless network that is different from how the service activity is controlled on the second wireless network, the one or more agents configured to: obtain a user input specifying at least an aspect of the policy, identify that the wireless device is connected to the first wireless network, identify an intended, attempted, or successful data communication over the first wireless network associated with the service activity, and apply the policy.

Verifiable device assisted service usage billing with integrated accounting, mediation accounting, and multi-account

Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising a plurality of activities, comprising: based on an analysis of historical information regarding packet traffic conveyed on a local area network associated with a customer, the packet traffic also conveyed on a wide area network managed by a service provider and coupled to the local area network: receiving information relating to a requested change in capacity provisioned for packet traffic conveyed on the wide area network; and automatically changing the capacity provisioned for packet traffic conveyed on the wide area network

Methods, systems, and devices for determining COS level

A packet and a method for analyzing network latency are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods measure the latency between nodes in a network and do so while using less bandwidth and processing than traditional methods by using a packet to traverse a network (510, 520) and collect timestamps at various nodes (530, 540, 550) so that the delay in transit time between nodes can be calculated (570) when the packet returns to a server (560).

Network latency analysis packet and method

A system for creating an image file including a computer subsystem configured to identify camera systems having location coordinates within a target array of location coordinates is disclosed. The computer system is further configured to retrieve image data from the identified camera systems, the image data including images of a region of interest corresponding to the target array of location coordinates. The computer system is also configured to create an image file using the image data retrieved from the identified camera systems.

System and method for collecting image data

A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.

Frank Rauscher

Papers

Methods, systems, and devices for determining COS level

Network latency analysis packet and method

System and method for collecting image data

Image Data Collection From Mobile Vehicles With Computer, GPS, and IP-Based Communication