ACCESS CONTROL
First Claim
1. An access control method, comprising:
- receiving a service request from a mobile terminal of a recipient;
determining a resource requirement for provision of the requested service;
determining a sponsoring value for sponsoring the requested service to the specific recipient based on sponsoring rules, if the requested service is a sponsored service; and
sponsoring the provision of the requested service to the recipient if the sponsoring value of the recipient reaches a predetermined level in relation to the determined resource requirement for provision of the requested service.
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Abstract
A monitoring device makes decision on whether a service requested by a consumer is a sponsored service to the specific consumer or not based on sponsoring rules, i.e. the delivery of the requested service to the consumer can be sponsored if a sponsoring value of the consumer is sufficient in relation to a charge of delivery of the requested service. The sponsoring rules contain various pieces of information for recognizing a sponsored service and for determining the sponsoring value and the cost of the delivery. The sponsoring of different services to different consumers can be controlled, created, deleted, maintained or modified by means of the sponsoring rules. The sponsor, such an advertiser is able to control the cost of sponsoring by affecting the sponsoring value.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. An access control method, comprising:
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receiving a service request from a mobile terminal of a recipient; determining a resource requirement for provision of the requested service; determining a sponsoring value for sponsoring the requested service to the specific recipient based on sponsoring rules, if the requested service is a sponsored service; and sponsoring the provision of the requested service to the recipient if the sponsoring value of the recipient reaches a predetermined level in relation to the determined resource requirement for provision of the requested service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39)
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12. A method as claimed in any one of claims I to 11, comprising:
indicating the lack of sponsoring to the recipient, if the provision of the requested service is not sponsored.
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19. A method as claimed in any one of claims I to 18, comprising:
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receiving an initial search query response containing search results from a search service provider; determining which ones of the received search results is linked to services which are sponsored to the customer based on said sponsoring rules; providing sponsoring information which indicates the one or ones of said search results in the initial search query response which are linked to sponsored services; and sending both said initial search query response and said provided sponsoring information to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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20. A method as claimed in any one of claims I to 19, comprising:
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receiving an initial search query response containing search results from a search service provider; determining which ones of the received search results is linked to services which are sponsored to the customer based on said sponsoring rules; modifying the initial search query response to indicate the one or ones of said search results which are linked to sponsored services; and sending the modified search query response to the customer.
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31. A search service system, comprising:
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means for receiving a search query from a mobile terminal of a recipient; means for carrying out a search and obtaining search results in response to receiving said search query; means for determining which one or ones of the search results is linked to services which are sponsored to the customer based on sponsoring rules; means for providing a search query response which indicates which one or ones of said search results are linked to sponsored services; and sending the search query response to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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36. A search service system, comprising:
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means for receiving a search query from a mobile terminal of a recipient via an access control system of a connectivity provider system; means for carrying out a search and obtaining search results in response to receiving said search query; means for sending a search query response containing the search results to the customer via the access control system; and means for sending, to the access control system, at least one piece of information for sponsoring rules so as to enable the access control system to determine which one or ones of said search results are linked to sponsored services.
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Specification