Method and system for awarding points to a mobile device subscriber based on usage time while at a predetermined location
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communication system providing communication services to a plurality of subscribers, the method comprising:
- determining whether a mobile device subscriber is at a predetermined location;
determining amount of mobile device usage time by the mobile device subscriber of a mobile device while at the predetermined location; and
awarding points to the mobile device subscriber based at least on the amount of mobile device usage time of the mobile device while at the predetermined location.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for enabling a cell phone service provider or other type of service provider to retain subscribers and attract new subscribers, as well as existing subscribers from other service providers, by providing an incentive to subscribers for selecting its service. The incentive includes awarding the subscribers frequent flyer mileage points and/or other types of points based on cell phone usage time and/or other mobile device usage time while at a particular, predetermined location, such as onboard a particular commercial carrier. A method and system are also disclosed for providing an incentive to mobile device subscribers for selecting a predetermined location from a plurality of predetermined locations for mobile device usage time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communication system providing communication services to a plurality of subscribers, the method comprising:
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determining whether a mobile device subscriber is at a predetermined location;
determining amount of mobile device usage time by the mobile device subscriber of a mobile device while at the predetermined location; and
awarding points to the mobile device subscriber based at least on the amount of mobile device usage time of the mobile device while at the predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication network comprising:
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a database configured to store at least one point account;
a controller operatively coupled to the database, the controller comprising a memory and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the controller being programmed to determine usage of air time for communication services by a subscriber at predetermined locations;
the controller being programmed to award a number of points to the subscriber based on the usage of air time at the predetermined locations; and
the controller being programmed to store the number of points awarded to the subscriber in a point account associated with the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method in a wireless communication system providing communication services to a plurality of subscribers, the method comprising:
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providing an incentive to each of the plurality of subscribes based on mobile device usage time while at one of a plurality of predetermined locations;
determining whether a mobile device subscriber is at the one of the plurality of predetermined locations;
determining amount of mobile device usage time by the mobile device subscriber of a mobile device while at the one of the plurality of predetermined locations;
determining a number points to award to the mobile device subscriber based on mobile device usage time at the one of the plurality of predetermined locations, wherein a different number of points are determined for identical mobile device usage times between at least two of the plurality of predetermined locations; and
awarding the number of points computed to the mobile device subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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