Abstract: A method and system for monitoring replaceable components of a work unit is disclosed. The method assigns an RFID tag to each wear part of a work unit. Prior to each operating cycle, the RFID tags are read and the RFID tags are correlated to corresponding wear parts. During operation of the work unit, operating parameters are read from the pumping unit and associated with each of the wear parts. A real-time life cycle status is determined for each of the wear parts based upon historic operating parameters and present operating parameters. Based upon the real-time life cycle status, the system and method of the present disclosure predicts the remaining wear life and relays this information to interested third parties. Interested third parties can then contact the equipment owner to provide information as to when parts need to be replaced prior to failure.

Abstract: A communication node and corresponding method for processing data communication passing through the node between a first data network and a second data network is described. The method includes detecting an event associated with data communication arriving at the node from the first data network, and determining whether the data communication is to be suspended for service at the node based on the detected event. Suspended data communication is processed based on information in the data communication. Return data communication arriving at the node from the second data network in response to the processed data communication from the first data network is detected. The detected return data communication is allowed to pass through the node without processing the detected return data communication.

Abstract: Managing messages by storing messages in queues and providing a macro queue that is associated with the queues. An application programming interface is initiates a request to the macro queue to obtain a message stored in one of the queues without identifying a particular queue. The macro queue selects a queue from among the queues, and then selects a message from the selected queue. The macro queue may select a message from a queue based on queue priority or queue service time quality. A remote queue proxy is used to establish a communication link between a remote application programming interface and the macro queue. The queues and the macro queue are implemented using object oriented programming principles.

Abstract: A method in a network is provided. The method includes receiving messages from an application program in an application program interface (API), and passing the messages from the API to a control process in a mobile service switching platform (MSSP). A system is also provided. The system includes a Gateway General Packet Radio Service Support Node (GGSN) linked to control process in a Mobile Service Switching Platform (MSSP), a group of globally connected computers linked to the control process, an application program interface (API) connected to the control process, and an application system executing an application process linked to the API.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless network is provided. A method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service including receiving a request in a wireless network for a sponsored packet switched data service from a user, determining a sponsor for the requested service in accordance with stored policies, determining a billing in accordance with the stored policies, monitoring a session between the user and the sponsor, and billing the sponsor on completion of the session. A method includes, in a wireless network, receiving a request from a user for a packet switched data service, determining a provider for the service according to stored policies, determining a billing arrangement for the service according to the stored policies, and tracking the service between the user and the provider.

Abstract: An approach to handling packet-based data communication sessions between users and one or more data services is used for creating, provisioning, and using the data services to monitor and control packet-based data sessions between mobile terminals in a wireless telephone network and service providers accessible to those mobile terminals over a data network, for example over the Internet. For any particular mobile terminal, multiple service interactions, which may overlap in time, can be handled during a period of time during which the mobile terminal maintains data communication with the system. In one aspect the approach features a provisioning a service on the node, which includes configuring a detection point for the service. The node processes communication. This processing includes monitoring the communication to identify matches to the configured detection point. On identifying a match to the configured detection point, service logic for the service is notified of the detection point.

Abstract: A method of providing transaction-based packet switched data services on a wireless network is presented. A method of managing a wireless network includes receiving a user request for a packet switched data service, determining a provider for the service according to stored policies, and determining a billing arrangement for the service according to the stored policies.

Abstract: A method of providing packet switched data services on a wireless network is presented. The method of providing a sponsored packet switched data service in a wireless network including receiving a request for a sponsored packet switched data service from a user, determining a sponsor for the requested service in accordance with stored policies, determining a session billing in accordance with the stored policies, establishing a session between the user and the sponsor, and billing the sponsor on completion of the session.