Abstract: A system and method for provisioning Internet access to a computing device comprising an Internet access adjustment facilitator arranged to receive a request from the computing device for adjusting Internet access from a paid Internet access mode to a toll-free Internet access mode; and a whitelist in communication with the Internet access adjustment facilitator, the whitelist maintaining a list of web resources available for toll free access by the computing device; wherein upon successful processing of the request, the list of web resources are toll free for access by the computing device. The system may further be adapted for billing/charging based on either pay-per-specified-time model or pay per action model.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 24, 2012
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2014
Assignee:
Smart Communications, Inc.
Inventors:
Gio Bacareza, Eduardo Ramon G. Joson, Rodolfo Albert A. Villarica, Michael Charles Fernandez Padua, Dennis Mendiola
Abstract: A system and method for provisioning Internet access to a computing device comprising an Internet access adjustment facilitator arranged to receive a request from the computing device for adjusting Internet access from a paid Internet access mode to a toll-free Internet access mode; and a whitelist in communication with the Internet access adjustment facilitator, the whitelist maintaining a list of web resources available for toll free access by the computing device; wherein upon successful processing of the request, the list of web resources are toll free for access by the computing device. The system may further be adapted for billing/charging based on either pay-per-specified-time model or pay per action model.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 24, 2012
Publication date:
May 23, 2013
Applicant:
SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Inventors:
Gio Bacareza, Eduardo Ramon G. Joson, Rodolfo Alberto A. Villarica, Michael Charles Fernandez Padua