Transaction sensitive access network discovery and selection

• US 10,028,211 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2017
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson
• Primary Examiner(s): O CONNOR, BRIAN T
• Application Number:
  US15/476,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20170208536A1
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/10 Architectures or entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Transaction sensitive access network discovery and selection function (TSANDSF) features are disclosed. TSANDSF features can include access network resource (ANR) selection based on vendor ANR information and UE information. TSANDSF features can further include facilitating access, via a UE, to vendor value added products or service, vendor selected information, or vendor advertisements as a result of establishing a communication link with a vendor ANR. In contrast to conventional ANDSF, TSANDSF can facilitate improved ANR ranking and selection based on rules that correlate UE information with determined vendor ANR features.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving a service indicator related to a service requested by a mobile device;

receiving a contextual indicator related to a use context of the mobile device;

in response to determining that a commerce provider wireless network device supports the service requested by the mobile device based on the service indicator, and in response to determining that the commerce provider wireless network device has a service area comprising a location of the mobile device, determining a commerce provider value that indicates a level of correlation between a commerce provider profile corresponding to the commerce provider wireless network device and the contextual indicator;

selecting the commerce provider wireless network device based on the commerce provider value; and

facilitating, based on the service indicator, access to a commerce provider service feature via the mobile device connected to the commerce provider wireless network device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the use context of the mobile device comprises an indication of a historical interaction between the mobile device and the service requested by the mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the use context of the mobile device comprises an indication of an affiliation between a commerce provider identifier and a user identifier, wherein the commerce provider identifier corresponds to the commerce provider profile, and wherein the user identifier corresponds to a user profile active on the mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the use context of the mobile device is associated with an indicated future use of the mobile device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the use context of the mobile device comprises an indication of an event occurrence within a determined distance from the mobile device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises facilitating the access to an advertisement related to a commerce provider identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises facilitating the access to a defined premium service tier provided by the commerce provider wireless network device associated with a commerce provider identity.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature is via a modified application interface related to a commerce provider identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device, wherein the modified application interface comprises a modification of a standard application interface of the commerce provider identity, and wherein the modification is based on the contextual indicator.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the service is via a modified application interface related to a commerce provider identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device, wherein the modified application interface comprises a modification of an application interface of the commerce provider identity, and wherein the modification is based on the context indicator.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising a processor, a service indicator related to a service requested by a mobile device;

receiving, by the device, a context indicator related to a transactional context of the mobile device;

determining, by the device, a commerce provider value for a commerce provider wireless network device enabling access to the service indicated by the service indicator and having a service area comprising a location of the mobile device, wherein the commerce provider value is determined based on whether the commerce provider value satisfies a rule related to the context indicator;

selecting, by the device, the commerce provider wireless network device based on the commerce provider value; and

facilitating, by the device, access to the service for the mobile device via the commerce provider wireless network device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the transactional context is indicative of a historical use of the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the transactional context is indicative of an inferred future use of the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving the transactional context is indicative of an occurrence of an event being determined to have occurred within a determined distance from the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the transactional context is indicative of a relationship between a commerce entity identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device and a user identity associated with the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the relationship between the commerce entity identity and the user identity is based on customer loyalty program data.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving a service request from a mobile device;

receiving a context indicator related to a context of the mobile device;

determining a commerce provider value for a commerce provider wireless network device, wherein the commerce provider wireless network device enables access to a service based on the service request, wherein the commerce provider wireless network device has a service area comprising a location of the mobile device, and wherein the commerce provider value is determined based on whether the commerce provider value satisfies a rule related to the context indicator;

selecting the commerce provider wireless network device based on the commerce provider value; and

facilitating access to the service for the mobile device via the commerce provider wireless network device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the transactional context is based on historical use information corresponding to a user profile that is active on the mobile device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the transactional context is indicative of a predicted use of the mobile device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the transactional context reflects a relationship between a commerce entity identity and a user identity, wherein the commerce entity identity is associated with the commerce provider wireless network device, and wherein the user identity is associated with an active user profile of the mobile device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the facilitating the access to the service is via a modified application interface related to a commerce provider identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device, wherein the modified application interface comprises a modification of an application interface of the commerce provider identity, and wherein the modification is based on the context indicator.