LISTING OF THE CURRENT CLAIMS
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`PATENT
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`1. (Previously Presented) A network system for providing connection to one or more Internet
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`data services for one or more wireless end-user devices communicatively coupled to the
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`network system over a wireless access network, the network system comprising:
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`a policy enforcement function configured to block or forward Internet data traffic for each
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`of the wireless end-user devices according to a respectively applicable data access
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`policy for each such wireless end-user device, the respectively applicable data access
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`policy for a first one of the wireless end-user devicesinitially comprising a first data
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`access policy that allows Internet data traffic forwarding for the first one of the end-
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`user devices for the limited purpose of communication between a service processor
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`executing on the first one of the end-user devices and a service controller reachable
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`through the policy enforcement function; and
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`a first policy element configuredto,
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`upon receiving a first indication from the service controller
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`that the first one of the wireless end-user devices has at least one active
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`Internet data service plan allowing access to an Internet data service, and
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`that the service processor can be trusted to enforce and account for
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`Internet data service supplied to that device according to the at least one active
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`Internet data service plan,
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`instruct the policy enforcement function to apply a second data accesspolicy to
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`Internet data traffic for the first one of the wireless end-user devices, the second data
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`access policy allowing forwarding of Internet data traffic betweenthe first one of the
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`wireless end-user devices and unspecified Internet destinations.
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`2-34. (Canceled).
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`35. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the policy
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`enforcement function comprises a policy control enforcement function (PCEF).
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`36. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the policy
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`enforcement function comprises a gateway GPRSsupport node (GGSN).
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`PATENT
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`37. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the policy
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`enforcement function comprises a switch.
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`38. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the policy
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`enforcement function comprises a packet inspection element.
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`39-54. (Canceled).
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`55. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a policy decision function (PDF).
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`56. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein thefirst policy
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`element comprises a policy control function (PCF).
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`57. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a policy and charging rules function (PCRF).
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`58. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises an on-line charging system (OCS).
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`59. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises an accounting policy function (APF).
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`60. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a policy state function (PSF).
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`61. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a service policy managementfunction (SPMF).
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`PATENT
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`62. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a device interface function (DIF).
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`63. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a classification definition update function (CDUF).
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`64. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a policy rules element (PRE).
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`65. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a charging element (CE).
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`66. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the first policy
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`element comprises a notification element (NE).
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`67-81. (Canceled).
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`82. (Previously Presented) The network system recited in claim 1, wherein the policy
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`enforcementfunction is configured to classify traffic from at least a portion of the one
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`or more wireless end-user devices communicatively coupled to the network system
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`over the wireless access network, and wherein the second data access policy comprises
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`one or moreinstructions defining a classification of service, the classification of
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`service enabling the network system to provide or perform granular service
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`accounting, granular service notification, or granular service control.
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`83-89. (Canceled).
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`90. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 1, wherein the policy enforcement
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`function is associated with a first APN (Access Point Name) usedbya first group of
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`wireless end-user devices, including the one or more wireless end-user devices, for
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`Internet data services, each device in the first group associated with the service
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`controller for service plan management, the network system comprising a second APN
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`for a second group of wireless end-user devices, not associated with the service
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`controller for service plan management.
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`PATENT
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`91. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 90, further comprising an HLR (Home
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`Location Register) to hold subscriber records for devices in the first and second groups
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`of wireless end-user devices, the subscriber records for the first group of devices
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`provisioned with the first APN, the network system configured such that the HLR
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`validates the first wireless end-user device as provisioned with the first APN to
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`determine whetherthe first wireless end-user device is allowed to connect to the first
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`APN.
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`92. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless
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`end-user devices comprise a first group of devices associated with the service
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`controller for service plan management, and a second group of devices not associated
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`with the service controller for service plan management.
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`93. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 92, the policy enforcement function
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`generating usage reporting information for each device in the first group and each
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`device in the second group, the network system further comprising an OCS and a
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`proxy, the proxy routing the usage reporting information for the first group to the
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`service controller, and routing the usage reporting information for the second group to
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`the OCS.
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`94. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 1, the policy enforcement function
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`further configured to, in responseto the first one of the wireless end-user devices
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`requesting the start of a data session, communicate with the service controller to
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`obtain a second indication of whether to apply the first data access policy to the first
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`one of the wireless end-user devices, or to refuse the data session.
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`PATENT
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`95. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 94, wherein thefirst policy elementis
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`integrated with the service controller.
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`96. (Previously Presented) The network system of claim 94, further comprising the service
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`controller, the service controller configured to send the second indication, and when
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`the second indication is to apply the first data access policy, send a third indication to
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`the policy enforcement function to tear down the data session when, within a
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`synchronization period, the service processor executing on thefirst one of the wireless
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`end-user devices has failed to synchronize with the service controller.
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