Method For Optimizing a Fee Tariff System For a User of a Telecommunication System
First Claim
1. A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system, the fee tariff system comprising fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time,b. calculating an estimated individual distribution of the frequency of use of the different types of service by applying an algorithm to the user data,c. calculating one alternative total sum of money paid for all types of services in total for the distribution of services as calculated in b) within the specific period of time by applying an alternative fee tariff system,d. comparing the alternative total sum with the actual total sum, ande. selecting the alternative fee tariff system as an optimized fee tariff system if the alternative total sum of money calculated using the alternative fee tariff system is smaller than the actual total sum of money.
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Abstract
A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system. The fee tariff system includes fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method including receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time (e.g., a month, year, etc), calculating an estimated individual distribution of the frequency of use of the different types of service by applying an algorithm to the user data, calculating at least one alternative total sum of money paid for all types of services in total for the distribution of the services as calculated above within the specific period of time by applying an alternative fee tariff system, and comparing the alternative total sum with the actual total sum,
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1. A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system, the fee tariff system comprising fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time, b. calculating an estimated individual distribution of the frequency of use of the different types of service by applying an algorithm to the user data, c. calculating one alternative total sum of money paid for all types of services in total for the distribution of services as calculated in b) within the specific period of time by applying an alternative fee tariff system, d. comparing the alternative total sum with the actual total sum, and e. selecting the alternative fee tariff system as an optimized fee tariff system if the alternative total sum of money calculated using the alternative fee tariff system is smaller than the actual total sum of money. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 17)
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2. A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system, the fee tariff system comprising fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time, b. calculating an estimated individual distribution of the frequency of use of the different types of service by applying an algorithm to the user data, c. calculating a first alternative total sum of money paid for all types of services for the distribution of services as calculated in b) within the specific period of time by applying a first alternative fee tariff system, d. calculating a second alternative total sum of money paid for all types of services for the distribution of services as calculated under above b) within the specific period of time by applying a second alternative fee tariff system, e. comparing the first alternative total sum of money, the second alternative total sum of money and the actual total sum of money, and f. selecting as an optimized fee tariff system that fee tariff system for which the smallest total sum of money was calculated. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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3. A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system, the fee tariff system comprising fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time, b. calculating an estimated individual distribution of the frequency of use of the different types of service by applying an algorithm to the user data, c. calculating a number of alternative total sums of money paid for all types of services for the distribution different types of services as calculated under above b) within the specific period of time by applying a respective number of alternative fee tariff systems, d. comparing all alternative total sums of money and the actual total sum of money with each other, and e. selecting as an optimized fee tariff system that fee tariff system out of the number of fee tariff systems and the actual fee tariff system for which the smallest total sum of money was calculated. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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9. A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system, the fee tariff system comprising fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time, b. selecting a number of user profiles from a list containing a number of predetermined typical user profiles wherein each typical user profile contains a distribution of the frequency of use of the types of services, c. calculating an alternative total sum of money for the time period for each user profile by applying an alternative fee tariff system, d. comparing the alternative total sums with the actual total sum, and e. displaying the actual total sum and at least one alternative total sum such that the difference between the alternative fee tariff system and the actual fee tariff system can be recognized. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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10. A method for selecting an optimized individual fee tariff system for a user of a telecommunication system, the fee tariff system comprising fee rates for at least two different types of services, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving user data, the user data comprising an actual total sum of money paid for all types of services within a specific period of time in the past and an identification of the fee tariff system of the user in this period of time, b. selecting a number of user profiles from a list containing a number of predetermined typical user profiles wherein each typical user profile contains a distribution of the frequency of use of the types of services, c. calculating a plurality of alternative total sums of money for the time period for each user profile by applying a plurality of alternative fee tariff systems, d. comparing the alternative total sums with the actual total sum, and e. displaying the actual total sum and a number of alternative total sums such that the difference between at least two alternative fee tariff systems and the actual fee tariff system can be recognized.
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