Subsidized Mobile Device Usage
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of obtaining a benefit for mobile wireless device usage, the method comprising:
- managing operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider;
maintaining at least one policy for managing the operation, said at least one policy comprising an advertisement policy configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices to obtain a benefit; and
providing one or more advertisements in accordance with the advertisement policy to a least one of to the group of mobile wireless devices for presentation via the respective mobile wireless devices.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide advertisements to mobile wireless devices to receive a benefit (e.g. service subsidization). In an embodiment, a wireless server manages the operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider. At least one policy is maintained by the server for managing the operations. Administration parameters for a advertisement policy are configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices to obtain the benefit. Usage of the wireless services is monitored and advertisements provided, in response to the monitoring and the policy, by the server to the group for presentation to respective users. A signal may be generated to advise the benefit provider of the provision of an advertisement. A mobile wireless device is provided for presenting the advertisements.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of obtaining a benefit for mobile wireless device usage, the method comprising:
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managing operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider; maintaining at least one policy for managing the operation, said at least one policy comprising an advertisement policy configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices to obtain a benefit; and providing one or more advertisements in accordance with the advertisement policy to a least one of to the group of mobile wireless devices for presentation via the respective mobile wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which, when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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managing operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider; maintaining at least one policy for managing the operation, said at least one policy comprising an advertisement policy configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices to obtain a benefit; and providing one or more advertisements in accordance with the advertisement policy to a least one of to the group of mobile wireless devices for presentation via the respective mobile wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless server comprising:
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a router to communicate with a plurality of mobile wireless clients; a processor and memory storing instructions, which, when performed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; managing operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider; maintaining at least one policy for managing the operation, said at least one policy comprising an advertisement policy configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices to obtain a benefit; and providing one or more advertisements in accordance with the advertisement policy to a least one of to the group of mobile wireless devices for presentation via the respective mobile wireless devices; and generating a signal to advise a provider of the benefit of the provision of the advertisement.
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19. A mobile wireless device comprising:
a controller and memory coupled thereto, said memory storing instructions for configuring the controller to; receive at least one policy for controlling operation of the mobile wireless device with at least one wireless server managing operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider, said at least one policy comprising configuration data for presenting advertisements in response to at least some requests to the at least one wireless server for wireless services; request a wireless service from a respective one of the at least one wireless server; receive an advertisement from the respective one of the at least one wireless server; and present the advertisement via at least one output of the mobile wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer implemented method of managing usage of wireless services by a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider, the method comprising;
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monitoring the usage of wireless services by the group of mobile wireless devices for generating and maintaining information representing a measure of the usage; maintaining at least one policy for managing the usage, said at least one policy comprising administration parameters configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices responsive to the measure of usage; and providing advertisements to at least one of the group of mobile wireless devices for presentation in accordance with the administration parameters thereby to obtain a benefit subsidizing the usage of wireless services. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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