Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for providing internet access to a customer of a service provider and computer program
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Application No.: US16353032Application Date: 2019-03-14
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Publication No.: US11349995B2Publication Date: 2022-05-31
- Inventor: Jan Benedikt Stolze , Thorsten Hehn , Gregor Stock
- Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Applicant Address: DE Wolfsburg
- Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Current Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Current Assignee Address: DE Wolfsburg
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
- Priority: DE102018204181.4 20180319
- Main IPC: H04M15/00
- IPC: H04M15/00 ; H04W4/48 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
A method for providing Internet access to a customer of a service provider wherein the service provider takes over the costs for the customer's Internet use. The method includes the customer's user equipment generating a service start notification message to a server of the service provider in response to the customer agreeing to the service and commencement of use of the service. The service start notification message triggers sending a query to a database of the service provider containing customer data, and confirming the customer has access rights for getting Internet access at the service provider's expenses. The service provider generates and sends out a request message to the mobile communication provider of the customer and requests an intermediate change of the customer's mobile communication contract so the costs for loading Internet data on the customer's user equipment will be temporarily charged to the service provider rather than the customer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190289135A1 METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERNET ACCESS TO A CUSTOMER OF A SERVICE PROVIDER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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